limiting

英 [ˈlɪmɪtɪŋ]

美 [ˈlɪmɪtɪŋ]

adj.  限制性的
v.  限制; 限定; 限量; 减量
limit的现在分词

现在分词：limiting　

电力

BNC.10333 / COCA.9516

牛津词典

adj.

• 限制性的
  putting limits on what is possible
  1. Lack of cash is a limiting factor.
     现金短缺是一个制约因素。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 极限
  Alimitis the greatest amount, extent, or degree of something that is possible.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. Firefighters are being stretched to the limit as fire sweeps through the drought-stricken state.
     火势在这个遭受旱灾的州里迅速蔓延，消防队员疲于应对，接近极限。
• N-COUNT （特定的）限期，限额，限度
  Alimitof 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.
  1. The three month time limit will be up in mid-June...
     3个月的限期截至6月中旬。
  2. The economic affairs minister announced limits on petrol sales.
     经济部长宣布了对石油销售的限制。
• N-COUNT （区域的）界限
  Thelimitof an area is its boundary or edge.
  1. ...the city limits of Baghdad.
     巴格达市区
• N-PLURAL （可能行动或结果的）范围
  The limits ofa situation are the facts involved in it which make only some actions or results possible.
  1. 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。
  2. He outlined the limits of British power.
     他勾画了英国的势力范围。
• VERB 限制；限定
  If youlimitsomething, you prevent it from becoming greater than a particular amount or degree.
  1. He limited payments on the country's foreign debt...
     他对该国外债的偿还作出了限制。
  2. 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。
• VERB 使（某人）受限
  If youlimit yourselfto something, or if someone or somethinglimitsyou, the number of things that you have or do is reduced.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• VERB （使）限于（某一地方或群体）
  If somethingis limited toa particular place or group of people, it exists only in that place, or is had or done only by that group.
  1. The protests were not limited to New York...
     抗议活动不只限于纽约。
  2. Entry to this prize draw is limited to UK residents.
     这次抽奖只限英国公民参加。
• See also:age limitlimited
• PHRASE 禁止进入
  If an area or a place isoff limits, you are not allowed to go there.
  1. A one-mile area around the wreck is still off limits...
     沉船方圆一英里内仍然禁止进入。
  2. These establishments are off limits to ordinary citizens.
     这些建筑禁止普通公民入内。
• PHRASE 被禁止
  If you say that something isoff limits, you mean that you are not allowed to do it.
  1. Smoking was off limits everywhere.
     到处都禁止吸烟。
• PHRASE （驾驶时）血液中酒精浓度超标的
  If someoneis over the limit, they have drunk more alcohol than they are legally allowed to when driving a vehicle.
  1. If police breathalyse me and find I am over the limit I face a long ban...
     如果警察对我作呼气测醉试验，发现我饮酒过量，我将会被禁驾很长时间。
  2. He was found to be three times over the limit.
     他血液中的酒精浓度是允许极限的3倍。
• PHRASE 没有任何限制；一切都是可能的（或能达到的）
  If you saythe sky is the limit, you mean that there is nothing to prevent someone or something from being very successful.
  1. They have found that, in terms of both salary and career success, the sky is the limit.
     他们发现，就收入和事业成功来讲，多高都有可能的。
• PHRASE 在一定范围内；有限度地
  If you addwithin limitsto a statement, you mean that it is true or applies only when talking about reasonable or normal situations.
  1. In the circumstances we'll tell you what we can, within limits, of course, and in confidence.
     在这种情况下，我们会把能告诉你的都告诉你，当然这是有限度的，而且需要保密。

英英释义

noun

• the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
  Synonym:modificationqualifying

adj

• restricting the scope or freedom of action
  Synonym:confiningconstrainingconstrictiverestricting
• strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase
  1. the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause

双语例句

• Time is the limiting factor.
  时间是限制性的因素。
• In the production and propagation of lasers there are more or less limiting apertures.
  在激光的产生和传输过程中或多或少地要受到光阑的限制。
• Again, the inhibiting effect on microbial activity is associated with limiting the availability of water for microbial growth.
  同时，对微生物的活性的抑制效果与限制微生物对水的利用有关。
• Security concerns are also limiting freedom of movement and open campaigning.
  关于安全的顾虑限制了行动的自由和竞选活动的公开。
• Limiting casualties is important for public relations.
  减少伤亡人数对于维护公众形象很重要。
• A very restricting, limiting choice.
  一个约束和限制非常强的选择。
• This is severely limiting, but there is a reason.
  这是受到严格限制的，因为这是有原因的。
• Your doctor may recommend limiting the amount of fat and starch in your diet.
  你的医生可能建议你限制日常饮食中的脂肪和淀粉含量。
• Security is also a must for such systems, thus limiting access to the systems.
  安全性也是许多系统必须关注的问题，所以会限制对系统的访问。
• Some packet filters are implemented inside routers, limiting computing power and filtering capabilities.
  有些包过滤器是在路由器内实现的，这限制了计算能力和过滤功能。