transgress

英 [trænzˈɡres]

美 [trænzˈɡres]

v.  越轨; 违背(道德); 违犯(法律)

过去式：transgressed　过去分词：transgressed　现在分词：transgressing　第三人称单数：transgresses　复数：transgresses　

IELTSGRE

BNC.19327 / COCA.20882

牛津词典

verb

• 越轨；违背（道德）；违犯（法律）
  to go beyond the limit of what is morally or legally acceptable

柯林斯词典

• VERB 违犯道德(或行为)准则
  If someonetransgresses, they break a moral law or a rule of behaviour.
  1. If a politician transgresses, that is not the fault of the media.
     如果政客行为失检，那可不是媒体的责任。
  2. ...a monk who had transgressed against the law of celibacy...
     触犯禁欲戒律的僧侣
  3. It seemed to me that he had transgressed the boundaries of good taste.
     在我看来他有伤大雅。

英英释义

verb

• pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
  Synonym:trespassoverstep
• commit a sin
  Synonym:sintrespass
• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
  1. offend all laws of humanity
  2. violate the basic laws or human civilization
  3. break a law
  4. break a promise
  Synonym:offendinfractviolatego againstbreachbreak
• spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline
  1. The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island

双语例句

• You do not, therefore, transgress the law if you kill the wild beast to save your brothers life.
  因此，如果你为了保护你兄弟的生命而杀死了野兽，你没有违法。
• When there shall be found among you within any of thy gates, which the Lord thy God shall give thee, man or woman that do evil in the sight of the Lord thy God, and transgress his covenant.
  在你中间，即在上主你的天主赐给你的一座城内，若发现一个男人或女人，做了上主你的天主眼中视为恶的事，违犯了他的盟约。
• And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the lord? But it shall not prosper.
  摩西说，你们为何违背耶和华的命令呢，这事不能顺利了。
• Noting that politicians in other countries who transgress moral standards often resign, Famiglia Cristiana asks," why is Italy so different?"
  其他国家的政治家一旦出现道德丑闻，往往会主动辞职，《天主教家庭周刊》就此发问：“为何意大利不能这样？”
• It seemed to me that he had transgressed the boundaries of good taste.
  在我看来他有伤大雅。
• Before the late Pleistocene sea water could not probably transgress the area during the transgression of sea.
  晚更新世以前，在渤海地区的海侵期间，可能海水并未进入本区。
• While there should be flexibility in cases of those who inadvertently take banned substances, those who wilfully transgress should face exemplary penalties.
  对那些并非故意使用兴奋剂的运动员，应灵活处理，但对那些恶意犯规者，应处以惩罚性高额罚款。
• She obeyed his directions very punctually; perhaps she had no temptation to transgress.
  她很敏捷地服从他的指示：也许她没有想违法犯规的心思。
• How to transgress language barriers and contextual differences in communication?
  如何能跨越语言的障碍及文化背景的差异？
• Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders?
  你的门徒为什么犯古人的遗传呢。