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lim·it1 /ˈlɪmɪt/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countableC]  
1  greatest/least allowed 最大/最小的限度LIMIT the greatest or least amount, number, speed etc that is allowed 限度，极限
 a 55 mph speed limit
55英里的时速限制
limit for
 There’s no age limit for applicants.
申请者不受年龄限制。
limit to/on
 My wife and I set a limit on how much we spend on clothes.
我和妻子给服装的开支设定了一个限额。
above/over/below a limit
 Pesticide levels in drinking water are already above legal limits in many areas.
许多地区的饮用水中所含杀虫剂浓度已超出法定限度。
2  greatest amount possible 可能的最大量 (also limits)LIMIT the greatest possible amount of something that can exist or be obtained 〔现有的或可获取的〕最大量，极限
limit of
 the limits of human knowledge
人类知识的极限
 He’d reached the limit of his patience.
他的忍耐到了极限。
 Our finances are already stretched to the limit (=we do not have any extra money).
我们的财力已经用到了极限。
 There’s no limit to what you can do if you try.
如果你努力的话，成就无可限量。
3  place 地方 (also limits)LIMIT the furthest point or edge of a place, often one that must not be passed 〔常指不可以通过的〕界限，边界
 He had not been outside the limits of the prison walls for 20 years.
他已经20年没出过监狱高墙了。
 The public is not allowed within a 2-mile limit of the missile site.
公众不得进入导弹发射场两英里范围内。
 Los Angeles city limits
洛杉矶的市区范围
4  off limits FORBID
a) beyond the area where someone is allowed to go 禁止入内的
 That area of beach was off limits to us ‘city kids’.
我们“城市孩子”不得进入那个沙滩区域。
b) beyond what you are allowed to do or have 不容涉足的
 His private life is off limits to the press.
他的私生活不容媒体涉足。
Examples from the Corpus
off limits• The basement was always off limits to us kids.• Nearly one-quarter of the land will be completely off limits to development.• Social Security, 25 percent of all spending for other than interest on the debt, has been declared off limits.• Rumour has it that these are children with learning difficulties; off limits to our group of visiting helpers.• Consequently there is no topic that is off limits for discussion, even if a few are off limits for experimentation.• People's reaction to loss remains one of society's least understood and most off limits topics for discussion.• However; it was off limits for Robbie to hit or scratch his sister.• Unlike most group discussions, nothing was off limits.
5  within limits LIMITwithin the time, level, amount etc considered acceptable 在合理限度内
 You can come and go when you want – within limits.
你可以自由来去——但要有分寸。
Examples from the Corpus
within limits• A trial is first performed to show efficacy and, within limits, to quantify the effect.• Customs agents have the power to value imports and, within limits, charge a range of tariff rates.• Voters were offered real choices, within limits.• He respects, looks up to, objects placed on a pedestal ... but only within limits!• It is possible, within limits, to assess a physical disability.• You can decorate the apartment yourself - within limits, of course.
6. be over the limit DRUNKto have drunk more alcohol than is legal or safe for driving 〔驾驶〕饮酒过量
Examples from the Corpus
be over the limit• In a large proportion of fatal accidents it is found that one driver is over the limit.• Other estimates suggest that casualties in accidents where the driver is over the limit could be in excess of 35,000 annually.• He was caught driving over the limit and had to pay a large fine.• He was over the limit and will now lose his licence.
7  know your limits informalKNOW somebody to know what you are good at doing and what you are not good at 知道自己的长处和短处
 I know my limits. I’m not an administrator.
我有自知之明，我不是搞管理的料。
Examples from the Corpus
know your limits• The Profitboss does so much and no more, knowing his limits.• These lunchtime drinkers know their limits, or at least most of them do.• I know my limits, and I'm not a great runner.• Ford says she may be good at her job, but she knows her limits.
8  have your limits spokenRIGHT/PROPER to have a set of rules about what is reasonable behaviour, and to not accept behaviour that does not follow these rules 有自己的原则
 I have my limits. You will not use that kind of nasty language in class.
我有我的原则，你在课堂上不能用那种污秽的语言。
Examples from the Corpus
have your limits• Denial does have its limits, though, whiteout being one of them.• Joey is just kidding, but even I have my limits.• I have my limits. You will not use that kind of nasty language in my class.• Even saints, it seems, have their limits.• But those official data sources have their limits.• In a broader context, however, these variations have their limits.• Alternatively it was seen by some as a warning to the opposition that the process of democratization would have its limits.
