override

Word family

o·ver·ride /ˌəʊvəˈraɪd $ ˌoʊ-/ verb (past tensepst overrode /-ˈraʊd $ -ˈroʊd/, past participlepp overridden /-ˈrɪdn/) [transitiveT]

1 TELL/ORDER somebody TO DO somethingto use your power or authority to change someone else’s decision 〔以权力或权威〕否决；改变〔别人的决定〕

The EU commission exercised its power to override British policy.

欧盟委员会行使其权力来否决英国的政策。

2 MORE THAN something OR somebody ELSEto be regarded as more important than something else 比…更重要，凌驾

The needs of the mother should not override the needs of the child.

母亲的需要不应优先于孩子的需要。

3 to stop a machine doing something that it does by itself 超驰控制，超控，使用手动控制让〔自动控制的机器〕停下来

Can you override the automatic locking system?

可以通过手动控制让这个自动锁定系统解除锁定吗？

—override /ˈəʊvəraɪd $ ˈoʊ-/ noun [countableC]

a manual override

手动超控

Examples from the Corpus

override• Even within strong corporate cultures, values are rarely strong or homogeneous enough to override cultural differences.• Although unspoken, its overriding goals are survival and maintenance, rather than improvement and growth.• Milosevic himself was reported to have chaired a key meeting Sunday overriding infuriated hard-liners angered by the moderates' desire to compromise.• This matter must not be singled out in a way that allows it to be used to override National Park objectives.• Several of these critics wrote of technology becoming the overriding power in society.• Churchill issued a new order overriding previous instructions.• The taser fires a two-pronged dart that overrides the central nervous system and causes uncontrollable muscle contractions.• The Senate will debate the bill Monday and vote Tuesday on whether to override the filibuster.• City council members voted to override the mayor's veto.• It is a demand that begins to override the others, and to require immediate attention.• Pilots tried to manually override the plane's computer control.• Congress has the power to override the President's veto.• Should the opinions of experts override the wishes of the people?

From Longman Business Dictionary