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

• Overstep the ego, common development, is a target that We always struggle for.
  超越自我共同发展，始终是我们奋斗的目标。
• 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 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。
• 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）
• 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。
• 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
• 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；
• I just wouldn't want to overstep my bounds.
  我只是不想越过我的界限。
• 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？
• 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；