trans·gress /trænzˈɡres $ træns-/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] formal ILLEGALto do something that is against the rules of social behaviour or against a moral principle 违反(社会规范);越轨;违背(道德) Orton’s plays transgress accepted social norms. 奥顿的戏剧违背了公认的社会准则。
—transgressor noun [countableC]
—transgression /-ˈɡreʃən/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]