英汉词典

limit 基本解释

• n. 限制；限度；界线
• vt. 限制；限定

limit 词态变化

limit 中文词源

来自拉丁语limitem,边界，界限。引申词义界限，限制。

limit 英文词源

limit

limit: [14] Latin līmes originally denoted a ‘path between fields’, but it became extended metaphorically to any ‘boundary’ or ‘limit’, and that was the sense in which English acquired it (in its stem form līmit-).
=> lintel

limit (n.)

c. 1400, "boundary, frontier," from Old French limite "a boundary," from Latin limitem (nominative limes) "a boundary, limit, border, embankment between fields," related to limen "threshold." Originally of territory; general sense from early 15c. Colloquial sense of "the very extreme, the greatest degree imaginable" is from 1904.

limit (v.)

late 14c., from Old French limiter "mark (a boundary), restrict; specify," from Latin limitare "to bound, limit, fix," from limes "boundary, limit" (see limit (n.)). Related: limited; limiting.

limit 词组搭配

limit 英文释义

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"

limit 同义词解析

border, bounds, boundary, frontier, limit

这些名词均含有"边界，边境"之意。

border： 多指国与国之间或两地区的分界处，即分界线附近的边缘部分。

bounds： 常与boundary换用，指土地边界，但意思不如boundary明确，主要用于抽象事物和文学作品中。

boundary： 侧重地图上正式标定的、双方遵守的边界，也可指较小行政单位间的界线。

frontier： 指两国接壤的前沿地区，属于各国的国境和边疆，多指设防的边界。

limit： 含义广泛，常用作复数。指任何界限、范围、分界线外面的部分，可指有形或无形的东西。

limit, confine, restrict

这些动词均有"限制，限定"之意。

limit： 一般指事先确定空间、时间或数量的极限，一旦超越限度，就会造成不良结果。当然也可指不事先规定，而且自然的或固有的界限。

confine： 侧重施加不可逾越的限制，有时暗示束缚、囚禁。

restrict： 指把某人或物限制在一定范围之内。

limit 双语例句

1. In some cases there is a mini-mum age limit.

有些情况下有最低年龄限制。

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2. They struggled to limit the cost by enforcing a low-tech specification.

他们通过实施低技术规格拼命限制成本。

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3. The three month time limit will be up in mid-June.

3个月的限期截至6月中旬。

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4. He was nearly three times over the drink drive limit.

他超过醉酒驾驶规定标准快三倍了。

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5. A speed limit of 30 mph was introduced in built-up areas.

在建筑密集区域，车速限制为每小时30英里。

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limit 实用场景例句

There is a limit to the amount of pain we can bear.

我们能忍受的疼痛是有限度的。

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The team performed to the limit of its capabilities.

这个队已竭尽全力。

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She knew the limits of her power.

她知道自己的权限。

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to push/stretch/test sb/sth to the limit

推 / 拉 / 考查某人（或某物）达到限度

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His arrogance knew (= had) no limits .

他极其傲慢。

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a time/speed/age limit

时间 / 速度 / 年龄限制

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The EU has set strict limits on levels of pollution.

欧盟对污染程度作了严格的限制。

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They were travelling at a speed that was double the legal limit .

他们正以两倍于法定限速的速度行驶。

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You can't drive─you're over the limit (= you have drunk more alcohol than is legal when driving) .

你饮酒过量，不能驾车。

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We were reaching the limits of civilization.

我们快到蛮荒地界了。

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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。

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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。

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The three month time limit will be up in mid-June...

3个月的限期截至6月中旬。

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The economic affairs minister announced limits on petrol sales.

经济部长宣布了对石油销售的限制。

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...the city limits of Baghdad.

巴格达市区

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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。

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He outlined the limits of British power.

他勾画了英国的势力范围。

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He limited payments on the country's foreign debt...

他对该国外债的偿还作出了限制。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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The protests were not limited to New York...

抗议活动不只限于纽约。

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Entry to this prize draw is limited to UK residents.

这次抽奖只限英国公民参加。

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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。

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These establishments are off limits to ordinary citizens.

这些建筑禁止普通公民入内。

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Smoking was off limits everywhere.

到处都禁止吸烟。

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If police breathalyse me and find I am over the limit I face a long ban...

如果警察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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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