美 [set ə ˈlɪmɪt tu]
限制，设定限度：规定某事物的最大或最小值，以控制其数量或范围。
... a speed limit 速度极限 set a limit to 限制 outside / within the city limits （边界） 在市外（市内）的 ...
... dwell on／upon 老是想着；胪陈 set a limit to 限定 be worse off 所处的境地较坏，环境恶化 ...
... escape doing sth. 躲避干某事 set a limit to 控制 within the limit of 在…范围内 ...
We set a limit to the expense of the trip.
我们规定了这次旅游的费用。
They have to set a limit to the expense of the trip.
他们不得不限制这趟旅行的费用。
Set a limit to the number of tasks you take on each day and stick to it.
在你每天必须要做的事情上设定一个限度，然后坚持下去。
The president set a time limit of twenty fifteen for the design to be completed, after which building would begin.
VOA : special.2010.04.28
Congress set a time limit of seven years for the states to approve it.
VOA : special.2009.10.18
One can argue that it is not America's job to fix the world's problems, to stop the killings in distant lands even if, as we now know, those killings involve horrific weapons banned by international agreements that set a limit to our inhumanity even in times of war.
Many scientists believe there is a set limit to lifespan because the body's organs and tissue begin to wear out at a steady rate over time.
We agreed to set a mitigation target to limit warming to no more than 2 degrees Celsius, and importantly, to take action to meet this objective consistent with science.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama at Copenhagen Climate Change Conference