英语释义

1. not to be entered or patronized by a designated class (such as military personnel) also not to be interfered with, considered, or spoken of
the subject of sex was off-limits in her family

2. not to be entered or used
… we had to stay upstairs and the attic was off-limits.
— Judy Blume, Sheila the Great

片语

be off-limits禁止入内的

to be off-limits用在男女关系

Remained Off Limits外人禁止入内

Off-limits area No-unauthorized entry限制区域非授权人员禁止进出

OFF LIMITS LIMITED公司名称

wear off limits报废界限

off-limits industry行业禁入

OFF LIMITS TO FOREIGNERS外国人不準超越

英汉例句

• water as a beverage should be completely off limits to babies six months old and younger, anders and her colleagues say.

  对6个月以下的婴儿来说,水饮料应该严格禁止，安德斯和同事们建议。

• the underground caverns, where witnesses have reported seeing entire tigers in 5ft high vats, are strictly off limits to visitors.

  在地下溶洞内，目击者在这里也称看到过大概在五英尺高的大桶内存放的整具虎骨，对访客进行严格限制和封锁。

• the middle east, where two-thirds of the world「s proven oil reserves lie, is mostly off limits to the big private-sector oil companies.

  而中东――到目前为止被证实拥有世界2/3石油储藏的地区，则拒绝向大私人石油公司出售石油。

• more than 190,000 acres would be put off limits in riverside and san bernardino counties in southern california, which together added 800,000 residents between 2000 and 2007.

  在2000年到2007年间，加利福尼亚南部的瑞沃塞得和桑·伯纳德郡的总居民人数增加了800，000人，两个地区190，000多英亩土地取消了限制。

• there are a lot of guys out there who truly feel that once they have dated a woman she is off limits to all of their friends — no matter how long it’s been since they broke up.

  有好多人觉着凡是他们约会过的姑娘就不能跟他的朋友们再好上--不管他们已经分开多久。

• a highly militarized zone, it is off limits to foreign journalists.

  一个高度军事化的地区，这是限制了外国记者。

• having a boyfriend usually means off limits to others.

  有了男朋友通常就意味着别人不是染指。

• off limits to women (by custom, not law), these teahouses can be elaborately furnished rooms, but are often nothing more than a collection of plastic tables and chairs set up outdoors.

  茶馆里有精心装饰的房间，但多数情况下不过是放在户外的塑料桌椅。

• high school is also off limits if you have been to college for more than two years.

  如果你已经上大学两年多了，那么也最好不要提起高中的事情。

• there should be no part of your life that is off limits to your spouse, because literally everything that either of you do will ultimately affect each other.

  不应该有禁止配偶入内的绝对个人的生活，因为你们彼此的所有事最终都真的会互相影响。

• an underappreciated reason for paul’s fundraising prowess was his outspoken opposition to the fed, a subject that had long been off limits in american politics.

  保罗能募集到这么多竞选资金，一个事先被低估的原因就是他坚定的站在反对美联储的立场，一个长久以来早已成为政治圈中禁忌的主题。

• several of jackson」s relatives visited the mausoleum, which was off limits to the public.

  杰克逊的亲戚也抵达了并不对公众开放的墓园。