- 1. place (or impose) restrictions on; restrict; limit; confine
 - ♦ ~数量 limit to a number or amount
 - ♦ ~发言时间 restrict (or limit) the time allowed for a speaker
 - 2. restriction; limit; confinement
 - ♦ 年龄~ age limit
 - ♦ 受健康状况的~ be handicapped by one's poor health
 - ♦ 有一定的~ have specified restrictions