limit

['limit]

n.限度, 限制, 界限
vt.限制, 限定

n.[C]

1. 界线; 界限

That fence is the limit of the schoolyard.

那堵围墙是校园的边界。

2. 限度; 限制; 极限

He knows his own limits.

他自知能力有限。

3. 范围, 境界[P]

Drive slowly within the city limits.

在市区内车子要开得慢点。

4. 【口】使人无法容忍的人(或事物)[the S]

That man's the limit.

那人真叫人无法容忍。

5. (渔猎等的)限额

vt.

限制; 限定[(+to)]

The teacher limited his students to 500 words for their compositions.

老师把学生的作文限制在五百字以内。

We must limit ourselves to one cake each.

我们必须限定每人只吃一块蛋糕。

词形变化

形容词: limitable | 动词过去式: limited | 动词过去分词: limited | 动词现在分词: limiting | 动词第三人称单数: limits |

词义辨析

同义:

n.界线; 限度; 极限

end  boundary  restriction  extreme  tip  confine  line  frontier  deadline

n.局限; 限制

restrict  confine  fence  

同义参见:

localize  terminal  brink  line  define  cramp  impede  bound  tip  hedge  hamper  border  stem  specify  shorten  restrain  range  suppress  compass  qualify  precinct  circumscribe  edge  economize  ceiling  

英英释义

名词 limit:

the greatest possible degree of something

同义词：bound, boundary

final or latest limiting point

同义词：terminus ad quem, terminal point

the boundary of a specific area

同义词：demarcation, demarcation line

as far as something can go

the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity

同义词：limit point, point of accumulation

the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed

同义词：limitation

动词 limit:

place limits on (extent or access)

同义词：restrict, restrain, trammel, bound, confine, throttle

restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"

同义词：circumscribe, confine

decide upon or fix definitely

同义词：specify, set, determine, fix

短语词组

within limits

1. 适度地

You can trust her within limits.

你可有限度地信任她。

without limits

1. 无限制地

They would not lend you money without limits.

他们不会无限制地借钱给你。

补充

limitlimit英:[ˈlimit] 美:[ˈlɪmɪt]vt.1.限制; 限定He must limit the number of cigarettes he smokes.他必须限制他抽烟的数目。n.1.境界; 界限; 限度There isn't a limit to everything.对每件事情没有什么限制。2.限额The bank has written to say I've gone over my credit limit.银行写信来说我已经超过信用限额了。3.令人无法忍受的人[事物]

