| 单词 | overstep |
| 释义 | overstepo·ver·step /ˌəʊvəˈstep $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb (overstepped, overstepping) [transitiveT] 1 overstep the limits/bounds/boundaries RUDE/IMPOLITEDISOBEYto do something that is not acceptable or allowed 〔行为〕越轨/过分/出格 He has overstepped the bounds of acceptable behaviour. 他的行为超出了可接受的限度。 Examples from the Corpus overstep the limits/bounds/boundaries• A military commander may overstep the bounds of constitutionality, and it is an incident.• Does Dickens, for example, overstep the limits of grammar in beginning Bleak House with a series of sentences without main verbs?• But there was a period in his life at which his suspicion and hostility to others overstepped the bounds of sanity.• Individuals are required to perform their job to the full, but not to overstep the boundaries of their authority. 2 overstep the mark OFFENDto offend someone by doing or saying things that you should not do or say 言行过分 She overstepped the mark and lost her job. 她的言行太过分，结果丢了工作。 Examples from the Corpus overstep the mark• Helen shrugged; she felt mildly embarrassed, as if she had overstepped the mark.• In either case an agent trying to influence Fontaine may have overstepped the mark.• The preacher overstepped the mark when he called the Royal Mail to a halt on the moor near Bagshot. Examples from the Corpus overstep• Her friends and neighbors were angry at her because she had overstepped, given too much, offended them by excess.• The state Court of Criminal Appeals overruled the hearing, however, declaring that Brown had overstepped his authority.• Following his inauguration for a second term, Roosevelt immediately overstepped his mandate.• The parliamentarians hit back by accusing Mr Obasanjo of overstepping his powers and showing dictatorial tendencies.• A military commander may overstep the bounds of constitutionality, and it is an incident.• Thomas, obedient to codes of privacy, didn't want to overstep the line.• The preacher overstepped the mark when he called the Royal Mail to a halt on the moor near Bagshot.• The imperial authorities fully exploited and sometimes overstepped their constitutional powers: there were imperial laws for everything. |
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