veto
🇺🇸
/ˈviːtəʊ/
🇬🇧
/ˈviːtəʊ/
noun
R
the power to say no to something, especially to stop a law or decision
The president used his veto to stop the new law.
总统使用他的否决权阻止了新法律的通过。
R
an act of saying no to something
There was a veto on hiring new people for months.
几个月来一直有禁止招聘新人的禁令。
verb
R
to officially stop something from happening using your power
The government vetoed the plan to build the new road.
政府否决了修建新道路的计划。
R
to refuse to accept or do what someone suggests
I wanted pizza, but my friends vetoed that idea.
我想要披萨，但我的朋友们否决了这个想法。
translation
否决权, 否决
否决, 拒绝
词形变化
3rd Present
vetoes
Past
vetoed
Perfect
vetoed
Progressive
vetoing
Plural
vetoes