例句

1. Marsha's tolerance reached its limit.玛莎的忍耐已到了极限。 2. He outlined the limits of British power.他界定了英国势力的界限。 3. There is no limit to how much fruit you can eat.你吃多少水果没有限制。 4. Firefighters are being stretched to the limit as fire sweeps through the drought-stricken state.火势在这个遭受旱灾的州里迅速蔓延, 消防队员疲于应对, 接近极限。 5. Her love for him was being tested to its limits.她对他的爱经受着极其严峻的考验。 6. She has to work within the limits of a fairly tight budget.她不得不在相当紧张的预算范围内精打细算。 7. There was a limit on what we could buy.我们能买多少东西有一个限额。 8. If police breathalyse me and find I am over the limit I face a long ban and a crippling fine.如果警察对我作呼气测醉试验, 发现我饮酒过量, 我将会面临很长时间的禁驾以及巨额罚款。 9. He was found to be three times over the limit.他血液中的酒精浓度是允许极限的3倍。 10. the southern limits of the area这个地区南部的界限 11. the city limits of Kinshasa金沙萨的市界 12. Honestly, British men are the limit sometimes!说真的, 英国人有时真让人受不了！ 13. Well this is the limit. What on earth am I to do now?要是这都非常过分, 现在我到底该怎么办才好？ 14. They have found that, in terms of both salary and career success, the sky is the limit.他们发现, 就收入和事业成功而言, 再高再大都是有可能的。 15. The government plans to limit military expenditure.政府计划限定军费开支。 16. He limited payments on the country's foreign debt.他对该国外债的偿还作出了限制。 17. Voters cut councillors' pay and limited them to one staff member each.选民削减了市政会委员的薪酬, 并且限定他们每人只配一个工作人员。 18. This would limit unemployment to around 2.5 million.这会将失业人数削减到250万左右。 19. Men should limit themselves to 20 units of alcohol a week.男性一周饮酒量不应超过20个单位。 20. The protests were not limited to New York.抗议活动不只限于纽约。 21. Entry to this prize draw is limited to U.K. residents.这次抽奖仅限英国居民参加。 22. The teacher limited her to 800 words for her composition.老师将她的作文限定在800字以内。 23. Class membership is limited to 20.班级人数限定在20名以内。 24. We should limit the expenses.我们应该节省开支。 25. to limit an estate over to someone将一份产业判定给某人 26. the failure showed the limits of British power.这次失败表明了英国实力的阈界。 27. the 10-minute limit on speeches.十分钟的讲演时限。 28. there was no limit to his imagination.他有无限的想象力。 29. the city limits.城市的范围。 30. the upper limit of the tidal reaches.海潮的最高点。 31. Mary Ann tried everyone's patience to the limit.玛丽安让大家忍无可忍了。 32. other horses were reaching their limit.其它的马都要到体力的极限了。 33. an age limit.年龄限制。 34. a weight limit.体重限制。 35. a 30 mph limit.限速每小时30英里。 36. the risk of drinkers inadvertently going over the limit.不慎超限量饮酒的危险。 37. try to limit the amount you drink.限制你的饮酒量。 38. class sizes are limited to a maximum of 10.班级人数最多限定10人。 39. [as adj. limiting]a limiting factor.限制性因素。 40. they declared the site off limits.他们宣布该地禁止入内。 41. there was no topic that was off limits for discussion.没有什么禁止讨论的话题。 42. a speed/age/time limit速度╱年龄╱时间限制 43. He was fined for exceeding the speed limit.他开车超速而被罚款。 44. There's a limit to the amount of time I'm prepared to spend on this.我准备花在这上面的时间是有限度的。 45. the city limits市区范围 46. Lorries are not allowed within a two-mile limit of the town centre.市中心两英里范围内不准卡车行驶。 47. In China families are limited to just one child.在中国，每个家庭只可以生一个孩子。 48. He has reached the limit of his endurance.他已经达到忍耐的极限。 49. "In training, she pushed her body to its physical limits."训练中，她达到了身体的极限。 50. He tries to be creative within the limits of conventional journalism.他努力在传统新闻的限度内进行创新。 51. Space travel tests the (outer) limits of human capabilities.太空旅行考验人类能力的极限。 52. "It's important to exercise, but you need to know your limits. [=you need to know how much you are able to do]"锻炼固然重要，但你得清楚自己的极限。 53. "I'm trying to be patient with him, but I've just about reached my limit. [=reached the point where I can no longer be patient]"我尽量对他耐心些，但我已经快到忍无可忍的地步了。 54. There are limits to what I can put up with from him!我对他的容忍是有限度的！ 55. There's no limit to what we can accomplish [=we can accomplish anything] if we work hard enough.只要足够努力，我们就能做成任何事。 56. There seems to be no limit to his enthusiasm. = His enthusiasm seems to know no limit(s).他的热情似乎无穷无尽。 57. Parents need to set limits for their children. = Parents need to set/place/impose limits on (the behavior of) their children.父母需要定下规矩以约束子女（的行为）。 58. They must not go beyond these limits. = They must not exceed these limits.他们不得逾越这些界限。 59. Two drinks is my limit. [=I stop after having two drinks]两杯是我的上限。 60. "When you take the test, you'll have a time limit. [=you will have to complete the test within a certain amount of time]"你需要在规定时间内完成测试。 61. The lower age limit for voting is 18. [=you cannot vote unless you are at least 18 years old]参加选举的最低年龄是18岁。 62. There are three high schools within the city limits. [=within the city]市内有三所高中。 63. They ventured far beyond the limits of civilization.他们的冒险远远超出了文明的界限。 64. at the outer limits of the solar system太阳系的外围界限 65. He was arrested for driving over the limit.他因酒后驾驶被拘留。 66. He keeps forgetting his wife's birthday: he really is the limit! [=too much]他总是忘记妻子的生日，真是让人无法容忍！ 67. He forgot his wife's birthday again. Isn't that the limit!他又一次忘记了妻子的生日，这难道不是太过分了吗！ 68. You can achieve anything if you really want to. The sky's the limit.只要你真想做，任何事都能做成。凡事皆有可能。 69. Our resources have been stretched to the limit. [=we have used all of our resources]我们的资源已经被用至极限。 70. My schedule is filled to the limit. [=my schedule is completely filled]我的日程表安排得不能再满了。 71. "They told us that we could do whatever we liked, within (certain) limits."他们告诉我们，在（一定）限度内，我们想做什么都可以。 72. allowing costs to increase without limit允许成本无限增加 73. We need to find ways to limit expenses.我们需要设法限制开销。 74. He tried to limit the damage to his reputation by blaming other people.他试图通过指责他人使自己名誉少受损害。 75. A factor limiting our country's economic performance is its lack of resources.阻碍我国经济发展的一个因素就是资源匮乏。 76. His political enemies have tried to limit [=restrict] his power.他的政敌们试图限制他的权力。 77. The hospital limits [=restricts] visits to 30 minutes.医院将探视时间限定在30分钟之内。 78. Our lack of money limits our options.缺乏资金限制了我们的选择。 79. Visits are limited to 30 minutes. [=visits must not be longer than 30 minutes]探访时间限定在30分钟内。 80. The damage from the fire was limited to the rear of the building. [=only the rear of the building was damaged by the fire]大火造成的破坏仅限于建筑物的背面。 81. Our lack of money limits [=restricts] us to fewer options.缺乏资金让我们没有太多的选择。 82. "Because of our lack of money, we have to limit ourselves to fewer options."由于资金缺乏，我们只好缩小选择范围。 83. Guests are limited to visits of no longer than 30 minutes.来客的访问时间限定在30分钟以内。 84. We are limited to fewer options by our lack of money.由于缺乏资金，我们的选择较少。