limitations

英 [lɪmɪˈteɪʃnz]

美 [lɪmɪˈteɪʃnz]

n.  限制; 控制; 起限制作用的规则(或事实、条件); 局限; 限度
limitation的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 限制；控制
  Thelimitationof something is the act or process of controlling or reducing it.
  1. 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。
  2. ...damage limitation.
     损失控制
• N-VAR 起限制作用的规则（或决定）
  Alimitation onsomething is a rule or decision which prevents that thing from growing or extending beyond certain limits.
  1. ...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
  2. There is to be no limitation on the number of opposition parties.
     反对党的数量没有限制。
• N-PLURAL （能力的）局限
  If you talk about thelimitationsof someone or something, you mean that they can only do some things and not others, or cannot do something very well.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• N-VAR 限制性事实（或情形）
  Alimitationis a fact or situation that allows only some actions and makes others impossible.
  1. 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。
  2. ...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

双语例句

• His research demonstrated the limitations of intelligence testing techniques.
  他的研究证明了智力测试方法的缺陷。
• Any important limitations of data and analyses should be noted.
  所有资料和分析的局限性均应提及。
• It's a good car, but it has its limitations.
  这是一辆很不错的小汽车，但它有自身的局限。
• 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。
• 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。
• However, there are a few limitations and caveats that should also be pointed out.
  但应该指出，也有一些限制和警告。
• 'I was inspired but I know my limitations,' he said.
  我被鼓舞了，但我知道自己的局限，他说。
• But owing to the Beiyang government's historical limitations, its legislative activities had been restricted by the various political force tensions and its historical roles had been reduced.
  但由于北洋政府经济立法的历史局限性，它的经济立法活动受到了各种政治力量的张力制约，从而使其经济立法的历史推动作用大打了折扣。
• This approach has its limitations.
  这种方法有其局限性。
• The statute of limitations problem has also received great attention in the asbestos cases.
  限制法令问题在石棉案例中也受到了注意。