veto

[US]/ˈviːtəʊ/
[UK]/ˈviːtoʊ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 否决权
vt. 否决;禁止
vi. 否决;禁止
Word Forms
现在分词vetoing
过去分词vetoed
过去式vetoed
第三人称单数vetoes
复数vetoes

Phrases & Collocations

exercise veto power

行使否决权

veto a bill

否决一项法案

veto power

否决权

Example Sentences

invoke the veto in the dispute

在辩论中行使否决权

the president vetoed the bill.

总统否决了那项提案。

The President can veto congressional bills.

总统有权否决国会提案

a plan vetoed by the powers that be.

被掌权者们否决了的计划

Mother put a veto on our stayingout late.

母亲不允许我们在外面呆到很晚才回来。

My father vetoed my plan.

我的父亲不同意我的计划。

the legislature would have a veto over appointments to key posts.

立法机关理应对要害岗位人员任命具有否决权。

his veto on our drinking after the meal was annoying.

他禁止我们饭后饮酒,这真让人恼火。

Father put a veto upon our staying out late.

父亲不许我们在外面逗留太晚。

Most governors have the power to veto line items of the proposed state budget.

许多州长有权反对州预算法案提案的项目

the film star often has a right to veto the pictures used for publicity.

影星常有权否定用于 宣传目的的自身照片。

This might entail a commitment to devolve and diffuse power as much as practicably possible by fostering ‘multiple-veto points.

这或许需要对转移和扩散权力作出承诺,与实际上可能通过促成“多种否定观点”的做法差不多。

Real-world Examples

The White House has threatened a veto.

白宫已经威胁予以否决。

Source: VOA Standard April 2015 Collection

It's not easy for lawmakers to override a presidential veto.

议员们推翻总统否决权绝非易事。

Source: CNN Selected February 2015 Collection

But yesterday afternoon, Congress overrode that veto.

但是昨天下午,国会推翻了总统对该法案的否决。

Source: CNN Selects October 2016 Collection

That means the House could potentially override a presidential veto.

这意味着有总统的否决可能会被推翻。

Source: CNN Selected November 2015 Collection

And that's the move that the president vetoed today.

而今天,总统否决了相关决议。

Source: NPR News March 2019 Compilation

I don't even get a vote? -Not if it's a veto!

那我就不能投票了吗?-否决票就免了。

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

Minutes after the vote, Trump signaled on Twitter that he may veto the measure.

投票几分钟后,特朗普在推特上表示,他可能会否决该法案。

Source: AP Listening Collection March 2019

Congress has already made arrangements for a vote on whether to overturn the veto.

国会已经安排就是否推翻总统的否决权进行投票。

Source: BBC Listening Collection December 2020

Around 3,200 Tennesseans signed a petition urging Mr Haslam to veto the bill.

田纳西州约有3200个人签署了一份请愿书,力劝比尔-哈斯拉姆否决该法案。

Source: The Economist - International

Rafal Trzaskowski, who could block parts of the national government agenda using a presidential veto.

后者更倾向于社会自由派,可能会使用总统否决权来阻止国家政府的部分议程。

Source: BBC Listening Collection July 2020

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