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transgress

英 [trænz'gres; trɑːnz-; -ns-] 美[trænz'ɡrɛs]
  • vt. 违反;侵犯;犯罪
  • vi. 违反;违法;越界

英英释意


1. act in disregard of laws and rules;
"offend all laws of humanity"
"violate the basic laws or human civilization"
"break a law"
2. spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline;
"The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island"
3. commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
4. pass beyond (limits or boundaries)