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

• 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
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• I just wouldn't want to overstep my bounds.
  我只是不想越过我的界限。
• 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）
• 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；
• Moral Construction and the Market Economy: Adaptation, Guidance, Overstep
  道德建设与市场经济：适应、引导、超越
• 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
• Inspiration comes from nature, the most importance of service is realize, Leading current, Overstep vogue.
  灵感源于自然，服务重在实现，引领潮流、超越时尚。