| 词汇 | limit |
| 释义 | limit noun uk /ˈlɪm.ɪt/ us /ˈlɪm.ɪt/ B1[ C ] the greatest amount, number, or level of something that is either possible or allowed: 限额；限制；上限 Is there a limit on the amount of money you can claim?你能索赔到的金额有上限吗？ I think we ought to put a strict limit on the amount of time we can spend on the project.我认为我们应该严格限制在这个项目上的时间投入。 There's a limit to the number of times I can stop what I'm doing just so I can help him!我可以停下手里的活儿帮他的忙，但不能帮个没完，总要有个限度！ We set a time limit of 30 minutes for the test.我们把测验的时间限定为30分钟。 Synonyms check(LIMIT) constraint control(POWER) curb(CONTROL) curtailment limitation rein restraint restriction [ U ]informal the amount of something that is enough and not too much: 限度，限量 Three cocktails are my limit.我最多能喝3杯鸡尾酒。 I won't have any more - I know my limit!我不能再喝了——我知道自己的酒量！ the limitold-fashionedinformal something that is very annoying or not convenient: 令人恼火（或带来不便）的事物 And now you're cutting your toenails in bed! That really is the limit!你竟然在床上剪脚趾甲！——真是太过分了！ the largest amount of alcohol that is legally allowed to be present in the blood while a person is driving a vehicle: （法律规定的开车时血液中酒精含量的）最高限量 She was definitely driving over the limit.她开车时体内酒精含量肯定超标了。 limits[ plural ] limit: 范围;限度 I'd like to play squash, but I'm 60 and I know my limits.我想打壁球，不过我已经60岁了，知道自己有多少体力。 Many people became ineligible to receive state aid because their earnings were above the new limit. The government has set new limits on public spending. The bad language in that play overstepped the limits of what ought to be allowed on television. At this restaurant you can help yourself to as much food as you want - there's no limit. "How much are you willing to spend?" "Well, the outside limit would be £350." Maximum and minimum (at) full steamidiom (at) full stretchidiom at capacity at leastidiom bare credit limit flat chat flat outphrase give a hundred percentidiom least mass maximal maximally maximum min. minimum outside peak percent the full monty You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Range and limits Annoying Drinking alcohol Idiomwithin limits limit verb[ T ] uk /ˈlɪm.ɪt/ us /ˈlɪm.ɪt/ B2 to control something so that it is not greater than a particular amount, number, or level: 限制，限定 I've been asked to limit my speech to ten minutes maximum.我被要求把讲话控制在10分钟之内。 Having so little money to spend on an apartment does limit you in your choice.可花在租公寓上的钱就这么一点，当然会限制你的挑选余地。 Oil prices are certain to rise following the agreement to limit production.限制石油生产的协议签订后油价必然会上涨。 The government is being widely criticized in the press for failing to limit air pollution. You should always limit your exposure to the sun.无论什么时候，都不要长时间晒太阳。 The government has promised to introduce legislation to limit fuel emissions from cars.政府许诺将通过立法来限制汽车尾气排放。 Division within the party will limit its chances at the election. Limiting and restricting anti-libertarian armlock boundary box someone out box someone/something in crippling cripplingly crowd curb curtail keep (herself) to herselfidiom keep something down limitation limitative limiting suffocatingly tempered tie someone down tie someone up uncrippled limit | American Dictionarylimit noun[ C ] us/ˈlɪm·ɪt/ the greatest amount, number, or level allowed or possible: There’s a limit to her patience. Two cups of coffee are my limit. Spending limits were imposed by the mayor. limit verb[ T ] us/ˈlɪm·ɪt/ to control something so that it is not greater than a particular amount, number, or level: I have to limit my talk to 20 minutes. limit | Business Englishlimit noun[ C ] uk /ˈlɪmɪt/us the greatest amount, number, or level that is possible or allowed: beyond/over/outside the limitAm I over the limit on the amount of money I can claim? below/within/under the limitWages accounted for 57% of turnover - just under the 60% limit recommended by industry experts. a limit to sthThere's a limit to the number of times I can stop what I'm doing just so I can help him! a limit on sthI think we ought to put a strict limit on the amount of time we can spend on the project. impose/place/set a limitWe set a time limit of thirty minutes for the test. exceed/reach/reduce a limit stretch/push the limit See also credit limit floor limit time limit limit verb[ T ] uk /ˈlɪmɪt/us to control something so that it is not more than a particular amount, number, or level: limit damage/liabilityThis change can help to limit environmental damage. limit the effectiveness/usefulness of sthFarmers cover coca leaves with substances that limit the effectiveness of the herbicide spray. limit sth's scopeRegulations limit their scope to activities of a commercial nature carried out in other countries. limit sth to sthI've been asked to limit my speech to ten minutes maximum. to control the amount of something or the type of thing that a person or organization can have: limit sb to sthHaving so little money to spend on a car does limit you to an older used model. The city's economy limits the poor to menial service jobs. limit yourself to sthOlder investors do not have to limit themselves to corporate bonds. be limited to sb/sth to be only available to a particular person or group or to only affect a particular person or group: Coupons for a 15% discount will be limited to the first 1000 people to visit the site. An outbreak of flu was limited to people who travelled in the winter months. Examples of limitlimit Burials, for instance, are underneath platforms, within the limits of the dwellings. However, this does not warrant totally abandoning the notion of separate senses, particularly in light of evidence of limits in cross-modal representations. First, the representations we create are limited by sensory constraints. Other political parties have limited space in which to thrive. The scientific consensus is that a stock is vulnerable, and that catch limits should be reduced. The analysis in this paper has been limited to cases where the secondary mode perturbation remains small. Neither section limits itself to a synthesis, even a thorough one, of the research works available. It is based on physical principles, but the mathematics is limited so that interested undergraduate students will be able to follow. As far as the literature on sustainable development is concerned, this tends to view economic growth as limited by the finiteness of environmental resources. Furthermore, the claim that limited exposure duration during training further promotes fluency was examined. These trajectories take into account the relative target motion and thruster/actuator saturation limits. The co-occurrence of identical consonants thus presents the limiting case of a more general stochastic constraint on perceived similarity. Thus, the movement of the implement is limited to a planar motion. It is noise defined in this way that limits the fidelity of information transmission, and ultimately of sensory performance. These may limit their ability to truly understand the nature of the technology and the immediate and future implications of their adoption decisions. See all examples of limit These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withlimitlimitThese are words often used in combination with limit. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. allowable limit There, 100 milligrams represents gross drunk driving, a level that is only just above our allowable limit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 annual limit There is also an annuallimit of patient costs. arbitrary limit Two cohorts can be distinguished with an arbitrary limit set at 12 mm. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with limit |
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