1. 限制；控制
    The limitation of something is the act or process of controlling or reducing it.

    e.g. All the talk had been about the limitation of nuclear weapons.
           談話都是圍繞著限制核武器進(jìn)行的。
    e.g. ...damage limitation.
           損失控制

2. 起限制作用的規(guī)則（或決定）
    A limitation on something is a rule or decision which prevents that thing from growing or extending beyond certain limits.

    e.g. ...a limitation on the tax deductions for people who make more than $100,000 a year...
           對(duì)年收入10萬(wàn)美元以上者的課稅減免限制
    e.g. There is to be no limitation on the number of opposition parties.
           反對(duì)黨的數(shù)量沒(méi)有限制。

3. （能力的）局限
    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.

    e.g. I realized how possible it was to overcome your limitations, to achieve well beyond what you believe yourself capable of...
           我意識(shí)到，要超越自己的局限、取得超乎自己想象的成就是完全有可能的。
    e.g. Parents are too likely to blame schools for the educational limitations of their children.
           父母十之八九將子女的教育局限歸咎于學(xué)校。

4. 限制性事實(shí)（或情形）
    A limitation is a fact or situation that allows only some actions and makes others impossible.

    e.g. This drug has one important limitation. Its effects only last six hours.
           這種藥有一個(gè)嚴(yán)重缺陷：它的藥力只能持續(xù)6個(gè)小時(shí)。
    e.g. ...an acute disc collapse in the spine, causing limitation of movement.
           導(dǎo)致行動(dòng)不便的急性脊柱椎間盤萎陷