overstep

英 [ˌəʊvəˈstep]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈstep]

v.  超越(正常或允许的)范围; 越权; 僭越

过去分词：overstepped　过去式：overstepped　现在分词：overstepping　第三人称单数：oversteps　

法律

BNC.19777 / COCA.19831

习惯用语

v.

overstep the mark/line
• （行为）越轨
  to behave in a way that people think is not acceptable

牛津词典

verb

• 超越（正常或允许的）范围；越权；僭越
  to go beyond what is normal or allowed
  1. to overstep your authority
     越权
  2. He tends to overstep the boundaries of good taste.
     他往往文雅过度而流于庸俗。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 逾越；超出…的限度
  If you say that someoneoverstepsthe limits of a system or situation, you mean that they do something that is not allowed or is not acceptable.
  1. The Commission is sensitive to accusations that it is overstepping its authority...
     该委员会对认为其越权的指责颇为敏感。
  2. In male company, perhaps he did overstep the bounds of propriety.
     在清一色男性的公司里，可能他的举止确实有失得体。

英英释义

verb

• pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
  Synonym:transgresstrespass
• be superior or better than some standard
  1. She exceeded our expectations
  2. She topped her performance of last year
  Synonym:exceedtranscendpassgo pasttop

双语例句

• You might inadvertently unleash someone's fears today if you overstep your bounds.
  如果你今天跨界发展的话，你有可能在不经意解除了某人的担心。
• The Commission is sensitive to accusations that it is overstepping its authority
  该委员会对认为其越权的指责颇为敏感。
• But critics questioned whether the guidelines might overstep the mandate to focus on health and nutrition.
  但也有批评者怀疑这些指南是否逾越了其注重健康和营养的基本职责。
• Overstep the ego, common development, is a target that We always struggle for.
  超越自我共同发展，始终是我们奋斗的目标。
• Therefore, rethinking the basis of the dialogue mechanism on the theory is necessary, and we should use the theory of "Tian-xia" to overstep the practical obstacle;
  基于此，在理论上应当就对话机制的伦理基础进行反思，并以“天下之论”的视野消解对话机制的现实障碍；
• Parents fear they might overstep these invisible boundaries
  父母担心他们可能会逾越这些无形的界限。
• To some extent, this made his works overstep the times.
  这就使他的作品一定意义上超越了时代。
• Elected and appointed authorities at all levels tend to overstep the limits of their power from time to time.
  美国各级民选及任命的权力机构往往会一次次超越其权限。
• I just wouldn't want to overstep my bounds.
  我只是不想越过我的界限。
• But where there is vigour, there is a tendency to overstep just bounds;
  但是凡有生平的地方，便有一种趋势要突破正义的界限；