regulate
英 ['regj?le?t]
美['r?ɡjulet]
- vt. 调节，规定；控制；校准；有系统的管理
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词态变化
第三人称单数:?regulates;过去式:?regulated;过去分词:?regulated;现在分词:?regulating;
中文词源
regulate 管理，控制，调节
来自 regular,规则的，惯常的，-ate,使。引申词义管理，控制等。
英文词源
- regulate (v.)
- early 15c., "adjust by rule, control," from Late Latin regulatus, past participle of regulare "to control by rule, direct," from Latin regula "rule" (see regular). Meaning "to govern by restriction" is from 1620s. Related: Regulated; regulating.
双语例句
- 1. The AA called for laws to regulate clamping firms.
- 英国汽车协会呼吁立法，规范夹车公司的行为。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. This system can regulate the temperature of the room.
- 这种系统能调节室内温度.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Hormones regulate many insect functions, including ecdysis and metamorphosis.
- 激素调节昆虫的许多功能，包括蜕皮和变态。
来自辞典例句
- 4. The powers of the European Commission to regulate competition are increasing.
- 欧盟委员会对竞争的监管权越来越大。
来自辞典例句
- 5. Shifting bars are a hazard to navigation and expensive to regulate.
- 移动沙洲将危害通航,而且要花费资金进行整治.
来自辞典例句