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

• In the struggle to uncover counter-revolution in the economic field, the prescribed scope of investigation was overstepped;
  在清查经济反革命的斗争中，超出了应当清查的范围；
• 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。
• Carstairs has overstepped the limit of his authority in this case.
  卡斯戴尔斯在这个案子上超越了他的权力范围。
• My opponent overstepped the time limit.
  我的对手超时了。
• 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。
• Mr Wolfowitz felt the bank overstepped that line.
  沃尔福威茨先生觉得世行已经越线了。
• Their articles overstepped the material itself but profound the meaning in creation.
  他们的创作超越了物质本身而产生深远的意义。
• Tom overstepped the mark when he said so.
  汤姆这样说就言过其实了。
• 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。
• 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。