- [countable]
a rule or law that limits what you can do or what can happen 限制规定；限制法规 import/speed/travel restrictions 进口/速度/旅行限制 - restriction on something
to impose/place a restriction on something 对某事实行限制 The government has agreed to lift restrictions on press freedom. 政府已经同意撤销对新闻自由的限制。 There are no restrictions on the amount of money you can withdraw. 取款没有限额。
Synonyms limitlimit- restriction
- control
- constraint
- restraint
- limitation
- limit the greatest or smallest amount of something that is allowed:
The EU has set strict limits on pollution levels. 欧盟对污染程度作了严格的限定。 the speed limit 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： There 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 something; a method of doing this:
arms control 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 have to work within severe constraints of time and money. 我们必须在时间紧迫、资金紧张的限制下工作。
- restraint (rather formal
) a decision, a rule, an idea, etc. that limits what you can do; the act of limiting something 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： The government has imposed export restraints on some products. 政府对一些产品实行了出口控制。 The unions are unlikely to accept any sort of wage restraint. 工会不大可能接受任何形式的工资限制。
- limitation the act or process of limiting something; a rule, fact or condition that limits something:
They would resist any limitation of their powers. 他们会抵制对他们权力的任何限制。
restriction, constraint, restraint or limitation? 用 restriction、constraint、restraint 还是 limitation？ - limits/restrictions/controls/constraints/restraints/limitations on something
- limits/limitations to something
- severe limits/restrictions/controls/constraints/restraints/limitations
- tight limits/restrictions/controls/constraints
- to impose/remove limits/restrictions/controls/constraints/restraints/limitations
- to lift restrictions/controls/constraints/restraints
Extra ExamplesTopics Permission and obligationb2Confidentiality restrictions prevent me from giving any names. 保密规定不允许我透露任何名字。 He doesn't put any restrictions on me. 他对我没有施加任何约束。 The 30 mph speed restriction applies in all built-up areas. 每小时限速 30 英里适用于所有建筑物密集的地区。 The government has introduced tough new import restrictions. 政府已开始实施严格的限制进口的新规定。 The press asked for restrictions on reporting the war to be lifted. 新闻界要求解除对战争报道的限制。 The regulations were seen as a restriction on personal freedom. 这些规定被视作对人身自由的限制。 The removal of petty restrictions has made life easier. 解除了各种琐碎的限制后，日子变得轻松了一些。 The restriction was relaxed in 2002. 2002 年放松了该项限制。 The right of sale is subject to certain restrictions. 销售权会受到某些制约。 They have the potential to enforce restrictions such as no smoking policies. 他们可能会实施一些限制措施，比如颁布禁烟政策。 a Senate bill that seeks to tighten restrictions on coal plant emissions 旨在更严格限制煤电厂排放的参议院法案 arbitrary restrictions on medicines 对药物的随意限制 free movement of goods between member countries without any artificial restrictions 成员国之间没有任何人为限制的商品自由流动 plans to create further vehicle restrictions in the city 在该市实行更严格车辆限制的计划 restrictions that limit access to land and raw materials 限制土地和原材料使用的规定 the dietary restrictions of Judaism 犹太教的饮食限制 Speed restrictions are in operation on the M4 due to poor visibility. 由于能见度低，M4高速公路正在实施限速。 The hospital management has imposed a restriction on visiting hours. 医院管理层对探视时间进行了限制。 They had to live for a month with certain restrictions on their freedom of movement. 他们不得不在行动自由受到某些限制的情形下生活 1 个月。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- draconian
- harsh
- severe
- …
- create
- impose
- introduce
- …
- affect something
- apply
- limit something
- …
- order
- with restriction
- with no restriction
- without restriction
- …
- [uncountable]
the act of limiting or controlling somebody/something 限制；约束 sports clothes that prevent any restriction of movement 宽松的运动服 A diet to lose weight relies on calorie restriction in order to obtain results. 减肥的饮食依赖于热量限制来获得效果。
Extra ExamplesCitizens of the EU can travel without restriction within the EU. 欧盟的公民在欧盟境内可以不受限制地出入各国。 another instance of the restriction of basic civil liberties 公民基本自由受到限制的又一例子 the health benefits of calorie restriction 限制热量给健康带来的好处
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- draconian
- harsh
- severe
- …
- create
- impose
- introduce
- …
- affect something
- apply
- limit something
- …
- order
- with restriction
- with no restriction
- without restriction
- …
- [countable]
a thing that limits the amount of freedom you have 制约因素 the restrictions of a prison 监狱的种种约束
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin restrictio(n-), from restringere ‘bind fast, confine’, from re- ‘back’ + stringere ‘to tie, pull tight’.