| 单词 | regulation |
| 释义 | regulation (once / 229 pages) 1nadj 2n If you declare that Fridays are Pajama Day, did you create a regulation? No. A regulation is a rule put in place by some authority, such as a government. In fact, there might already be a regulation on the books: No pajamas in school. If you're trying to remember what a regulation is, think about the phrase "rules and regulations." Regulations are often set by governing bodies of a sport or other activity — thus, there is an accepted regulation-size soccer ball, set by FIFA, professional soccer's governing body. Many government agencies are in charge of "regulating" industries, setting up regulations that companies need to follow to keep us all safe. WORD FAMILYregulation: regulations+/deregulate: deregulated, deregulates, deregulating, deregulation/regulate: deregulate, regulated, regulates, regulating, regulation, regulator, regulatory/regulated: unregulated/regulating: regulatings, self-regulating/regulator: regulators USAGE EXAMPLESBut studying CBD is not easy: Scientists complain that laws and regulations put excessive constraints on their work. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) The Indians held a lead for all but the last minute of regulation, according to Walker, and lost their edge in the overtime period. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) The arms race is fed in part by the slow pace of government regulation for drones. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular Syn|Hyper regularisation, regularization control the activity of managing or exerting control over something 2n the act of controlling or directing according to rule fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians Syn|Hypo|Hyper regulating devaluation an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries gun controlefforts to regulate or control sales of guns indexationa system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation timingthe regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics) limitation, restrictionan act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) coordinationthe regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation load-sheddingcutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply arms controla limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country hold-downa limitation or constraint freezefixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level clampdownsudden restriction on an activity control the activity of managing or exerting control over something 3n an authoritative rule Syn|Hypo|Hyper ordinance game law a regulation intended to manage or preserve game animals age limitregulation establishing the maximum age for doing something or holding some position assizethe regulation of weights and measures of articles offered for sale speed limitregulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road prescript, rule prescribed guide for conduct or action 4n a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior short haircuts were the regulation Syn|Hypo|Hyper rule limitation, restriction a principle that limits the extent of something guideline, guidepost, rule of thumba rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior cy pres, cy pres doctrine, rule of cy presa rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possible working principle, working rulea rule that is adequate to permit work to be done narrownessa restriction of range or scope quantificationa limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some' or `all' or `no') restrainta rule or condition that limits freedom concept, conception, construct an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances 5n the state of being controlled or governed Hyper ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, control, dominance the state that exists when one person or group has power over another 6adj prescribed by or according to regulation 2regulation army equipment Syn standard conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind n (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered Hyper biological process, organic process a process occurring in living organisms |
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