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

• And I am afraid that in my haste to deal with him, I overstepped my bounds.
  但我怕在匆忙对付他的过程中，我逾越了界限。
• Disapproving some viewers though the programme overstepped.
  有些观众认为该节目演得有点过头了。
• 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。
• The difference between a rational expanding interpretation and an analogizing interpretation lies neither in the way of reasoning nor the means of understanding, but in the difference of conclusions, i.e., whether or not the conclusion of interpretation has overstepped a rational limit.
  合理的扩大解释与类推解释的区别并非在于思维模式或认识方法的不同，而是在于解释结论的差异，即解释结论是否超过了合理限度。
• 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。
• A French prosecutor said he had reason to suspect Largarde overstepped her authority in the deal.
  一个法国检察官称，他有理由怀疑拉加德在此次交易中滥用职权。
• My opponent overstepped the time limit.
  我的对手超时了。
• Chastened by the global reaction, his ruling Liberal Democratic Party realised it had overstepped the mark by bullying the central bank so overtly.
  并且受国际反应的影响，安培主导下的自民党认识到公然恐吓央行已超出限制。
• At stake is whether Mr Bernanke overstepped his powers at the height of the financial crisis in December.
  关键问题是，伯南克在去年12月金融危机最严重的时期是否曾逾越职权。
• She'd overstepped his line. He seized her wrist; tears sprang and rolled, a dish clattered.
  她戳到了他的痛处，他一把抓住她的手腕。她的眼泪痛得涌出来，盘子掉在地上摔个粉碎。