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life seemed stuck in limbo; he could not go forward and he cou〖d not go
bacfc.他的生活好像陷入了不知所措的境
<地，进退两难。
lime /laim/ noun, verb
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noun 1 (also quick-lime) [u] a white substance
obtained by heating limestone, used in building
materials and to help plants grow 石灰 2
[C，U] a small green fruit,
like a lemon, with a lot of sour juice, used in cooking and in drinks; the
juice of this fruit 酸橙；酸橙汁：Zime
jufee
酸橙汁◊ sZfces 〇/ "me 酸橙片一picture 〇■ page R17 3 (also ’Hme tree) [c] a tree on which
limes grow 酸橙树 4
(also ■■丨ime tree，’_"nderi t—ee，'linden) (c]』a large tree with light green
heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers 欧椴树：cm avenue o/Hmes 两边栽有欧 锻树的林荫道5 [U] = LIME GREEN • verb [VN] to add the
substance lime to soil, especially in order to control the acid in it (尤指为控制蔽度而给土
壤）掺加石灰，撒石灰
lime-ade /laim'eid/ noun
[U,,
C] 1
a
sweet fizzy drink (=with bubbles) with a lime flavour 酸橙汽水 2
a drink made from lime juice, sugar and water 酸橙汁饮料 ,lime 'green adj.
(also
lime)
bright
yellowish green in colour酸橙绿的；淡绿色的i丨丨me •green (also lime) noun
[U]
lime-light /'laimlait/ (usually the limelight) noun
[U]
the centre of public attention 公:众.注意的中心：to be fn the
HmeHght 成为'公众注_目的，中心◊ to stay out
o/the limelight 避免引人注目◊ to steal/hog
t/ie Zimelig/it
'(=‘take
attention away from’other people)把公众的注
意力吸引过来
lim-er-ick /'limarik/ noun
a
humorous short poem, with two long lines that rhyme
with each other, followed by two short lines that rhyme with each other and
ending with a long line that rhymes with the first two 五行打
SYNONYMS同义词辨析 limit
restriction « control •
constraint • restraint»
limitation
These
are all words for sth that limits what you can do
or what can happen.以上各词均表示限制或限定i
limit the greatest or
smallest amount of sth that is allowed指极限、限量、限额：7^犯^?仍如5“/<:? //•m/fs o/7 /?o//wt/on'/eve丨5.欧盟对污染程度订下"j严格的 限制。◊沩e spm/ //m/’f速度限制
restriction (rather
formal) a rule or law that
limits what you can do指限制规定、限制法规：77)俯are no restrictions on the amount of money
you can withdraw.
取款没有限额。
control (often
in compounds) the act of limiting or managing sth; a method of doing this (常构成复合...
词）指限制、约束、管理、管制：flmwcontTO/军备 控制
constraint [rather
formal) a fact or decision
that limits what you can do指限制、限定、约束：We Mve to work within severe constraints of
time and money.我们:
必须在时间紧迫、资金紧张的限制下$作。
restraint (rather
formal) a decision, a rule, an
idea, etc. that limits what you can do; the act of limiting sth because it is
necessary or sensible .to do so 指约束力、
管制措施、制约因素、控制、限制： has
imposed export restraints on some products.政麻对. —些产品寒待7 出口控制。◊ w/?/ons are w/?///ce/y to ace印f flny so/t 〇/ wflge resfra/’nt玉会不太.可能接受任
何形式的工资限制。
limitation the
act or process of limiting sth; a rule, fact or condition that limits sth指限細、控制、翹限制命角
的规则、事实或条件：vvow/t/res/立 any
〇/沩e/r powers•彳也们会抵制对他们权力的任丨可嗥制。
油诗（幽默短诗，起始两长句押韵，中间两短句押韵，最
<后一长句与弁头两句押韵）
lime-scale /'laimskeil/
noun [\J]
(Br£) the hard white substance that is left by
water on the inside of pipes, <etc.(管道等内的）水垢
lime-stone /'laimstaun; NAmE
-stoun/
noun [U]
a
type of white stone that contains calcium,
used in building and in making cement 石灰岩•
’lime
water [U]
(chem/sfry 化）a liquid containing calcium hydroxide which shows the presence of carbon dioxide by turning white 石灰水 Limey /'laimi/ noun (old-fashioned,
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noun 1 〜（to sth) a point
at which sth stops being possible or existing 限庚；限制：There is a limit to
the amount
〇/ pai'n we ccm bear.我们能忍受的疼痛是有限度
的。◊ rhe team per/ormed to
the Zfmft 〇/ fts
capabfZities. 这个队已竭尽全:力。◊ She fcnew the Zimits 〇/ her power. 她知if 自己W权限。◊ topus^/stretc/i/testsb/sth to the Hmit推/拉/考査某人（或某物）达到限度◊ arrogance fcnew (= had) no Hmfts. ilk 极其傲慢。 2
~ (on sth) the greatest or smallest amount of sth that is allowed 极限；限量；限额 H2Z1 restriction: a time/speed/ age limit 时_/速度 / 年.龄限制◊ rhe £[/ has set strict Zfmfts
on ZeveG o/poHution.故—对污染程度作了严格的
限制。◊ TTiey were tmveHing at a speed
that was doubZe the 〖egaUimft.他们正以两倍于法定限速的速度行驶。◊ You can't drive—you're over the limit (= you have drunk more
alcohol than is legal when driving).你饮酒 过量，不能驾车。3 the
furthest edge of an area or a place (地区或地方的）境界，界限，范围：We were reaching
the Hmfts o/civi7fzatfon.我 jp快到蛮荒地界了。
〇 the city limits (= the imaginary line
which officially divides the city from the area outside)城市境界一see also off-limits be the 'limit {old-fashioned,
/.n/omjfl/)
to be extremely annoying 极其令入讨庆 within
RESTRICTION,
CONSTRAINT, RESTRAINT OR LIMITATION?
用 'restriction、constraint、restraint 还是 limitation ?
These
are all things that limit what you can do. A restriction
is
rule or law that is made by sb in authority. A constraint
is
sth that exists rather than sth that is made, although it may exist as a result
of sb's decision. A restraint is also sth that
exists: it can exist outside yourself, as the result of sb else's decision; but
it can also exist inside you, as a fear of what other people may think or as
your own feeling about what is acceptable. 以上各词均表示限制规定。restriction指掌权者所作的限
制规定或法规。constraint指现存的、也可能是由于某人
的决定而存在的限制或约束。restraint亦指现存的限制或
制约因素，可能是由于他人的决定而存在于自身之外的
限制，也可能是由于担心别人的想法而自设的限制：
mora//soc/fl//a//fura/ restra/>7ts 道德 / 社会 / 文化制约因
^ A limitation is more general and can be a rule that sb makes or a fact or condition
that exists. *
limitation 较通用，可指人为的规定，也可指客观存在的构成限制
的事实或情况。
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
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limits/restrictions/controls/constraints/restraints/
limitations on sth
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limits/limitations to sth
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tight/severe limits/restrictions/controls/constraints/
restraints/limitations
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economic/legal/spending
limits/restrictions/controls/
constraints/restraints/limitations
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pay/wage limits/restrictions/Gontrols/constraints/ restraints
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moral limits/restrietions/constraints/restraints/
limitations
to impose/remove/lift limits/restrictions/controls/ constraints/restraints/limitations