transgress

1. V-T/V-I If someone transgresses, they break a moral law or a rule of behaviour. 行为失范

If a politician transgresses, that is not the fault of the media. 如果一个政客行为失范，那不是媒体的错。

It seemed to me that he had transgressed the boundaries of good taste. 对我来说，他的行为不上档次。

2. transgressionN-VAR

Tales of the candidate's alleged past transgressions have begun springing up. 该候选人过去涉嫌不良行为的谣言已经开始出现了。