| 单词 | regulate |
| 释义 | regulate (once / 103 pages) v The on-off spigot regulates the flow of water into your bathtub. When a government regulates an industry, they set standards the industry must follow. To regulate means to impose control. Regulate shares a root with the word, regular. When the transit authority regulates a train schedule, it makes sure trains arrive on a more regular schedule. The pharmaceutical industry is heavily regulated –– before a drug can be marketed, it must be tested. On a more personal level, if you want to regulate your digestive system, try eating more fiber... or prunes! WORD FAMILYregulate: deregulate, regulated, regulates, regulating, regulation, regulator, regulatory+/deregulate: deregulated, deregulates, deregulating, deregulation/regulated: unregulated/regulating: regulatings, self-regulating/regulation: regulations/regulator: regulators USAGE EXAMPLESIn Australia, for example, different agencies regulate drones and counter-drone technologies. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) Boyd is replacing commissioner Bob Stump, who was forced by term limits to leave the commission that regulates utilities. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) What they seem to be saying is, “regulate us, and American workers will pay.” Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) 1v bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations We cannot regulate the way people dress This town likes to regulate Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper govern, order, regularise, regularize deregulate lift the regulations on standardise, standardize cause to conform to standard or norm district, zoneregulate housing in; of certain areas of towns gaugeadapt to a specified measurement decide, determine, make up one's mind reach, make, or come to a decision about something 2v shape or influence; give direction to Syn|Hypo|Hyper determine, influence, mold, shape dispose, incline make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief disincline, indisposemake unwilling miscreateshape or form or make badly carry weighthave influence to a specified degree decideinfluence or determine reshapeshape anew or differently timeset the speed, duration, or execution of indexadjust through indexation paceregulate or set the pace of predeterminedetermine beforehand predisposemake susceptible foreordain, predestine, preordainforeordain or determine beforehand foreordain, predestinate, predestineforeordain by divine will or decree cause, do, make give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally 3v fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of regulate the temperature Syn|Hyper modulate adjust, correct, set alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard 4v check the emission of (sound) Syn|Hyper baffle bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel place limits on (extent or access) |
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