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)