o·ver·step
verb/ˌəʊvəˈstep/
/ˌəʊvərˈstep/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they overstep | /ˌəʊvəˈstep/ /ˌəʊvərˈstep/ |
| he / she / it oversteps | /ˌəʊvəˈsteps/ /ˌəʊvərˈsteps/ |
| past simple overstepped | /ˌəʊvəˈstept/ /ˌəʊvərˈstept/ |
| past participle overstepped | /ˌəʊvəˈstept/ /ˌəʊvərˈstept/ |
| -ing form overstepping | /ˌəʊvəˈstepɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈstepɪŋ/ |
- overstep something to go beyond what is normal or allowed
超越（正常或允许的）范围；越权；僭越 - to overstep your authority
越权 - He tends to overstep the boundaries of good taste.
他往往文雅过度而流于庸俗。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryOverstep is used with these nouns as the object:- authority
- boundary
- limit
- …
- to overstep your authority
Idioms
overstep the mark/line
- to behave in a way that people think is not acceptable
（行为）越轨 - She realized she had overstepped the mark and quickly apologized.
她意识到自己已经逾越了界限，并迅速道歉。
- She realized she had overstepped the mark and quickly apologized.