1.~ (to sth)限度；限制a point at which sth stops being possible or existing
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。
The team performed to the limit of its capabilities.这个队已竭尽全力。
She knew the limits of her power.她知道自己的权限。
to push/stretch/test sb/sth to the limit最大限度地推╱拉╱考查某人（或某物）
His arrogance knew(= had) no limits .他极其傲慢。
2.~ (on sth)极限；限量；限额the greatest or smallest amount of sth that is allowed
a time/speed/age limit时间╱速度╱年龄限制
The EU has set strict limits on levels of pollution.欧盟对污染程度作了严格的限制。
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。
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。
3.（地区或地方的）境界，界限，范围the furthest edge of an area or a place
We were reaching the limits of civilization.我们快到蛮荒地界了。
the city limits(= the imaginary line which officially divides the city from the area outside)城市境界
I'm willing to help, within limits.我愿意帮忙，可有一定的限度。
I'm willing to help, within limits.我愿意帮忙，可有一定的限度。
1.~ sth (to sth)限制；限定to stop sth from increasing beyond a particular amount or level
measures to limit carbon dioxide emissions from cars限制汽车二氧化碳排放的措施
The amount of money you have to spend will limit your choice.你要消费的金额会限制你的选择。
2.~ yourself/sb (to sth)限量；减量to restrict or reduce the amount of sth that you or sb can have or use
Families are limited to four free tickets each.每户限发四张免费票。
I've limited myself to 1 000 calories a day to try and lose weight.我为了减肥，限定自己每天摄入 1 000 卡的热量。
The policeman told him that he had been exceeding the speed limit and asked to see his documents.
警察说他一直在超速驾驶并要求看他的证件。
Merkel acts like she's doing so much. But Germany still builds coal-burning power plants and has no speed limit.
默克尔似乎采取了很多措施，但德国依然在建燃煤发电站，仍没有速度限制。
David Wu of Oregon said he would step down following the resolution of the debt limit crisis in Washington.
俄勒冈选区的吴振伟宣布他将在美国国会债务危机解决后正式辞职。
The parks themselves are limited in extent--there is only one Yosemite Valley--whereas population seems to grow without limit.
公园范围是有限的—只有一个优胜美谷—但人口增长没有限制。
The Volt starts out on battery power, but a small petrol engine provides power to a generator when the battery reaches its limit.
沃特开始由电池驱动，但当电池电量达到下限时，一个小型汽油引擎会向发动机提供动力。
In case rooms in a building with workshop or warehouse have already been used as dormitory, the problem shall be solved within a time limit.
在设有车间或者仓库的建筑物内，已经设置员工集体宿舍的，应当限期加以解决。
As for the other demands, Mr Monti said he would stand aside rather than accept a time limit, insisting on serving until 2013.
至于其他要求，蒙蒂说他不能接受时间期限，他坚持任职到2013年。
If the total number of open HTTP connections reaches the connection limit on an HTTP server, you are likely to see timed-out connections.
如果一个HTTP服务器上打开的HTTP连接数量达到了连接上限，你很可能看到连接断开。
In the meantime, President Obama wants to limit new oil drilling and exploration, at least for a while.
同时，奥巴马总统希望限制新的石油钻探和开采工作，至少要限制一段时间。
The total size of content in the Team Foundation source control server has no limit.
TeamFoundation源代码管理服务器中内容的总大小没有限制。
But now that she was stung to a fever by Izz's tale there was a limit to her powers of renunciation.
但是现在伊茨的故事刺激了她，才使她感到她忍耐的程度是有限度的。
You can limit your losses by deciding how much you'll spend, before you start! See what our group does on their first visit to the casino.
要减少损失，就在开始之前决定你的赌注吧！看看我们的朋友第一次去赌场是怎么做的。
Because there's a limit to how much visual information the brain can process, it tends to pay attention to one thing at a time.
因为大脑处理视觉信息的能力有限，因此每次只能注意一个东西。
He said this could derail international efforts in terms of trying to limit potential climate change.
他认为，这将令国际社会减少大气变化的努力严重受挫。
Too much of a good thing can cause harm: High amounts of vitamins in supplements plus what you get in food can put you over the safe limit.
好的东西太多会造成伤害：营养补充品维生素含量过高，加上你从食物中获取的营养会使你超出安全标准。
That suggests there is some kind of upper limit to how much people can or should pay attention.
这儿有些建议说，在人们所能或者所应该得到的注意力集中程度是有上限的。
It is possible, however, to limit the selector to only the direct (first generation, so to speak) child of the ancestor, or parent.
但是，选择符也可以只选择祖先（或父）元素的直接后代（即子元素）。
Similarly, if a pre-existing icy body were to be placed within Saturn's Roche limit, it would be destroyed by the planet's tides.
同样的，如果在土星洛希极限内存在一个冰质天体，它必然的会被潮汐力摧毁。
There's just a limit to the extent to which the carmakers can scale up tech employment.
汽车制造商增加技术人才雇用的程度是有限的。
English is like an ocean. There is no limit to what you can learn. You cannot learn aimlessly.
英语像海洋。你所学无边无际。你不能漫无目的地学习。
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