 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
set a limit (also impose a limit formal) 设定限度
Set a time limit for the completion of the task.
要给该工作设定完成时限。
put a limit on something 给某物设限
We have to put a limit on the number of participants.
我们必须限定参与人数。
exceed a limit (=go beyond a limit) 超出限定
He reported a driver for exceeding the speed limit.
他举报一名司机超速行驶。
go over a limit (=go beyond a limit) 超出限度
Borrowers who go over the spending limit set by the credit card company are penalised.
借款人若超出信用卡公司设定的消费限额，将受到处罚。
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + limit
an upper/lower limit (=the highest/lowest amount allowed) 上限/下限
There is no upper limit on the amount you can borrow.
你的借款额没有上限。
nEnsure the temperature in the aquarium does not fall below the lower limit.
a strict limit 严格的限制
There are strict limits on spending.
支出有严格的限制。
a legal limit (=a limit set by law) 法定限度
The alcohol in his blood was four times more than the legal limit.
他血液中的酒精浓度超出法定限度四倍。
the speed limit 速度限制
Too many people go over the speed limit in residential areas.
有太多人在住宅区内超速。
a time limit 时间限制
nThe time limit for making a claim is three months.
an age limit 年龄限制
nThe lower age limit for entering the Royal Marines is sixteen.
a weight/height limit 重量/高度限制
nThe weight limit per bag is 20 kilos.
spending limits 开支限制
nThere are strict spending limits imposed by law on all candidates.
term limits American EnglishAmE (=limits on how much time a politician can spend in office) 任期年限
nShould Senators be subject to term limits?
 THESAURUS
limit the highest number, speed, temperature etc that is allowed by a law or rule 〔数量、速度、温度等的〕规定限度
nHe borrowed money up to the limit that the bank allowed.
The speed limit is 65 m.p.h.
限速为65英里/小时。
There’s no limit on the amount of money that may be brought into the US.
美国对携款入境的数额没有限制。
Pollution levels are over the official limit.
污染水平已超出官方限值。
nSome families set limits on how much they spend on each other’s Christmas present.
restrictions rules or laws that strictly control what you are allowed to do 〔规章或法律的〕限制，约束
Travel restrictions might reduce the spread of the disease.
旅行限制或可减缓疾病传播。
nUnions are pressing for restrictions on steel imports from Japan.
nBecause of restrictions on reporting, newspapers were not allowed to cover the story.
New restrictions have been imposed on immigration.
移民已受到新的限制。
limitations limits on what a person or thing is able to do – used especially when you would like to be able to do more 〔对能力或权力的〕制约，限制；局限
The president was unwilling to accept limitations on his power.
总统不愿接受对其权力的限制。
the limitations of the computer system
计算机系统的局限
Hikers should know their physical limitations and not take unnecessary risks.
远足者应了解自身体力极限，不做无谓的冒险。
constraints facts or conditions that limit what you can do, for example not having enough time, money etc 〔时间、财力等的〕限制
Financial constraints are forcing many people in their twenties to live with their parents.
限于财力，许多人年满20岁仍不得不和父母同住。
The last part of the show had to be cut because of time constraints.
由于时间有限，不得不剪去节目的最后部分。
nThe constraints of prison life are sometimes too much for people to bear.
nmaximum the largest number or amount that is possible, normal, or allowed
Classes have a maximum of twenty students.
What’s the maximum you can earn before you have to pay tax?
nminimum the smallest number or amount that is possible or allowed
He was sentenced to a minimum of 25 years in prison.
Our aim is to reduce the number of accidents to an absolute minimum.
nceiling the largest number or amount of something that is officially allowed
There is a ceiling on the amount of foreign investment.
Import quotas may rise from the present ceiling of 18.5 million to 20 million.
Congress was once again considering raising the federal debt ceiling.
Examples from the Corpus
limit• The following cases examine the scope and limits of school authority to regulate different types of student publications.• Unfortunately, this request didn't come within the trust beneficiary limits.• Are you at, or near, your credit limit?• There's no limit on the amount of money that may be brought into the US.• Pollution levels in the water were found to be over the official limit.• Their job is to make sure that no-one flies beyond their own limits and those of the aircraft.• He is prevented from owning more because of both foreign ownership and cross-media ownership limits.• Some families set limits on how much they spend on each other's Christmas present.• The Interstate speed limit is 65 m.p.h.• The speed limit is 65 mph.• Cheltenham Borough Council wants to save the money to meet government spending limits.• I feel that I have pushed the limits of his patience.• He borrowed money up to the limit that the bank allowed.• As cognitive development reaches an upper limit with full attainment of formal operations, so too does affective development.
