| 词汇 | overruling |
| 释义 | overruling present participle ofoverrule overrule verb[ T ] formaluk /ˌəʊ.vəˈruːl/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚˈruːl/ (of a person who has official authority) to decide against a decision that has already been made: （指有权威的人）否决，驳回，宣布…无效 In tennis, the umpire can overrule the line judge.在网球比赛中，主裁判可以否决边裁的裁断。 Synonyms overturn reverse Compare overrideverb Refusing & rejecting abjuration abjure abnegate abnegation bar bat something/someone away decline demur disavow gainsay miss a chance/opportunityidiom opt opt out pass on pass something up punt on something quit resistant sb wouldn't touch something/someone with a bargepole/barge poleidiom tear Examples of overrulingoverruling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Looking first at (3a), it is simply not characteristic of common-law courts to approach distinguishing in the same spirit as they approach overruling. Overruling the water-sharing plans developed by the management committees left stakeholders feeling frustrated and ignored. Physicians, by claiming this as a matter of integrity, claim to be justified in overruling the individual patient on whether this goal is worthy of pursuing by medical means. There is a possibility of a nuclear outburst, but as long as we can preserve our overruling strength, it is unlikely. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps we might have an overruling committee of that sort. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no question here of overruling a decision of the courts in or of disregarding it in any improper sense. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are explaining the law, and in circumstances which have no effect whatever upon the acquittal; therefore they are not overruling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By definition, majority voting means overruling nation states, and overruling nation states means moving power from the nation state to the centre. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am interested in his response that there was no question of overruling the director general. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe that the issue of overruling his views comes into it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He said that we have decided that public ownership should be the overruling principle in civil aviation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On the other hand, they criticise me not for overruling, but for over-persuading the experts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If his advice is overruled, he should ensure that both his advice and the overruling of it are apparent clearly from the papers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Overruling relatives' wishes is very difficult in practice, however many of us may feel about the issue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The overruling would apply to consent, but not to belief in consent, as a defence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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