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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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；
• He tends to overstep the boundaries of good taste.
  他往往文雅过度而流于庸俗。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。