limit
n.限度，限制；［pl.］范围 vt.限制，限定
释义2：
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◙ noun1. a point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass• 界限 »the failure showed the limits of British power. 这次失败表明了英国实力的阈界。 »the 10-minute limit on speeches. 十分钟的讲演时限。 »there was no limit to his imagination. 他有无限的想象力。 [常作limits] the terminal point or boundary of an area or movement• （地区或活动的）范围 »the city limits. 城市的范围。 »the upper limit of the tidal reaches. 海潮的最高点。 the furthest extent of one's physical or mental endurance• （体力或脑力的）极限 »Mary Ann tried everyone's patience to the limit. 玛丽安让大家忍无可忍了。 »other horses were reaching their limit. 其它的马都要到体力的极限了。2. a restriction on the size or amount of something permissible or possible• 限制 »an age limit. 年龄限制。 »a weight limit. 体重限制。 a speed limit• 速度限制 »a 30 mph limit. 限速每小时30英里。 [亦作legal limit] the maximum concentration of alcohol in the blood that the law allows in the driver of a motor vehicle• （法律允许的机动车驾驶员血液的）最高酒精浓度 »the risk of drinkers inadvertently going over the limit. 不慎超限量饮酒的危险。3. [Mathematics] a point or value which a sequence, function, or sum of a series can be made to approach progressively, until they are as close to it as desired• [数] 极限◙ (limited, limiting)1. [with obj.] set or serve as a limit to• 限制 »try to limit the amount you drink. 限制你的饮酒量。 »class sizes are limited to a maximum of 10. 班级人数最多限定10人。 »[as adj. limiting] a limiting factor. 限制性因素。【IDIOMS】
◘ be the limit1. [informal] be intolerably troublesome or irritating• [非正式] 十分讨厌的，令人气恼的◘ off limits1. out of bounds• 禁止入内 »they declared the site off limits. 他们宣布该地禁止入内。 »there was no topic that was off limits for discussion. 没有什么禁止讨论的话题。◘ within limits1. moderately; up to a point• 适度地，在某范围内◘ without limit1. with no restriction• 没有限制【派生】
♦ limitative adjective【语源】
1. late Middle English: from Latin limes, limit- 'boundary, frontier'. The verb is from Latin limitare, from limes
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