overstep

英 [əʊvə'step] 美 [,ovɚ'stɛp]
  • vt. 逾越;超出…的限度

英文词源


overstep (v.)
Old English ofersteppan "to step over or beyond, cross, exceed;" see over- + step (v.). From the beginning used in figurative senses. Related: Overstepped; overstepping.

双语例句


1. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Parents fear they might overstep these invisible boundaries.
父母担心他们可能会逾越这些无形的界限。

来自柯林斯例句

3. to overstep your authority
越权

来自《权威词典》

4. Overstep the ego, common development, is a target that We always struggle for.
超越自我共同发展, 始终是我们奋斗的目标.

来自互联网

5. Now, there are two factors to tempt the medicine to overstep its borders.
当今, 有两个因素在诱惑医学超越固有的疆界.

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