veto
verb
noun
ˈviːtəʊ
verb
1
if
someone
in
authority
vetoes
something,
they
refuse
to
allow
it
to
happen,
especially
something
that
other
people
or
organizations
have
agreed
否决〔尤指他人或其他组织已赞同之事〕
veto
legislation/a
measure/a
proposal
etc
President
Bush
vetoed
the
bill
on
July
6.
布什总统于 7 月 6 日否决了那项议案。
2
to
refuse
to
accept
a
particular
plan
or
suggestion
不同意，反对〔某个计划或建议〕
Jenny
wanted
to
invite
all
her
friends,
but
I
quickly
vetoed
that
idea
.
珍妮想邀请她所有的朋友，不过我立即对此表示反对。
noun
3
a
refusal
to
give
official
permission
for
something,
or
the
right
to
refuse
to
give
such
permission
否决（权）
[+
on
]
de
Gaulle’s
veto
on
the
British
application
to
join
the
EEC
戴高乐对英国加入欧洲经济共同体的否决
[+
over
]
The
head
teacher
has
the
right
of
veto
over
management-board
decisions.
校长有权否决管理委员会的决定。
[+
of
]
Washington’s
veto
of
Seoul’s
nuclear
ambitions
华盛顿对首尔核野心的否定
The
Senate
had
a
sufficient
majority
to
override
the
presidential
veto
(=not
accept
his
refusal)
.
参议院有足够的多数票可以推翻总统的否决。
exercise/use
your
veto