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

• 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；
• 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；
• The overstep equation of triangle is simplified with expanding series to improve computing efficiency.
  用级数展开简化超越三角方程，避免了迭代求解的麻烦，提高了曲线拟合效率。
• Moral Construction and the Market Economy: Adaptation, Guidance, Overstep
  道德建设与市场经济：适应、引导、超越
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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；
• 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）