limit
limit
noun
be the limit
limitative
adjective
语源
noun
- 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。 - 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。 - (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
- [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。
be the limit
- (informal)be intolerably troublesome or irritating
(非正式)十分讨厌的，令人气恼的
- 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。
- moderately; up to a point
适度地，在某范围内
- with no restriction
没有限制
limitative
adjective
语源
- late Middle English: from Latin limes, limit- 'boundary, frontier'. The verb is from Latin limitare, from limes
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