limit to/on• There's a limit on the time you have to take the test.• There are limits to what technology can achieve in the absence of sustained, high-level government interest in agricultural policy.• My purpose has been limited to increasing a level of awareness, rather than attempting to supply solutions.• And even limited to plenitude, they seem only implicitly supportive.• The idea is not new, nor is it limited to the fringes.• It turned out that that impact was not limited to volcanic eruptions.• This method of control is principally limited to geographical or ecological islands and perennial crops.• Everyone has to put limits on their emotional engagement with others - comprehensive engagement would be intolerable.• Are there limits on the amounts the policy will pay during your lifetime?
limit of• the limits of human knowledge
city limits• Since then, 1,434 other people have been been killed in the city limits.• People who reside inside the city limits make up 60 percent of the population of the community.• Inside the city limits a prowl car was parked.• I stumbled out of town with barely enough strength to reach the city limits.• From the Bypass east to the city limits, the A71 has been built as a dual carriageway, 7.3 metres wide.• Have a car ready to take me to the city limits.• The would-be acquirer is said to live within the city limits of Santa Clara, California.• The city limits encompassed 91 square miles, and the water bill for the average household was $ 8.
limit2 ●●● S3 W2 verb  
1  [transitiveT]LIMIT to stop an amount or number from increasing beyond a particular point 〔在量、数上〕限制，限定
 a decision to limit imports of foreign cars
限制进口外国汽车的决定
limit something to something
 Seating is limited to 500.
座位限定在 500个。
2  [transitiveT]PREVENT to stop someone from doing what they want or from developing and improving beyond a particular point 限制，制约〔某人的发展等〕
3  be limited to something ONLYto exist or happen only in a particular place, group, or area of activity 局限于某处[团体，范围]
Examples from the Corpus
be limited to something• The liability of members is limited to £1 each.• Both trips are limited to 15 participants.• Classes are limited to 25 children.• Labour hours are expected to be limited to 800 next year.• About eighty were injured, and most of the property damage was limited to broken windows and overturned cars.• Roberts was limited to nine minutes of action on Friday against Utah.• The damage was limited to the roof.• With this technique the activity is limited to the tumour cells.• If that means the hunt is limited to those physically capable of the trek, then so be it.
Examples from the Corpus
limit• Let's limit our discussion to the facts in the report.• As long as the problems being addressed were limited, the degree of acceptable organizational change was limited.• The higher toll should limit the number of cars on the bridge.• The new law limits the number of foreign cars that can be imported.• The agreement in Washington has muffled the many disagreements encountered along this road by limiting the West's aims.• It was limited to five hundred copies and afterwards the type was destroyed.• However, it was limited to one particular unit.• Men hold most of the top jobs, and this limits women's opportunities for promotion.• Think space appeal here, and limit your opener to two to five lines.• As you look for material to write about, don't limit yourself to other people's ideas.
limit something to something• Seating is limited to 500.
limit yourself to something• He had ranged ahead, limiting himself to brusque commands and a variety of signals.• In this regard, do not limit yourself to experts.• The system made no attempt to determine deep structure parses, limiting itself to finding surface parse trees.• Despite the title and setting, he heroically limits himself to only one Elvis.• The shorter ones among them generally limit themselves to praise-affirmations but do not as yet have any particular type of conclusion.• In contrast, governments that put steering and rowing within the same organization limit themselves to relatively narrow strategies.• In arguing this I shall limit myself to the internal characteristics of the National Curriculum.• Behavioural psychologists prefer to limit themselves to the physically observable.• I limit myself to two cups of coffee a day.
From Longman Business Dictionary
limitlim·it1 /ˈlɪmɪt/ noun [countableC]
the greatest amount, size, number etc that is possible or allowed
The contract specifies various time limits and penalty clauses.
Insurance cover for deep-freeze goods is free of charge up to a limit of £500.
→ credit limit → floor limit
limitlimit2 verb [transitiveT]
1to stop something going beyond a particular point
The costs of limiting air pollution are difficult to determine.
limit something to something
The law limits political donations to $500 from each voter.
2to reduce the amount, number etc of something a person or organization may have
limit somebody/something to something
Subscribers were limited to twenty shares each.
Origin limit1
(1300-1400) French limite, from Latin limes “edge, boundary”
lim·it1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1limit2 verb
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