veto

英 [ˈviːtəʊ]

美 [ˈviːtoʊ]

n.  否决权; 拒绝认可; 禁止
v.  行使否决权; 拒绝认可; 禁止; 拒不接受; 反对; 否定

过去分词：vetoed　过去式：vetoed　现在分词：vetoing　第三人称单数：vetoes　

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Collins.2 / BNC.10573 / COCA.7289

牛津词典

noun

• 否决权
  the right to refuse to allow sth to be done, especially the right to stop a law from being passed or a decision from being taken
  1. The British government used its veto to block the proposal.
     英国政府行使其否决权阻止了这项提案。
  2. to have the power/right of veto
     有否决权
  3. the use of the presidential veto
     总统否决权的行使
• 拒绝认可；禁止
  an occasion when sb refuses to allow sth to be done
  1. For months there was a veto on employing new staff.
     有好几个月禁止雇用新职员。

verb

• 行使否决权；拒绝认可；禁止
  to stop sth from happening or being done by using your official authority (= by using your veto )
  1. Plans for the dam have been vetoed by the Environmental Protection Agency.
     修建大坝的计划已被环境保护局否决。
• 拒不接受；反对；否定
  to refuse to accept or do what sb has suggested
  1. I wanted to go camping but the others quickly vetoed that idea.
     我想去野营，但这个想法很快遭到了其他人的反对。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 否决;否定
  If someone in authorityvetoessomething, they forbid it, or stop it being put into action.
  1. De Gaulle vetoed Britain's application to join the EEC...
     戴高乐驳回了英国加入欧洲经济共同体的申请。
  2. The President vetoed the economic package passed by Congress.
     总统否决了国会通过的一揽子经济计划。
  3. Vetois also a noun.
     
  4. The veto was a calculated political risk.
     这项否决是一次精心策划的政治冒险。
• N-UNCOUNT 否决权
  Vetois the right that someone in authority has to forbid something.
  1. ...the President's power of veto.
     总统的否决权

英英释义

noun

• a vote that blocks a decision
• the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature)

verb

• command against
  1. I forbid you to call me late at night
  2. Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store
  3. Dad nixed our plans
  Synonym:forbidprohibitinterdictproscribedisallownix
• vote against
  1. The President vetoed the bill
  Synonym:blackballnegative

双语例句

• President Bush said he would veto any attempt by lawmakers to delay the deal.
  布什总统说，他将否决立法者任何拖延交易的企图。
• My political belief, my ideals, compel me to veto this bill.
  我的政治信仰、我的理想迫使我否决这个议案。
• But their shares had restricted voting rights, which prevented them from having a veto at some shareholders'meetings.
  但是他们的股票只有很有限的投票权，这使得他们在某些股东大会中否决那些投票。
• As Ireland has a right to a veto here, it will not change.
  由于爱尔兰在这个议题上拥有否决权，因此这一税率不会改变。
• The chairman's veto was overridden by the committee.
  主席的否决被委员会推翻了。
• The veto has been a traditional instrument of diplomacy for centuries.
  几个世纪以来否决权一直是外交上惯用的手段。
• The Lords exercised their veto.
  上议院使用了他们的否决权。
• It will have earned my veto.
  它必将获得我的否决票。
• A single member country can veto a new entrant.
  一个成员国可以否决掉一个新加入者。
• With permanent seats on the UN Security Council, Russia or China can veto any attempts at fresh sanctions.
  作为联合国常任理事国，俄罗斯和中国能对重启对朝制裁实施否决权。