override

override — 動詞

1. to use higher authority to replace an earlier decision, order, or refusal

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

推翻；否決

以較高權限撤銷原決定

to use higher authority to replace an earlier decision, order, or refusal

例句

The judge overrode the earlier order and reopened the case.

法官推翻了先前的命令，重新審理這個案件。

override + order by higher authority

After hearing both teams, the principal overrode the referee's ban.

聽完兩隊的說法後，校長否決了裁判的禁賽決定。

同義詞
  • overrule

    very close in meaning, especially for decisions made by other people

  • overturn

    often used for court rulings, laws, or long-standing decisions

  • reverse

    a broader word for changing a previous decision or direction

反義詞
  • uphold

    to keep a decision or ruling in force

文法句型

override a decision

override an order

override a veto

用法筆記

The subject is usually a person or group with formal power, and the object is often a decision, order, veto, or judgment. Distinguish from sense 4, where one factor matters more than another and no official ruling is being replaced.

常見錯誤

❌The manager cancelled my decision.
✅The manager overrode my decision.
💡Use 'override' when someone higher up officially replaces a decision.

2. to matter more than something else and therefore come first

2.動詞及物C1
釋義

優先於

比另一件事更重要

to matter more than something else and therefore come first

例句

Safety rules must override speed when children are crossing.

孩子過馬路時，安全規定一定要優先於速度。

subject is a rule or principle

In summer, public health concerns overrode plans for the music festival.

夏天時，公共衛生的顧慮優先於音樂節的舉辦計畫。

同義詞
  • outweigh

    focuses on one factor having greater value or effect

  • take precedence over

    a formal phrase often used in rules or policy

  • trump

    informal and often stronger in tone

反義詞
  • yield to

    to give way to a stronger need or rule

文法句型

override safety

override plans

override concerns about cost

用法筆記

The subject is usually an idea such as safety, duty, need, or public concern, not a person using official power. Distinguish from sense 1, where someone with authority changes an earlier decision.

常見錯誤

❌The manager overrode safety.
✅Speed should not override safety.
💡In this sense, the more important factor is the grammatical subject.

3. to stop an automatic control and run the machine yourself instead

3.動詞及物C2
釋義

手動接管

改由人手控制自動裝置

to stop an automatic control and run the machine yourself instead

例句

When smoke filled the kitchen, Rosa overrode the alarm system.

廚房裡冒出濃煙時，Rosa 手動接管了警報系統。

override an automatic system

The pilot overrode the autopilot during the rough landing.

飛行員在顛簸降落時手動接管了自動駕駛。

override the autopilot

同義詞
  • bypass

    stresses going around a normal control or safety feature

  • take over

    a more general phrase for assuming control

  • disengage

    focuses on switching an automatic function off rather than controlling the whole system

反義詞
  • automate

    to make a process run by itself rather than by human control

文法句型

override the autopilot

override the alarm system

override by hand

用法筆記

The object is usually something that normally runs by itself, such as an alarm, timer, sensor, or autopilot. Distinguish from sense 3, which is about taking wider control of a system rather than interrupting one automatic function.

常見錯誤

❌The nurse controlled the pump manually.
✅The nurse overrode the pump manually.
💡'Override' stresses that automatic control was stopped so a person could take over.

4. to take charge of a system or organization and make it work your way

4.動詞及物C2
釋義

接管；掌控

取得系統或組織控制權

to take charge of a system or organization and make it work your way

例句

Within hours, the hackers overrode the city's phone network.

短短幾小時內，駭客就接管了這座城市的電話網路。

override a network

New managers overrode the old payment system after the merger.

合併後，新經理接管了舊的付款系統。

同義詞
  • take over

    the broad everyday phrase for gaining control

  • dominate

    stresses strong control, not necessarily a formal takeover

  • seize

    suggests sudden or forceful control

反義詞

文法句型

override a network

override a system

override local control

用法筆記

Often used when one group, force, or central office takes control of a larger system and changes how it operates. Distinguish from sense 2, which usually refers to briefly interrupting an automatic feature by hand.

常見錯誤

❌The hackers overrode into the network.
✅The hackers overrode the network.
💡This sense takes the system itself as the object.

5. to keep travelling on a bus or train beyond the distance your ticket covers

5.動詞不及物C2
釋義

超程搭乘

超出票券範圍繼續搭車

to keep travelling on a bus or train beyond the distance your ticket covers

例句

We overrode by two stops on our cheap day pass.

我們拿便宜日票超程搭乘了兩站。

intransitive: override by + number of stops

The tourists overrode and paid extra when the conductor checked tickets.

那群遊客超程搭乘了，查票員驗票時只好補票。

同義詞
反義詞

文法句型

override by + number of stops

override on + ticket/pass

用法筆記

This sense is intransitive and appears in transport contexts, often with by plus a number of stops or on plus the kind of ticket. It refers to going beyond the paid distance, not simply missing your stop.

常見錯誤

❌We overrode the train by two stops.
✅We overrode by two stops.
💡In this sense, 'override' does not take the bus or train as an object.

override — 名詞