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

• 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。
• Moral Construction and the Market Economy: Adaptation, Guidance, Overstep
  道德建设与市场经济：适应、引导、超越
• 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。
• All organizations and individuals must act in strict accordance with the law, and none of them are allowed to have the privilege to overstep the Constitution and other laws.
  必须严格依法办事，任何组织和个人都不允许有超越宪法和法律的特权。
• The mechanism can not only run on the plane in omni-directional mode but also overstep obstacles.
  该机构不仅能够实现平面上的轮式快速运动，而且能够越过一定高度的障碍。
• I just wouldn't want to overstep my bounds.
  我只是不想越过我的界限。
• Its aim was to overstep common customs with exploration and innovation.
  以探索创新为目的，在求新求变中超越世俗；
• Be sensitive to how much your friend can and can't offer you – be it time, energy or help – and don't overstep the mark.
  你必须小心地维护你的朋友所能给予的底线无论是时间、精力还是帮助而不要轻易逾越这条界限。
• 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。
• 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；