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

• Wang Gui and Wei Zheng: Practice on the Confucian Vice of Political Literature The Third Article on the Style of Court Poetry during the Reign of Tang Tai Zong; Walking between Imperial and Custom Overstep the authority function of scholar's consciousness in Wei Jin Dynasties
  王珪、魏徵：儒家诗教观的履践贞观宫廷诗风研究之三游走在朝廷与世俗之间魏晋南北朝士人意识的僭越功能
• Walking between Imperial and Custom& Overstep the authority function of scholar's consciousness in Wei Jin Dynasties
  游走在朝廷与世俗之间&魏晋南北朝士人意识的僭越功能
• 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。
• 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 goods listed in the application must not overstep the approved or registered scope of business.
  申报的商品不得超出核准或者登记的经营范围。
• Any actions that stick to dogma, ignore practice, or overstep or lag behind real life will not succeed.
  任何固守本本、漠视实践、超越或落后于实际生活的做法都不会得到成功。
• On the Substitution and Overstep of Liberal Universalism for Christian Universalism
  论自由主义普遍主义对基督教普遍主义的替代与超越
• 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。
• 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。