ADJECTIVE | VERB + LIMIT | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤outer外部界限▸➤northern, southern, etc.北部、南部等界限▸➤three-mile, etc. * 3 英里等的界限➤city, town (both especially NAmE) 市界;鎮界◇a few miles outside of the city limits市界數英里之外➤annual, daily, etc.年度、每日等限量◇Four cups of coffee is my daily limit.4 杯咖啡是我一天的限量。➤term (especially NAmE) 任期時限◇term limits for members of Congress國會成員的任期限制➤lifetime終生的限制◇a lifetime limit of five years for welfare support一生中享受福利救濟不超過 5 年的限制➤absolute, extreme, ultimate極限◇I can offer you $50 but that's my absolute limit.我可以給你出 50 美元,但這是我能出的最高數額了。◇The vessel is operating at the extreme limits of the acceptable ranges.這艘船正在可接受範圍的極限處作業。➤higher, maximum, upper上限▸➤lower, minimum下限▸➤severe, strict, stringent, tight嚴格的限制◇The application must be made within a strict time limit.必須在限期內提出申請,過時不候。➤narrow狹小的限制範圍◇We are forced to operate within relatively narrow limits.我們被迫在相對狹小的範圍內進行操作。➤arbitrary隨意的限制◇the EU's arbitrary limits on fiscal policy歐盟對財政政策的隨意限制➤finite有限限度◇the idea that the planet has finite limits行星有一定限度的觀念➤age, height, size, speed, temperature, time, weight年齡/高度/大小/速度/溫度/時間/重量限制◇There's a weight limit on the bridge.這座橋有載重限制。➤physical生理局限➤practical實際極限◇There's a practical limit to how small a portable computer can be.便攜式電腦到底能做多小是有實際極限的。➤inherent內在的限制◇the inherent limits of the hardware硬件本身的限制➤safe, safety安全限制◇The temperature is within safe operating limits.溫度處於安全操作範圍之內。➤exposure接觸限制◇the exposure limits to this group of chemicals該類化學品的接觸限制➤emission排放限制◇The same emission limits apply to all engines.相同的排放限制適用於所有發動機。➤budget, contribution, credit, financial, income, overdraft, spending預算/養老金/信貸/財政/收入/透支/支出限額◇the IRS contribution limits美國國稅局規定的養老金繳納限額◇I don't want to go over my overdraft limit.我不想超出我的透支限額。➤constitutional, legal, prescribed, statutory憲法/法律/規定的/立法限制▸➤acceptable, allowable, appropriate, permissible, reasonable, recommended可接受的/允許的/適當的/准許的/合理的/建議的限額➤clear, specific明確的/具體的限制◇Establish clear limits, but keep rules to a minimum.設定明確的限制,但規則數目應該盡量少。➤established, fixed, set, specified設定的限度;規定的限度;明確的限制◇Most credit card issuers have set limits on how low rates can go.多數信用卡發行機構都設有費用低限。➤posted (NAmE) 標示的限制◇The posted speed limit is 35 mph.標示的限速是每小時 35 英里。➤normal正常範圍◇The engine was still reading well above normal limits.發動機的讀數仍遠高於正常數值。➤theoretical理論局限◇the theoretical limits of human knowledge人類知識的理論局限VERB + LIMIT➤have有限制◇The new law has its limits.新法律有其局限性。➤approach, near, reach接近限度;達到限度◇The industry was approaching the limits of expansion.該行業正在接近擴張的極限。➤cross超過限度➤define, determine規定/確定界限◇the narrow limits defined by the emperor皇帝制訂的嚴苛限制➤explore探索極限◇She wants Zack to be free to explore his limits, experiment and try new things.她想讓扎克自由地探索自己的極限,試驗並嘗試各種新事物。➤establish, impose, place, put, set設定限額◇The government has set a limit on spending on the arts.政府給藝術方面的開支設定了一個限額。➤enforce執行限制◇There's a strict time limit enforced by a penalty.有嚴格的時間限制,超時者會受到處罰。➤respect不違背限制◇We want to respect the limits that our elders have imposed on us.我們應該遵從長者對我們的約束。➤accept, acknowledge, recognize接受/承認/認識到限制◇They recognize the limits of their conventional strategies.