limit是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the greatest amount, number, or level of something that is either possible or allowed -- 限額；限制；上限

  • Is there a limit on the amount of money you can claim? 你能索賠到的金額有上限嗎？

  • I think we ought to put a strict limit on the amount of time we can spend on the project. 我認為我們應該嚴格限制在這個專案上的時間投入。

  • There's a limit to the number of times I can stop what I'm doing just so I can help him! 我可以停下手裡的工作幫他的忙，但不能幫個沒完，總要有個限度！

  • We set a time limit of 30 minutes for the test. 我們把測驗的時間限定為30分鐘。

  • Three cocktails are my limit. 我最多能喝三杯雞尾酒。

  • I won't have any more - I know my limit! 我不能再喝了——我知道自己的酒量！

  • And now you're cutting your toenails in bed! That really is the limit! 你竟然在床上剪腳趾甲！——真是太過分了！

  • She was definitely driving over the limit. 她開車時體內酒精含量肯定超過標準值了。

  • I'd like to play squash, but I'm 60 and I know my limits. 我想打壁球，不過我已經60歲了，知道自己有多少體力。

  • His genius knows no limits. 他的天資無可限量。

  • The pay rise was in excess of spending limits imposed/set by the government. 加薪幅度超出了政府規定的開支限度。

• 1 to control something so that it is not greater than a particular amount, number, or level -- 限制，限定

  • I've been asked to limit my speech to ten minutes maximum. 我被要求把講話控制在十分鐘之內。

  • Having so little money to spend on an apartment does limit you in your choice. 可花在租公寓上的錢就這麽一點，當然會限制你的挑選餘地。