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

• Now, there are two factors to tempt the medicine to overstep it's borders.
  当今，有两个因素在诱惑医学超越固有的疆界。
• 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 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；
• 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。
• Moral Construction and the Market Economy: Adaptation, Guidance, Overstep
  道德建设与市场经济：适应、引导、超越
• 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。
• 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。
• Does "oral history" overstep bounds of archival work of our present stage?
  “口述历史”超越了现阶段我国档案工作的边界了吗？
• Mindfulness can help you learn to catch yourself before you overstep appropriate limits, and connect with your deeper feelings so you can deal with them directly.
  “留心”能帮助你学会在超过何时限度之前发现。和内心更深感受练习这样你就能直接应对它们。
• America and the European countries should press back when the Soviets overstep and aggress, as in Afghanistan ( Washington Post)
  苏联入侵阿富汗时，美国及欧洲国家应予以抵制（华盛顿邮报）