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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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）
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。