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

• 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。
• 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）
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• The disturbed extremum scheme accelerates the particles to overstep the local extremum.
  算法中采用了带极值扰动策略，加速粒子跳出局部最优的能力。
• 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。
• 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 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。