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regulate

释义

regulate

verb transitive

UK /ˈreɡjʊleɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	regulate
he/she/it	regulates
present participle	regulating
past tense	regulated
past participle	regulated

1
to control an activity, process, or industry officially by using rules
The proposal seeks to change the way the airline industry is regulated.
Synonyms and related words
To limit or control something or someone
draw a line in the sand
limit
control
2
to control a machine so that it works effectively
Synonyms and related words
Checking and changing pieces of machinery
tune
diagnose
calibrate
1. 2a
  to control something so that it produces the results that you want
  Teachers are not able to regulate the temperature in their classrooms.
  Synonyms and related words
  To limit or control something or someone
  draw a line in the sand
  limit
  control
2. 2b
  to control the way your body works
  a drug that regulates the flow of blood to the brain
  Synonyms and related words
  To limit or control something or someone
  draw a line in the sand
  limit
  control

regulate

verb transitive

US /ˈreɡjəˌleɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	regulate
he/she/it	regulates
present participle	regulating
past tense	regulated
past participle	regulated

1
to control an activity, process, or industry officially by using rules
The proposal seeks to change the way the airline industry is regulated.
Synonyms and related words
To limit or control something or someone
draw a line in the sand
limit
control
2
to control a machine so that it works effectively
Synonyms and related words
Checking and changing pieces of machinery
tune
diagnose
calibrate
1. 2a
  to control something so that it produces the results that you want
  Teachers are not able to regulate the temperature in their classrooms.
  Synonyms and related words
  To limit or control something or someone
  draw a line in the sand
  limit
  control
2. 2b
  to control the way your body works
  a drug that regulates the flow of blood to the brain
  Synonyms and related words
  To limit or control something or someone
  draw a line in the sand
  limit
  control

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