"put a cap on" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 設上限
• 限制

Definition

為某事設定上限，例如金額、數量或活動，通常用於控制或限制某事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是半正式用語，常用於商業、政府及政策場合。常與「支出」、「價格」、「成長」等詞搭配，指設最大值，不是完全停止。

Examples

The government decided to put a cap on rent increases.

政府決定**設上限**房租上漲。

They want to put a cap on how much sugar is in drinks.

他們想要**限制**飲料中的糖分含量。

The school will put a cap on the number of students per class.

學校將**設上限**每班的學生人數。

To control costs, the company plans to put a cap on overtime hours.

為了控制成本，公司打算**設上限**加班時間。

There's talk of putting a cap on ticket sales to prevent overcrowding.

有人在討論為了防止擁擠，要**限制**門票銷售。

If we don't put a cap on spending now, the budget will be out of control.

如果我們現在不**限制**開支，預算就會失控。