单词 | limit |
释义 | limit¹ 1.(maximum)限度;极限;限制 (farthest extent)界限;界线 Marsha's tolerance reached its limit.玛莎的忍耐已到了极限。 He outlined the limits of British power.他界定了英国势力的界限。 there is no limit to sth某事没有限制 There is no limit to how much fruit you can eat.你吃多少水果没有限制。 to the limitorto sb's/sth's limits到达(某人/某事物的)极限 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。 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。 within the limits of sth在某事物的范围内 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。 2.(allowance)限额 a limit on sth某物的限额 There was a limit on what we could buy.我们能买多少东西有一个限额。 weight limit重量限制 to be over the limit<英>超过限度(或限额) 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。 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。 See alsotime limit 3.+of area, city范围;界限 the southern limits of the area这个地区南部的界限 the city limits of Kinshasa金沙萨的市界 4.【数】(value to which a function approaches)(函数的)极限 5.【数】(a value to which a sequence approaches)(数列的)极限 6.【数】(the limit of a sequence of partial sums)(部分和序列的)极限 7.【数】(one of the two specified values)(定积分的)上(或下)限 8.to be the limit<非正式,过时>太过分;让人无法忍受 Honestly, British men are the limit sometimes!说真的, 英国人有时真让人受不了! 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? 9.the sky is the limit没有任何限制;一切都是可能的(或能达到的) 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。 See alsolimits limit² 1.(restrict)限制;限定 The government plans to limit military expenditure.政府计划限定军费开支。 He limited payments on the country's foreign debt.他对该国外债的偿还作出了限制。 to limit sb/sth to sth把某人/某物限定至… 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。 This would limit unemployment to around 2.5 million.这会将失业人数削减到250万左右。 to limit yourself to sth把自己限定在某范围 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。 to be limited to sth/sb局限于某物/某人 The protests were not limited to New York.抗议活动不只限于纽约。 Entry to this prize draw is limited to U.K. residents.这次抽奖仅限英国居民参加。 2.【律】限定;规定 |
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