他們認識到他們那些常規戰略的局限性。➤expand, extend, increase, raise提高限額➤break打破限制◇She must have broken every speed limit in Los Angeles getting here.她肯定是超越了洛杉磯的所有限速趕到這裏的。➤challenge, push, stretch, test挑戰極限;推到極限;拉到極限;考查極限◇Their designers have pushed the limits of technology in order to create something new.為了創新,他們的設計師已經把技術發揮到了極限。➤lower, reduce降低限制◇This led them to reduce the upper age limit from age 65 to age 59.這種情況使得他們把年齡上限從 65 歲降到了 59 歲。➤exceed超過限制◇You were exceeding the speed limit.你剛才超速了。➤overcome, transcend克服/超越限制➤overstep, violate違反限制▸➤push sb to把某人推到極限◇She pushed me to the limit of my abilities.她逼着我把自己的能力發揮到了極限。PREPOSITION➤above a/the limit超過限制◇The level of radioactivity in the soil was found to be above recommended limits.土壤的輻射水平被發現超過了規定的限度。➤at a/the limit處於極限◇I was almost at the limits of my patience.我的耐心幾乎到了極限。➤below a/the limit低於限度◇The price fell below the lower limit.價格已低於下限。◇The trees are found only below a limit of 1 500 feet.這些樹只有在 1,500 英尺以下的地帶才能找到。➤beyond a/the limit超過限度◇Heat levels rose beyond the recommended limits.熱度超過了建議的限度。◇Fishing beyond the twelve-mile limit is not permitted.到 12 英里界限以外捕魚是不允許的。➤off limits禁止入內的;禁區◇The building is off limits to the public.該大樓不對民眾開放。◇She explained it was her room and it was off limits.她解釋說那是她的房間,禁止入內。➤on a/the limit在界限上◇islands on the outer limit of the continent在大陸外圍界限上的島嶼➤outside a/the limits在(⋯)範圍之外◇lonely stretch of highway outside the city limits市界外一段偏僻的公路➤over a/the limit超過限度◇He'd been drinking and was well over the legal limit.他一直在飲酒,已經遠遠超過了法定限量。➤up to a/the limit直到上限◇You can buy cigarettes up to a limit of 200 per person.每個人最多能買 200 根香煙。➤within a/the limit在限制之內◇They did well within the limits of their knowledge.鑒於知識所限,他們已經做得很好了。◇There was no school within a limit of ten miles.10 英里內沒有一所學校。➤within limits在規定範圍內◇The children can do what they like, within limits.孩子們可以在規定範圍內做自己喜歡的事。➤without limit無限制◇Banks may import currency without limit.銀行可以無限制地進口貨幣。➤limit on對⋯的限制◇There's a limit on the number of tickets you can buy.購票數量是有限制的。➤limit to⋯有限◇There's a limit to what we can do to help.我們能幫的有限。limit
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ADVERB | VERB + LIMIT | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤drastically, greatly, seriously, severely, sharply, significantly, strictly, substantially極大地限制;嚴格限制➤effectively有效地限制◇These regulations effectively limit our available strategic choices.這些規則有效地限制了我們可用的戰略選擇。VERB + LIMIT➤attempt to, seek to, take steps to, try to, work to企圖/力圖/採取措施/試圖/努力限制◇They are working to limit oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.他們正在努力限制在北極國家野生動物保護區內的石油開採。➤be designed to目的在於限制◇The change in the law was designed to limit the scope for corruption.修改法律條文是為了遏制腐敗。➤agree to同意限制▸➤serve to, tend to會限制◇Rigid job descriptions can serve to limit productivity.嚴格的工作職責劃分會限制生產率。➤refuse to拒絕限制◇As a scientist I refuse to limit myself to these barriers.作為一名科學家,我不會讓自己受這些障礙制約。PREPOSITION➤to局限於⋯◇The teaching of history should not be limited to dates and figures.歷史教學不能只限於日期和數字。
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