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overridden
無效的
O·ver·ride v. t. [imp. Overrode p. p. Overridden Overrode, Overrid p. pr. & vb. n. Overriding.]
1. To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down.
The carter overridden with [=\i. e., by] his cart.\= --Chaucer.
2. To suppress; to destroy; to supersede; to annul; to nullify; as, one law overrides another; to override a veto.
5. To ride beyond; to pass; to outride. [Obs.]
I overrode him on the way. --Shak.
6. To ride too much; to ride, as a horse, beyond its strength.
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override
n 1: a manually operated device to correct the operation of an
automatic device
2: the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting
or overriding the effect or force of something [syn: nullification]
v 1: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House
voted on the bill" [syn: overrule, overturn, overthrow,
reverse]
2: prevail over; "health considerations override financial
concerns"
3: counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift
in a vehicle)
4: ride (a horse) too hard
[also: overrode, overridden]