overstepped

英 [ˌəʊvəˈstept]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈstept]

v.  超越(正常或允许的)范围; 越权; 僭越
overstep的过去分词和过去式

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。

双语例句

• You have really overstepped your bounds this time.
  你这下子真的越了你的权限。
• In the language environment of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, the idea and practice of women emancipation has already overstepped women's fighting for and protecting legitimate rights and interests. It influences the way of people's living and thinking directly.
  在全面建设小康社会的语境下，妇女解放的理念与实践已经超越了争取和捍卫妇女正当权益的意义，从而直接影响了人类的存在方式和思维方式。
• Overstepped the traditional "left" and "right".
  意识形态超越了传统的左与右。
• The supervisory function of the media which should be the most important social function is weakened and its place is overstepped by entertainment and profit making. At the same time, national public power which was the core of supervision gives way to individual privacy.
  理应作为媒体重要社会功能的舆论监督功能被弱化了，其地位被提供娱乐、获取利润等功能所超越，并且媒体舆论监督的重心也从国家公权力转为普通公民的个人隐私。
• It can be shown that the force-stable condition of the liquid-vapor phase transition system is different from that of a simple compressible single-phase system. The phase transition force-stable marginal curves constitute a limit or boundary which cannot be overstepped during a phase transition.
  结果表明，汽液相变系统的力稳条件不同于简单可压缩单相系统的力稳条件，相变力稳边际曲线是相变时不可逾越的界限。
• At the same time, how to meeting the demand for fast and efficient logistics is becoming the chock point which is difficult to be overstepped in the IT times.
  与此同时，快速和高效的物流配送，成为信息化时代难以逾越的瓶颈问题。
• In recent years, the paper-making industry has been developing rapidly in our country. From 2008, production and consumption in China have overstepped those in America and ranked first in the world.
  近年来，我国造纸业持续迅速发展，2008年以来，纸和纸板的生产量和消费量均已超过美国，位居世界第一位。
• Bill Clinton, who as president was the chief author of the 1990s penal reforms, recently admitted they had overstepped the mark.
  比尔•克林顿（billclinton）担任总统时曾是上世纪90年代刑罚改革的主要推动者。最近他承认，当时的做法过头了。
• Tom overstepped the mark when he said so.
  汤姆这样说就言过其实了。
• He presumptuously overstepped the doctor's orders.
  他放肆地无视医生规定的次序。