push the envelope

The show's sense of humor remains keen without relying on nudity, swearing and sexting. This gives the show a refreshing aura in an age where shows are constantly trying to push the envelope in terms of racy content.

《老友记》中没有露骨的内容、不干净的台词或是黄段子，但它的幽默感却丝毫不减，为这个电视剧总喜欢裹挟着露骨内容的年代带来一阵清新之风。

Cameron continues to push the creative envelope.

卡米伦还在继续推出有创意的作品。

Today, networks are both pervasive and commonplace, and applications still push the envelope of network scale and speed.

目前，网络已经非常普及了，而且新的应用仍然在推动网络的规模和速度。

To them, failure suggests a tolerance for risk, a perseverance to succeed and, most important, a passion to push the envelope.

对他们而言，失败意味着你能够承受风险之重，对成功矢志不移，更为重要的是，不循常规锐利进取的激情。

Not content with a 6.4 per cent tumble last Friday to cap off the worst week since the financial crisis, the Shanghai Composite chose to push the envelope today, chalking up a 7.4 per cent fall to 4192.88.

上周五，上证综指收跌6.4%，为金融危机以来表现最糟糕的一周画上了句号。今日，该指数选择挑战一下极限，以7.4%这一更大的跌幅收盘，最终收至4192.88点。

Hopefully, the availability of the technology that can make this happen will push the envelope and advance the state of the art in amyloidosis studies.

希望这项技术的出现能够推进淀粉样变性病研究的发展。

Mr Liu also prides himself in having allowed reporters to push the envelope on important news events.

刘长乐也为自己允许手下记者在报道重大新闻事件时挑战极限而自豪。

Hisaviation skills improved over time, and he was seen as a good pilot, albeit one who tended to "push the envelope" in his flying.

他的飞行技能，改善随着时间的推移，他被认为是一名优秀的飞行员，尽管谁倾向于“把信封”在他的飞行。

Zimbra has used AjaxTK to push the envelope of what we think of as a Web page by developing a complete online Collaboration Suite, including enterprise-class e-mail, calendar, and contacts.

Zimbra已经使用AjaxTK挑战了我们所谓的Web页面的极限，开发出完整的在线Collaboration Suite，其中包括企业级电子邮件、日历和联系人。

It is most encouraging to creative people like myself who are trying to our best to push the envelope.

同时，他们的支持对于我自己这种富于创造力且不断尝试超越自己的人来说也是一种莫大的鼓励。

Even in bad times, it seems, some managers can still push the envelope and go the extra mile.

看来，即使在萧条时期，一些管理人士仍能够挑战极限，再创新高。

Clearly, the more liberal you get and the more you try to push the envelope toward taking them very close to withdrawal of care, that's going to open a lot more ethical dilemmas.

很明显，这方面获得越多自由，越多的人将有可能被撤除治疗，那将引起很多伦理学争议。

That computer company's new laptops really push the envelope.

那家电脑公司的新型膝上型电脑真是空破极限。

Recruiting Mr. Allen signals Amazon's goal to continue to push the envelope as it expands its creative ambitions.

聘请伍迪·艾伦标志着亚马逊在扩张创意野心时，还将继续拓展边界。

NASA pilots were to push the envelope to ten thousand feet.

美国航天局飞行员将飞行高度增加到了1万英尺。

It's helped us zero in and make some tough decisions we might not have made otherwise'to push the envelope toward a more brash and sexy approach, he says.

他说，这有助于我们找出重点，并做出一些本未考虑的艰难的决定，尽力向更大胆性感的方向发展。

Sometimes they have to push the envelope to see whether a newly designed plane really can meet the limits the designers planned.

有时候他们必须让新设计的飞机的机件在达到性能极限的情况下运转，以便测试飞机是否符合设计人员所规划的安全范围。

Maybe not pleasant to listen to it did, however, showcase the avantgarde spirit of the band especially Lennon's desire to push the envelope.

这首歌并不悦耳，但是它彰显了这个乐团所具备的前卫精神，尤其是蓝侬追求极致、超越颠峰的过人意志。

Well, he certainly likes to push the envelope, but he's also a loose cannon.

嗯，他肯定喜欢打破常规，但他也是一个我行我素的人。

So, I wrote this piece called "Avatar," which was meant to absolutely push the envelope of visual effects, of CG effects, beyond, with realistic human emotive characters generated in CG.

我写《阿凡达》这个作品就是想要推动整个视觉体验以及动画效果的进步，让电影人物跳出人们想象的框架。

We need team members who push the envelope.

我们需要能打破常规的工作人员。

For a band that's been active for more than 30 years, you have to hand it to Bono and his crew for still being able to push the envelope at this stage in their career.

U2乐队出道30年却依然活跃，都要归功于波诺和他的队员们至今还能打破常规、不断突破。

Test pilots try to push the envelope.

试飞员试图把飞机开到极速.

New ideas find fertile soil to push the envelope of their possibilities.

犹如新的思想火种碰到肥沃的土壤会尽情地破壳而出。

Ranging from jump-starting TV and Web convergence to pumping life into the company's foundering search product, Vista promises to push the broadband envelope.

范围从刚刚起步的TV和网络的结合到向生活大量投入的公司开发的搜索产品，Vista承诺推出宽带保护。

I'm gonna push the envelope of slavery to the max!

我要把苦役进行到底！

When you find yourself in situations that push the envelope, determine the amount of "free" time/ energy you're willing to dedicate to a friend's issue and then give of yourself graciously within that time allotment.

当你发现自己的处境超越极限的时候，那么你要在愿意致力于解决朋友的问题方面，限定“免费”的时间或精力范围，然后在时间允许的情况下慷慨地帮助对方。

It'said the project will'push envelope on size, indexing speed, accuracy, comprehensiveness and other dimensions.

谷歌称该项目将“扩大搜索服务的范围, 索引速度, 准确度, 全面性,以及其他指标”.

Nowadays, parents have a hard time dealing with children who always try to push the envelope and get away with as much as possible.

如今，家长很难管教那些总想突破极限、即使有出格行为也尽可能不被抓到的孩子。