单词 | to ride over |
释义 | > as lemmasto ride over—— to ride over—— intransitive. To dominate; to override. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > refuse to submit to [verb (transitive)] > set aside authority recusea1387 unauthorize1554 overridec1565 overtop1584 to set aside1594 to ride over——1651 1651 J. Ellistone tr. J. Böhme Signatura Rerum xi. 127 The Priests in Babel,..who ride over her [sc. Christendom] as wealthy rich domineering Masters. 1792 E. Burke Let. to H. Langrishe 23 The good of the common-wealth is the rule which rides over the rest; and to this every other must completely submit. 1833 Afr. Repository & Colonial Jrnl. July 156/1 In the course of the debate, Mr. C. triumphantly rode over a host of objections. 1897 C. C. Abbott When Cent. was New 15 Don't think you can ride over everybody 'cause they didn't go to college. 1969 Times 4 Dec. 11/5 A single country could no longer ride over the wishes of the others. 1999 J. M. Coetzee Disgrace (2000) vi. 50 ‘The wider community is entitled to know,’ she continues, raising her voice with practised ease, riding over him, ‘what it is specifically that Professor Lurie acknowledges.’ < as lemmas |
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