An environmental limit, as of temperature or radiation, beyond which a specified life form cannot survive.

指周围环境，如温度或辐射的极限。超出这个极限，某一特定的生命形式就无法生存。

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They also wanted to limit funding for the establishment of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and block the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing clean air and water rules.

共和党人还想要限制对新成立的消费者金融保护署的资金支持，并阻止环境保护署推行的清洁空气和水资源的规定。

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This environmental psychology study suggests that being stuck indoors on vacation can limit mental recuperation.

这项环境心理学研究指出假期宅在家里可能限制精神上的恢复。

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A White House spokesman says the president will talk to the nation about what his administration has done to help clean up the oil, limit the environmental damage and direct BP to stop the leak.

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Our actual, hard, environmental, limit imposed upon us by the chemistry of the planet is, well, nearly inexhaustible.

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As an eco-friendly product, the drive offers low-power consumption and lead-free soldering technology, a design that complies with international environmental regulations that limit the use of hazardous materials.

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Similarly, trying to contain the oil and limit the environmental impact is also complex, involving multiple technologies, the coordination of public agencies and private sector firms, and the mobilization of huge amounts of equipment and people.

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