limit
limit
英[ˈlɪmɪt]美[ˈlɪmɪt]
n.极限，限制，界限，范围；
v.限制，限量，使限于；
复数：limits;
第三人称单数：limits;
过去式：limited;
现在分词：limiting;
例句
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。
There isn't a limit to everything.对每件事情没有什么限制。
We should limit the expenses.我们应该节省开支。
extrapolation to the limit外推极限法
The driver exceeds the speed limit.那位司机超速驾车。
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today . (Franklin Roosevelt , American president)实现明天理想的唯一障碍是今天的疑虑。 (美国总统 罗斯福.出自：英语名言
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.实现明天理想的唯一障碍是今天的疑虑。 ——Franklin Roosevelt美国总统罗斯福出自：英语名言
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.----Franklin Roosevelt实现明天理想的唯一障碍是今天的疑虑.----罗斯福出自：英语名言
to reduce the speed limit in built-up areas在楼房林立的地区降低*高车速限制
Number of Stars; Electromagnetic Spectrum Limit.恒星数 、 电磁波谱极限.
英语六级真题
Marketers must qualify their claims on the product packaging and limit them to a specific benefit, such as how much of the product is recycled.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文To limit the FAA's functions.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Yet improvement won’t come easily, it won’t come overnight and there are limits beyond which not even science can take us.
出自-2015年12月听力原文It is also of concern that the misguided advice that students should speak only English is given primarily to poor families with limited educational opportunities, not to wealthier families who have many educational advantages.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文If families do not know English or have limited English skills themselves, how can they communicate in English
出自-2013年12月阅读原文One free social networking website turned out to successful because it limited each posting to one hundred and forty characters.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文In the meantime, the amount of CO2 in the air is rapidly approaching the limits proposed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
出自-2012年6月阅读原文refers to concentration of resources in a limited number of universities.
出自-2011年12月阅读原文concentration of resources in a limited number of universities
出自-2011年12月阅读原文That's because the quest for a unified theory that would account for all the forces of nature has pushed current mathematics to its limits.
出自-2010年12月阅读原文Einstein pushed mathematics almost to its limits
出自-2010年12月阅读原文People nowadays seem to have the sense that their time has become more limited.
出自-2014年6月听力原文We will have to limit the registration.
出自-2012年6月听力原文Limit the number of participants in the conference
出自-2012年6月听力原文They hope to do miracles with limited resources.
出自-2011年6月听力原文Apple's stance on these issues emerged post-Snowden, when the company started putting in place a series of technologies that, by default, make use of encryption to limit access to people's data.
2017年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section BExperts said that whether or not Apple loses this specific case, measures that it could put into place in the future will almost certainly be able to further limit the government's reach.
2017年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
极限
A limit is the greatest amount, extent, or degree of something that is possible.
例句
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。There is no limit to how much fresh fruit you can eat in a day...每天食用多少新鲜水果都可以。N-COUNT
（特定的）限期，限额，限度
A limit of a particular kind is the largest or smallest amount of something such as time or money that is allowed because of a rule, law, or decision.
例句
The three month time limit will be up in mid-June...3个月的限期截至6月中旬。The economic affairs minister announced limits on petrol sales.经济部长宣布了对石油销售的限制。N-COUNT
（区域的）界限
The limit of an area is its boundary or edge.
例句
...the city limits of Baghdad.巴格达市区N-PLURAL
（可能行动或结果的）范围
The limits of a situation are the facts involved in it which make only some actions or results possible.
例句
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。He outlined the limits of British power.他勾画了英国的势力范围。VERB
限制；限定
If you limit something, you prevent it from becoming greater than a particular amount or degree.
例句
He limited payments on the country's foreign debt...他对该国外债的偿还作出了限制。The view was that the economy would grow by 2.25 per cent. This would limit unemployment to around 2.5 million.这一观点认为经济将会增长2.25%，这将把失业人数限定在250万左右。VERB
使（某人）受限
If you limit yourself to something, or if someone or something limits you, the number of things that you have or do is reduced.
例句
It is now accepted that men should limit themselves to 20 units of alcohol a week...现在人们已经接受，男性一周饮酒量不应超过20个单位。Voters cut councillors' pay and limited them to one staff member each.选民削减了市*会委员的薪酬，并且限定他们每人只配一个工作人员。VERB
（使）限于（某一地方或群体）
If something is limited to a particular place or group of people, it exists only in that place, or is had or done only by that group.
例句
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 UK residents.这次抽奖只限英国公民参加。PHRASE
禁止进入
If an area or a place is off limits, you are not allowed to go there.
例句
A one-mile area around the wreck is still off limits...沉船方圆一英里内仍然禁止进入。These establishments are off limits to ordinary citizens.这些建筑禁止普通公民入内。PHRASE
被禁止
If you say that something is off limits, you mean that you are not allowed to do it.
例句
Smoking was off limits everywhere.到处都禁止吸烟。PHRASE
（驾驶时）血液中酒精浓度超标的
If someone is over the limit, they have drunk more alcohol than they are legally allowed to when driving a vehicle.
例句
If police breathalyse me and find I am over the limit I face a long ban...如果**对我作呼气测醉试验，发现我饮酒过量，我将会被禁驾很长时间。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。PHRASE
没有任何限制；一切都是可能的（或能达到的）
If you say the sky is the limit, you mean that there is nothing to prevent someone or something from being very successful.
例句
They have found that, in terms of both salary and career success, the sky is the limit.他们发现，就收入和事业成功来讲，多高都有可能的。PHRASE
在一定范围内；有限度地
If you add within limits to a statement, you mean that it is true or applies only when talking about reasonable or normal situations.
例句
In the circumstances we'll tell you what we can, within limits, of course, and in confidence.在这种情况下，我们会把能告诉你的都告诉你，当然这是有限度的，而且需要保密。英汉词典释义
vt.
限制; 限定
He must limit the number of cigarettes he smokes.他必须限制他抽烟的数目。限量；减量
减少；削减
We should limit the expenses.我们应该节省开支。【法律】确定；确切指派
n.
境界; 界限; 限度
There isn't a limit to everything.对每件事情没有什么限制。限额,极限；限量
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。令人无法忍受的人[事物]
英英词典释义
Noun
1. the greatest possible degree of something;
"what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior""to the limit of his ability"2. final or latest limiting point
3. the boundary of a specific area
4. as far as something can go
5. the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
6. the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed;
"there are limits on the amount you can bet""it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight"Verb
1. place limits on (extent or access);
"restrict the use of this parking lot""limit the time you can spend with your friends"2. restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
3. decide upon or fix definitely;
"fix the variables""specify the parameters"行业词典
体育： 限制；比赛规定时间；
医学： 限度，界限，范围，极限；
数学： 极限；
法律： 限制；限定；
船舶： 极限值；。由国家指定的**组织制定并经主管机关批准的对设备、分系统、系统电磁发射和敏感度要求。通常在单对数坐标上用折线表示，也可用数据表示。；
