单词 | unlimited |
释义 | unlimitedun‧lim‧i‧ted /ʌnˈlɪmɪtɪd/ ●●○ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorwhen there is no limit► unlimited Collocations something that is unlimited has no fixed limit: · We pay $20 a month for unlimited Internet access.· The ticket is good for unlimited travel on the city's transportation system for 3 days.· At the time of the purchase, the extent of Alaska and its resources must have seemed unlimited. ► there is no limit use this to say that someone can have or do as much of something as they want: there is no limit to/on: · If we work together, there's no limit to what we can achieve.· There's no limit to the number of times you can register to win. ► boundless having no limit - used especially in literature: · Taking care of small children is a job that requires boundless energy.· They felt lost and alone on the vast, boundless sea. ► infinite something that is infinite has no limit and no end, or does not have one that you can easily see - used especially in scientific contexts: · The variations of color that a human eye can see are infinite.· infinite space· A natural language contains an infinite number of grammatical sentences. ► the sky's the limit if you say the sky's the limit , you mean that there is no upper limit on something such as the amount of money you can spend or on the success that you can have: · Pick out whatever you want - the sky's the limit.· We try to make our engineers feel that the sky's the limit when it comes to what they can design. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► unlimited number Word family The system can support an unlimited number of users. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► unlimited liability (=when someone is responsible for damages or debts for the full amount of money)· Under the agreement, the insurance company has unlimited liability. ► unlimited overtime· They offered us a bonus and unlimited overtime. ► infinite/endless/unlimited patience· She was lucky to have a maths teacher with infinite patience. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► almost· Biotechnology opens up almost unlimited possibilities.· The second salesman excitedly explained that there were wonderful opportunities with an almost unlimited market because no one had shoes yet!· The Western Electric system was thoroughly thought out, with a performance exceeding acoustic cutters by two-and-a-half octaves and almost unlimited amplification.· Hard-disk users are fortunate enough to be able to store an almost unlimited number of useful macros.· Here at last was the opportunity for almost unlimited eastward expansion.· On this basis, through an actual language, almost unlimited sentences, and senses of meaning, can be generated.· They enjoyed too the almost unlimited scope for invention and strategy, and the Personal romanticizing in bed at night.· The computer allows us to make almost unlimited calculations, and indeed the larger the sample the better for statistical applications. ► virtually· Police powers in Northern Ireland were virtually unlimited.· With his virtually unlimited bankroll, Forbes could stay in the race long after other candidates are forced to quit.· Currently, beneficiaries can get as much as 35 hours a week of care at home for virtually unlimited periods of time. NOUN► access· Rules were relaxed to allow the first privately owned locomotives unlimited access to the national rail network.· The bottom line here is that if you pay for unlimited access, you should receive unlimited access.· Parliament would have unlimited access to the funds, but would have to pass specific resolutions to appropriate money.· They had unlimited access to company cheques and used £109,561 to set up their own property firm.· So they could offer cheap rates for unlimited access.· Play Matters is the national toy library association and membership costs £17.50 a year for unlimited access to toys!· Just $ 1 gets you unlimited access for all four days. ► amount· For the remaining 5 percent of the year, they are allowed to exceed the standards by an unlimited amount.· Does that mean I can eat unlimited amounts of low-fat foods?· Premature babies, in need of oxygen, were given unlimited amounts.· There were unlimited amounts of sky and really, by comparison, very few stars. ► company· Specimen memorandum and articles for both limited and unlimited companies, with introductory notes, are also included in the pack.· A further alternative is the unlimited company.· On the other hand, unlimited companies are not subject to the strict publicity and accounting requirements which govern limited companies.· As a result this particular attraction of the unlimited company may be diminished.· Alternatively, a private company need not be limited at all, and can trade as an unlimited company. ► fine· Act 1974 is liable to unlimited fines and/or up to two years imprisonment after conviction by a Crown Court.· Voice over Anyone considering selling counterfeit goods at car boot sales could face two years in prison or unlimited fines.· I mentioned the sentence of life imprisonment and the unlimited fines that are available for crimes involving knives.· They could be jailed and given unlimited fines if found guilty. ► liability· If this is not sufficient the unlimited liability of the members is joint and several.· A seller who accepted an unlimited liability for economic loss on many of his transactions would soon go out of business.· Partnerships are a legal stipulation for law firms, and, with unlimited liability, a burden for many.· Mr Mitchell's own state of Maine is one of 18 that impose unlimited liability.· The new companies would also differ from co-operatives in that they would operate with unlimited liability. ► mileage· The Shogun is in any event protected by a three year unlimited mileage warranty.· Cars come with manual shift and unlimited mileage.· All genuine Toyota parts carry a 12-month unlimited mileage warranty.· Peace of Mind - All Renaults carry an unlimited mileage warranty for 12 months after purchase.· Our rates include unlimited mileage, local taxes, and collision damage waiver.· Daily rates vary according to whether you've requested a set or unlimited mileage, and include collision damage waiver.· Car Rental is available on either a limited or unlimited mileage basis. ► number· For a typical semantic constituent, there is an unlimited number of possible sentential frames.· Internet access providers generally charge $ 20 a month but offer an unlimited number of hours per month.· An unlimited number of sub-accounts are available to financial advisers.· But suppose you have an unlimited number of deals.· Learn unlimited numbers of new letters.· Hard-disk users are fortunate enough to be able to store an almost unlimited number of useful macros.· In a hyperbolic plane an unlimited number of lines can pass through the point and not meet the given line. ► opportunity· The importance of recognition as a goal is that it provides managers with unlimited opportunity.· A motorcycle offers unlimited opportunities to make a fool of yourself, never mind dying.· We then have effectively unlimited opportunity to study the sample using conventional instruments. ► supply· Huge expanses of fertile land and unlimited supplies of water give it enormous productive potential.· It is not in a plant's interest to provide copious and unlimited supplies of nectar. ► travel· Pass for one day's unlimited travel on the Canal Bus Service.· A 14-day unlimited travel pass is $ 139 for those under 27 and $ 189 for others. ► use· It costs $ 500 for unlimited use of the protocol.· The new monthly unlimited use fee, instituted Dec. 1, is $ 19. 95.· For $ 590 a day you get accommodations and a round of golf and unlimited use of practice facilities. WORD FAMILYnounlimitlimitationdelimitationadjectivelimited ≠ unlimitedlimitinglimitlessverblimitdelimit 1without any limit: The system can support an unlimited number of users. unlimited access to information The ticket offers unlimited travel on the London underground for seven days.2very large in amount: an unlimited variety of cookies |
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