limitation

1. N-UNCOUNT The limitation of something is the act or process of controlling or reducing it. 限制

All the talk had been about the limitation of nuclear weapons. 整個(gè)會談都是關(guān)于核武器的限制。

2. N-VAR A limitation on something is a rule or decision which prevents that thing from growing or extending beyond certain limits. 限定

...a limitation on the tax deductions for people who make more than $100,000 a year. …對年收入高于10萬美元者在減稅上的限定。

3. N-PLURAL 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. 局限

I realized how possible it was to overcome your limitations, to achieve well beyond what you believe yourself capable of. 我意識到如何有可能克服自身的局限，取得自認(rèn)為力不能及的成就。

4. N-VAR A limitation is a fact or situation that allows only some actions and makes others impossible. 限制因素

This drug has one important limitation. Its effects only last six hours. 這種藥物有一個(gè)很大的限制因素，其藥效只能持續(xù)6個(gè)小時(shí)。