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单词 limited
释义
limited
adjective
uk
/ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/us
/ˈlɪm.ɪ.t̬ɪd/
B1
smallinamountornumber:
有限的；不多的，少量的
a limitedchoice有限的选择
limitedresources有限的资源
B2
keptwithin aparticularsize,range,time, etc.:
限定的；定量的；定时的
Places on thebusare limitedto50 - sobookearly!大客车定员50人——所以请尽早预订！
Theproblemofstressiscertainlynot limitedtopeoplewhowork(= itexistsforotherstoo).压力当然并非只有工作的人才有。
(written abbreviationLtd)
used in thenameof a limitedcompany
（用于公司名称中）有限的
More examples
  • Myculinaryskillsareratherlimited, I'mafraid!
  • I'mafraidmygraspofeconomicsisratherlimited.
  • I only have a limitedknowledgeofSpanish.
  • Mostpeopleonly have a limitedamountofleisuretime.
  • Abortionratesare high because theavailabilityofcontraceptivesis limited.
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(Definition oflimitedfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

limited| American Dictionary

limited
adjective
us
/ˈlɪm·ɪ·t̬ɪd/
Limited alsomeanskeptwithin aparticularsize,range,time, orgroup:
Theadvancedcourseis limited to those who have already taken theintroductorycourse.
(Definition oflimitedfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

limited| Business English

limited
adjective
uk
/ˈlɪmɪtɪd/us
keptwithin aparticularsizeoramount:
We have alimitedbudgetso itforcesus to beimaginativewithadvertising.
a limited number/amountA limitednumberofticketswill be onsalefromtomorrow.
limited to sthThe other driver'spolicywas limited to $50,000.
smallinamount,number, ordegree:
To a limitedextent,wecontrolthemarketbecause we are the mostrespectedbrand.
There is alimitedavailabilityof reinsurancecoverforpollutioncleanup.
We are doing what we can withlimitedresources.
Theselectionofjobsonofferisfairlylimited.
LAWwritten abbreviation
(Ltd.)
used in thenameof a limitedcompany:
Honda Motor Company Limited is aclient.

See also

unlimited
(Definition oflimitedfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflimited

limited
Limitedalmost exclusively to problems of spatial perception, that analysis gives short shrift to even the most fundamental issues of psychological or physiological import.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Limitedresults from the experimental field were reinforced using a simulation study.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Unfortunately, parties have onlylimitedresources with which to prepare for office.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Our verb results confirm the joint roles of informativeness andlimitedresources hypothesized in the introduction.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Nurses and physicians can also function as genetic counselors, and clergy and others will also have roles to play, albeitlimitedroles.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Some chapters remain mired in highly technical language, while others fail to transcend thelimitedsocial, cultural contexts of their studies.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Access to the services of these systems was extremelylimited, often to an urban population.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These themes were addressed in alimitednumber of model systems.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Although feminist studies have a morelimitedaudience, feminists exert an important influence on policy-makers.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A common problem of most studies is thelimitednumber of subjects, which usually ranges between 10 and 20 subjects.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is suggested that the small number of students, andlimitedduration of the treatment may have influenced results.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Given the substantially low level of public investment in secondary education, secondary schools can only make modest contribution to student learning with theirlimitedresources.
From theCambridge English Corpus
One-syllable productions of multisyllabic targets, which show evidence of full word extraction, would be evidence against an extraction account of hislimitedforms.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Theories of cognition and the experimental tasks used to test those theories often conspire hand in hand to overlooklimitedsearch and stopping rules.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Even in thelimitedsample of tasks in which above chance performance has been reported, blindsight performance does not equal that of normals.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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