[VERB 动词]逾越;超出…的限度 If you say that someone oversteps the limits of a system or situation, you mean that they do something that is not allowed or is not acceptable.
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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。
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。
If someone oversteps the mark, they behave in a way that is considered unacceptable.(行为)越轨,过分,出格
He overstepped the mark and we had no option but to suspend him.
他的行为越矩了,我们别无选择只好将他停职。
Oxford
over·step/ˌəʊvəˈstep; NAmEˌoʊvərˈstep/verb(-pp-)overstepsth 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 ofgood taste. 他往往文雅过度而流于庸俗。IDIOMoverstep the ˈmark/ˈlineto behave in a way that people think is not acceptable (行为)越轨overstepoverstepsoversteppedoversteppingover·step/ˌəʊvəˈstep; NAmEˌoʊvərˈstep/
LDC
overstepo‧ver‧step /ˌəʊvəˈstep $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb (past tense and past participle overstepped, present participle overstepping) [transitive]
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1overstep the limits/bounds/boundaries to do something that is not acceptable or allowed: He has overstepped the bounds of acceptable behaviour.2overstep the mark to offend someone by doing or saying things that you should not do or say: She overstepped the mark and lost her job.
WDF
overstep
[ˌəʊvəˈstep]overstepped, overstepping, oversteps
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overstepped[516] overstepping[313]
〈法〉违犯(100%)
vt.逾越;超出…的限度
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