maximum sentence/penalty/fine etc• Although the court found that she was not a militantmember of the guerrilla group, she received a maximum sentence.• The maximum sentence is six months in jail or a £2,000 fine.• Despite that, he received the maximum sentence: life.• In Oregon, removal of a roadkill can carry a maximum fine of $ 2,500 and a year in jail.• He faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $ 250,000 fine.• It carries a longer maximum sentence of ten years.• OfficerJohn Middleton barely avoidedlosing his badge, receiving a 240-hour suspension, the maximum penalty short of dismissal.• The maximum fine upon convictions for breach of the order is £200.
maximum2 ●●●S3W3AWL noun [countableC]
BIGthe largest number or amount that is possible or is allowed 〔可能或可允许的〕最大量,最大值SYN minimum
maximum of
He faces a maximum of seven years in prison.
他面临最高7年的刑期。
The company will reimburse you up to a maximum of $1,000.
公司最多将补偿你1,000美元。
We might have a third child, but that’s the absolute maximum.
我们可能会要第三个孩子,但这绝对是极限了。
nCOLLOCATIONS
adjectives
an absolute maximum
Entries are limited to an absolute maximum of 100 words.
the statutory/legal maximum (=one set by law)
The legal maximum for election contributions was $1,000.
the agreed/stipulated/recommended maximum (=one that is agreed between people)
A pregnant woman should drink no more than the recommended maximum of 4 units per week.
verbs
have a maximum
Each submarine will have a maximum of 128 warheads.
reach a maximum
These sheep reach a maximum of 70 kg at adulthood.
exceed a maximum
The fine must not exceed the statutory maximum.
limit/restrict to a maximum
The amount you will have to pay is limited to 10% of the total.
allow a maximum
To lose weight, allow yourself only 1,500 calories per day.
Examples from the Corpus
maximum• Any one application must not exceed £1,000 and a maximum of three applications in three years can be made.• The salesperiod will have a minimum of one week and a maximum of two months.• Individuals may donate a maximum of $1000 to the campaign.• They can take up to 30 people - we were normally a maximum of 12.• If your secondshothits you can fire yet again, and so on, up to a maximum of six shots.• Tourists can stay up to a maximum of 90 days.• A maximum of 10 users may be specified at each DC-ACCESS keyword.• By the mid-1900s the sensitivity of the originaldesign had reached its maximum.• You don't have to wait long for a new passport - 3 weeks is about the maximum.• Thirty students per class is the maximum.• On this album I think the maximum was about thirty.• The maximum of movement, he wrote, with the maximum of stillness.