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Limitation   [Usu Rule Supp Talk N Var 可变名词 英

英语单词 limitation
英美音标 英 [ˌlɪmɪ'teɪʃn] 美 [ˌlɪmɪ'teɪʃn]
中文释义 n.限制;限度;缺点
英语例句 (1) The government has imposed limitation on imports.
(2) There will be no limitation to persons from any specific countries.
(3) Every interest has its own boundary and limitation.
(4) He knows his limitations.
(5) Despite the limitations of the survey, it did suggest some general trends.
中文例句 (1) 政府已经对进口加以了限制。
(2) 并不局限于任何特定国家的国民。
(3) 任何利益都有自己的边界和限度。
(4) 他知道自己的能力有限。
(5) 尽管调查中有缺陷,它确实显示了一些基本趋势。
vocabulary简明 A limitation is something that holds you back, like a broken leg that keeps you off the dance floor during prom season.
vocabulary扩展 A limitation could also be a rule that restricts what you can do, like needing to be a certain height to ride a roller coaster at an amusement park. It can also be a circumstance that hampers you, like a dead car that keeps you from traveling very far from home. The noun limitation comes up a lot in the law, especially in the phrase "statute of limitations," which dictates how long after a crime someone can be prosecuted for committing it.
柯林斯解释
1
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]限制;控制 The limitation of something is the act or process of controlling or reducing it.
  [usu with supp]
  • All the talk had been about the limitation of nuclear weapons.

    谈话都是围绕着限制核武器进行的。

  • ...damage limitation.

    损失控制

2
[N-VAR 可变名词]起限制作用的规则(或决定) A limitation on something is a rule or decision which prevents that thing from growing or extending beyond certain limits.
  [usu N on n]
  • ...a limitation on the tax deductions for people who make more than $100,000 a year...

    对年收入10万美元以上者的课税减免限制

  • There is to be no limitation on the number of opposition parties.

    反对党的数量没有限制。

3
[N-PLURAL 复数名词](能力的)局限 If you talk about the limitations of someone or something, you mean that they can only do some things and not others, or cannot do something very well.
  [usu with poss]
  • I realized how possible it was to overcome your limitations, to achieve well beyond what you believe yourself capable of...

    我意识到,要超越自己的局限、取得超乎自己想象的成就是完全有可能的。

  • Parents are too likely to blame schools for the educational limitations of their children.

    父母十之八九将子女的教育局限归咎于学校。

4
[N-VAR 可变名词]限制性事实(或情形) A limitation is a fact or situation that allows only some actions and makes others impossible.
  [usu with supp]
  • This drug has one important limitation. Its effects only last six hours.

    这种药有一个严重缺陷:它的药力只能持续6个小时。

  • ...an acute disc collapse in the spine, causing limitation of movement.

    导致行动不便的急性脊柱椎间盘萎陷

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