| 单词 | limitation |
| 释义 | limitation (lɪmɪteɪʃən ) Word forms: limitations 1. uncountable noun The limitation of something is the act or process of controlling or reducing it. All the talk had been about the limitation of nuclear weapons. [+ of] ...damage limitation. 2. variable noun A limitation on something is a rule or decision which prevents that thing from growing or extending beyond certain limits. ...a limitation on the tax deductions for people who make more than $100,000 a year. [+ on] There is to be no limitation on the number of opposition parties. [+ on] Synonyms: restriction, control, check, block 3. plural noun [usually with poss] 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. The theory is a useful tool, but it has limitations. Parents are too likely to blame schools for the educational limitations of their children. [+ of] 4. variable noun A limitation is a fact or situation that allows only some actions and makes others impossible. This drug has one important limitation. Its effects only last six hours. ...an acute disc collapse in the spine, causing limitation of movement. Synonyms: weakness, failing, qualification, reservation Collocations: limitation of use Geostationary satellites have a limitation of use in latitude, generally 70 degrees north of the equator to 70 degrees south of the equator. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In comparison, due to limitations of using solid nuclear fuel and water as coolant, current generation of nuclear plants average only about 35% conversion efficiency. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Topologically these chains can be unknotted, but the limitation of using only rigid motions of the segments can create nontrivial knots in such a chain. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Much subsequent evidence reinforces this point; and a major limitation on global interconnection was the paucity before ad 600 of technical scholarly method. The Times Literary Supplement We cannot get away from the major limitation of dealing with historic financial data. Times, Sunday Times The technology had one major limitation. Smithsonian This implies a major limitation on the scope of self-representation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Thus, a major limitation of this system became visible. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While radio had the obvious limitation of being restricted to sound, as the industry developed, large stations began to experiment with different formats. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Despite this obvious limitation in a system of criminal justice, improvised solutions were found to detain prisoners. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Bulk cylinders are also quiet in operation compared to a low-pressure compressor, but have the obvious limitation of amount of gas available. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Eschewing wide angles for the detail, the particular, the familial, presents obvious limitations of viewpoint, but interiority and specificity always have their own immense gains. The Times Literary Supplement There was nothing wrong with the car, which functioned perfectly well within the obvious limitations of electric cars. Times, Sunday Times But that procedural device could not overcome the limitation problem. Times, Sunday Times Microbeam techniques can overcome this limitation by delivering an exact number (one or more) of particles per cell nucleus. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The motivation to overcome this limitation led, in part, to the development of the helical scan system. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The only way to overcome this limitation at high magnifying powers was to create objectives with very long focal lengths. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The bandwidth limitation of the electronic interconnects prompted the need for exploring alternatives that overcome this limitation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Almost every main human faces some physical limitation in the movie's runtime. Christianity Today The physical limitation on the airwaves or electromagnetic spectrum restricts the number of stations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This would have been impractical if the singers were widely separated, due to the physical limitation imposed by the speed of sound. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Creating a stable quantum computer involves overcoming various physical limitations, including keeping the whole contraption at temperatures similar to those in deep space. Times,Sunday Times Chip manufacturers are running into the physical limitations of silicon. Times, Sunday Times Each denomination has developed its own leadership traditions, which place limitations on the options of pastors who happen to be serving them. Christianity Today The legislation comes despite official guidance issued last week that seemed to place limitations on holidays for people living in the affected areas. Times,Sunday Times You should not place limitations on recruitment and should treat all applicants the same. Times, Sunday Times Local authorities may place limitations on driving motorised vehicles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This approach recognized that although the environment may place limitations on societies, every environment will impact each culture differently. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Though the study serves as proof-of-concept for future voice recreation research, it has several practical limitations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Practical limitations apart, the composers skittered about wherever their imaginations took them. Times, Sunday Times Beyond practical limitations, this hints at something else; a reluctance to let go, particularly at this nostalgic time of year. Times, Sunday Times Growing beds can be any length, but there are practical limitations to the width. The Sun However, these designs were not always intended to be put into practice, and often practical limitations impeded the application of the revolutionary designs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Following such airless perfection, a little more messy humanity might release them from their self-imposed limitations. Times, Sunday Times When disappointed by the result, the critics complained about his self-imposed limitations and a certain lack of ambition. The Times Literary Supplement There are other self-imposed limitations. The Times Literary Supplement But within its self-imposed limitations, it accomplishes most of what it sets out to do. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are shown to call each other out on their motivations and on their self-imposed limitations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Relentless abstraction of this kind has severe limitations. Times, Sunday Times There remain severe limitations on what journalists can read and report. Times, Sunday Times However, it has severe limitations. Times,Sunday Times Describing ballet in words comes down, essentially, to long, precise accounts of where people put their arms and legs, and this has severe limitations as reading matter. Times, Sunday Times Intending to show that it could project power anywhere in the world, it has instead demonstrated the severe limitations of its military and diplomatic reach. Times, Sunday Times By placing strict limitations on the nomination process, however, it provides justification for the city's democratic activists to brand it a 'fake' democracy. Times, Sunday Times However, these strict limitations enable the author to survey in remarkable depth the treatment and display of affect in this period. The Times Literary Supplement Once listed, strict limitations are imposed on the modifications allowed to a building's structure or fittings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 No strict limitations on using transport you can walk or drive. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These may be sold in conjunction with permitted farm products, but there are strict limitations to prevent these from becoming anyone's primary products. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From there, the show slowly opened out into an ever-morphing collage of influences and ideas that transcended the limitations of the two-instrument format. Times, Sunday Times For him, the process of artistic creation holds the potential of transcending the limitations of the mind and more fully expressing the divine spirit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They use formal operations within a higher system of operations and transcend the limitations of formal operations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He directed whatever material came his way, often transcending the limitations of budget and script to produce interesting and adept works. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the mixed state, power will tend to concentrate into the hands of the monarch, permitting him eventually to transcend any limitations placed upon him. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 限制 Japanese: 制限 |
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