Word · Frequency #1439
limit
限制;限定
To restrict something, or to prevent it from going beyond a particular boundary or amount.
- 1.
To restrict; to circumscribe; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.
限制;约束;不允许超出某一界限
- 2.
To have a limit in a particular set.
在特定集合中具有极限。
有极限;限制;约束;不允许超出某一界限;在特定集合中具有极限。;限制;限定
In use
The government limits the number of cars that can enter the city center each day.
We limited our spending to only essential items last month.
The company is limiting access to the building for security reasons.
Verb forms
base limit · third person limits · -ing limiting · past limited · past participle limited
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- limit the amount
- 限制数量
- The new policy will limit the amount of plastic waste we produce.新政策将限制我们产生的塑料垃圾数量。
- limit access
- 限制访问;限制进入
- Only staff members are allowed; the manager limited access to the storage room.只有员工可以进入;经理限制了对储藏室的进入。
- limit yourself to
- 限制自己只能……;仅限于
- Try to limit yourself to one piece of cake.试着限制自己只吃一块蛋糕。
- limit the damage
- 限制损害;把损失降到最低
- Firefighters worked quickly to limit the damage caused by the blaze.消防员迅速行动,以限制大火造成的损害。
- limit the use of
- 限制……的使用
- Many schools limit the use of smartphones during class.许多学校限制课堂上使用智能手机。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆(非词源):把 limit 想成‘里面画一条线’,凡是越过这条线就不允许,即限制。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常交流中的数量或程度控制、规章制度与政策文本、数学与学术讨论 limit 作动词表示“限制、限定”时,中性偏正式,口语和书面语都很常见。具体正式程度取决于搭配和语境,如 limit ... to ... 在日常生活、政策文件和学术写作中均常用;数学语境中则指“有极限”,属于专业用法。
Grammar Note
及物动词,常用搭配 limit to(限制在……范围内)
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word rhymes exactly with limit /ˈlɪmət/. The -mit words above are spelling lookalikes: commit, permit and submit are stressed on the final syllable and end /mɪt/, while summit /ˈsʌmɪt/ and vomit /ˈvɒmɪt/ have a different first vowel and also end /mɪt/, so none rhymes with limit.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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