英汉词典

1. 极限
    A limit is the greatest amount, extent, or degree of something that is possible.

    e.g. Her love for him was being tested to its limits...
           她对他的爱经受着极其严峻的考验。
    e.g. There is no limit to how much fresh fruit you can eat in a day...
           每天食用多少新鲜水果都可以。

2. （特定的）限期，限额，限度
    A limit of a particular kind is the largest or smallest amount of something such as time or money that is allowed because of a rule, law, or decision.

    e.g. The three month time limit will be up in mid-June...
           3个月的限期截至6月中旬。
    e.g. The economic affairs minister announced limits on petrol sales.
           经济部长宣布了对石油销售的限制。

3. （区域的）界限
    The limit of an area is its boundary or edge.

    e.g. ...the city limits of Baghdad.
           巴格达市区

4. （可能行动或结果的）范围
    The limits of a situation are the facts involved in it which make only some actions or results possible.

    e.g. She has to work within the limits of a fairly tight budget...
           她不得不在相当紧张的预算范围内精打细算。
    e.g. He outlined the limits of British power.
           他勾画了英国的势力范围。

5. 限制；限定
    If you limit something, you prevent it from becoming greater than a particular amount or degree.

    e.g. He limited payments on the country's foreign debt...
           他对该国外债的偿还作出了限制。
    e.g. The view was that the economy would grow by 2.25 per cent. This would limit unemployment to around 2.5 million.
           这一观点认为经济将会增长2.25%，这将把失业人数限定在250万左右。

6. 使（某人）受限
    If you limit yourself to something, or if someone or something limits you, the number of things that you have or do is reduced.

limit的反义词

    e.g. It is now accepted that men should limit themselves to 20 units of alcohol a week...
           现在人们已经接受，男性一周饮酒量不应超过20个单位。
    e.g. Voters cut councillors' pay and limited them to one staff member each.
           选民削减了市政会委员的薪酬，并且限定他们每人只配一个工作人员。