limit

limit　英 [ˈlɪmɪt] 　美 [ˈlɪmɪt]

n. 限制；限度；界线　 vt. 限制；限定　

进行时:limiting　过去式:limited　过去分词:limited　第三人称单数:limits　名词复数:limits　

The team performed to the limit of its capabilities.　这个队已竭尽全力。

She knew the limits of her power.　她知道自己的权限。

A limit is a boundary, or how far something can go, or the maximum amount of something. When you reach the limit, imagine a little sign saying "the end."

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n. 限制；限度；界线
vt. 限制；限定

1. The team performed to the limit of its capabilities.

这个队已竭尽全力。
2. She knew the limits of her power.

她知道自己的权限。
3. a time limit, a speed limit, a age limit

时间╱速度╱年龄限制
4. The EU has set strict limits on levels of pollution.

欧盟对污染程度订下了严格的限制。
5. We were reaching the limits of civilization.

我们快到蛮荒地界了。
6. The amount of money you have to spend will limit your choice.

你用作消费的金额会限制你的选择。
7. Families are limited to four free tickets each.

每户限发四张免费票。

limit (n.) c. 1400, "boundary, frontier," from Old French limite "a boundary," from Latin limitem (nominative limes) "a boundary, limit, border, embankment between fields," perhaps related to limen "threshold." Originally of territory; general sense from early 15c. Colloquial sense of "the very extreme, the greatest degree imaginable" is from 1904.
limit (v.) late 14c., "set limits to, restrict within limits" (also "prescribe, fix, assign"), from Old French limiter "mark (a boundary), restrict; specify" (14c.), from Latin limitare "to bound, limit, fix," from limes "boundary, limit" (see limit (n.)). From early 15c. as "delimit, appoint or specify a limit." Related: limited; limiting; limitable.

limit ★ / ˈlɪmɪt ; NAmE ˈlɪmɪt / noun , verb limit limits limited limiting noun ★ 1 ★ limit(to sth) a point at which sth stops being possible or existing 限度；限制 ◆ There is a limit to the amount of pain we can bear. 我们能忍受的疼痛是有限度的。 ◆ The team performed to the limitof its capabilities. 这个队已竭尽全力。 ◆ She knew the limits of her power. 她知道自己的权限。 ◆ to push/stretch/test sb/sth to the limit 最大限度地推╱拉╱考查某人（或某物） ◆ His arrogance knew (= had) no limits. 他极其傲慢。 2 ★ limit(on sth) the greatest or smallest amount of sth that is allowed 极限；限量；限额 SYN restriction ◆ a time/speed/age limit 时间╱速度╱年龄限制 ◆ The EU has setstrict limitson levels of pollution. 欧盟对污染程度订下了严格的限制。 ◆ They were travelling at a speed that was double the legal limit. 他们正以两倍于法定限速的速度行驶。 ◆ You can't drive—you're over the limit (= you have drunk more alcohol than is legal when driving). 你饮酒过量，不能驾车。 3 the furthest edge of an area or a place （地区或地方的）境界，界限，范围 ◆ We were reaching the limits of civilization. 我们快到蛮荒地界了。 ◆ the city limits (= the imaginary line which officially divides the city from the area outside) 市区范围 ☞see also off-limits IDIOMS be the ˈlimit ( old-fashioned, informal) to be extremely annoying 极其令人讨厌 within ˈlimits to some extent; with some restrictions 在某种程度上；有一定限制 ◆ I'm willing to help, within limits. 我愿意帮忙，可有一定的限度。 ☞more at sky n. verb ★ 1 ★ limitsth (to sth) to stop sth from increasing beyond a particular amount or level 限制；限定 SYN restrict ◆ measures to limit carbon dioxide emissions from cars 限制汽车二氧化碳排放的措施 ◆ The amount of money you have to spend will limit your choice. 你用作消费的金额会限制你的选择。 2 ★ limityourself/sb (to sth) to restrict or reduce the amount of sth that you or sb can have or use 限量；减量 ◆ Families are limited to four free tickets each. 每户限发四张免费票。 ◆ I've limited myself to 1 000 calories a day to try and lose weight. 我为了减肥，限定自己每天摄入 1 000 卡的热量。 PHRASAL VERB ★ ˈlimit sth to sb/sth [usually passive ] to make sth exist or happen only in a particular place or within a particular group 使（某事只在某地或某群体内）存在（或发生） ◆ Violent crime is not limited to big cities. 暴力犯罪并不局限于大城市。 ◆ The teaching of history should not be limited to dates and figures. 教授历史不应该局限于讲年代和人物。 SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 limit restriction ◆control ◆constraint ◆restraint ◆limitation These are all words for sth that limits what you can do or what can happen. 以上各词均表示限制或限定。 ■ limit the greatest or smallest amount of sth that is allowed 指极限、限量、限额： ◆ The EU has set strict limits on pollution levels. 欧盟对污染程度订下了严格的限制。 ◆ the speed limit 速度限制 ■ restriction ( rather formal) a rule or law that limits what you can do 指限制规定、限制法规： ◆ There are no restrictions on the amount of money you can withdraw. 取款没有限额。 ■ control (often in compounds) the act of limiting or managing sth; a method of doing this （常构成复合词）指限制、约束、管理、管制： ◆ arms control 军备控制 ■ constraint ( rather formal) a fact or decision that limits what you can do 指限制、限定、约束： ◆ We have to work within severe constraints of time and money. 我们必须在时间紧迫、资金紧绌的限制下工作。 ■ restraint ( rather formal) a decision, a rule, an idea, etc. that limits what you can do; the act of limiting sth because it is necessary or sensible to do so 指约束力、管制措施、制约因素、控制、限制： ◆ The government has imposed export restraints on some products. 政府对一些产品实行了出口控制。 ◆ The unions are unlikely to accept any sort of wage restraint. 工会不大可能接受任何形式的工资限制。 ■ limitation the act or process of limiting sth; a rule, fact or condition that limits sth 指限制、控制、起限制作用的规则、事实或条件： ◆ They would resist any limitation of their powers. 他们会抵制对他们权力的任何限制。 restriction, constraint, restraint or limitation? 用 restriction、constraint、restraint 还是 limitation？ These are all things that limit what you can do. A restrictionis rule or law that is made by sb in authority. A constraintis sth that exists rather than sth that is made, although it may exist as a result of sb's decision. A restraintis also sth that exists: it can exist outside yourself, as the result of sb else's decision; but it can also exist inside you, as a fear of what other people may think or as your own feeling about what is acceptable. 以上各词均表示限制规定。restriction 指掌权者所作的限制规定或法规。constraint 指现存的、也可能是由于某人的决定而存在的限制或约束。restraint 亦指现存的限制或制约因素，可能是由于他人的决定而存在于自身之外的限制，也可能是由于担心别人的想法或自己对接受事物的感受而自设的限制： ◆ moral/social/cultural restraints 道德╱社会╱文化制约因素 A limitationis more general and can be a rule that sb makes or a fact or condition that exists. *limitation 较通用，可指人为的规定，也可指客观存在的构成限制的事实或条件。 PATTERNS ◆ limits/restrictions/controls/constraints/restraints/limitations onsth ◆ limits/limitations tosth ◆ severelimits/restrictions/controls/constraints/restraints/limitations ◆ tightlimits/restrictions/controls/constraints ◆ to impose / impose limits/restrictions/controls/constraints/restraints/limitations ◆ to liftrestrictions/controls/constraints/restraints limit / ˈlɪmɪt ; NAmE ˈlɪmɪt /

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