Word · Frequency #1439
limiting
限制;限定
limiting is the present participle of limit.
核心释义
To restrict something, or to prevent it from going beyond a particular boundary or amount.
- 1.
限制;约束;不允许超出某一界限
To restrict; to circumscribe; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.
- 2.
在特定集合中具有极限。
To have a limit in a particular set.
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
用法In use
The government limits the number of cars that can enter the city center each day.
用法提示:动词原形'limit'表示'限制',用于描述一般规定。
We limited our spending to only essential items last month.
用法提示:过去式'limited'表示过去的限制行为。
The company is limiting access to the building for security reasons.
用法提示:现在进行时'is limiting'表示正在进行的限制动作。
limit sth to sth
Please limit your speech to ten minutes.
请把你的发言限制在十分钟以内。
limit sb to sth
limit 后接宾语时,通常用介词 to 引出被允许的限度。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词,常用搭配 limit to(限制在……范围内)
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
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