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单词 regulate
释义
regulate
verb[T]
uk
/ˈreɡ.jə.leɪt/us
/ˈreɡ.jə.leɪt/
C1
tocontrolsomething,especiallyby making itworkin aparticularway:
（尤指使按照某种方式运作而）控制，管理，调节，调整
You can regulate thetemperaturein thehousebyadjustingthethermostat.你可以通过调节恒温器来控制室温。
[+ question word]Hermotherstrictlyregulateshowmuch TV she canwatch.她妈妈严格控制她看电视的时间。
Synonym
control
Opposite
deregulate
More examples
  • Policecaninvokethelawoftrespassto regulateaccessto theseplaces.
  • Thisvalveregulates theflowofwaterinto thetank.
  • Thetravelindustryis regulated by a set ofguidelines.
  • Theswitchis used to regulate thespeedat which themachineoperates.
  • Thegovernmenthasintroducednewlawsto regulate thesaleoffirearms.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Controlling and being in charge
  • aggrandize
  • assume
  • assumption
  • authoritative
  • authoritatively
  • commanding
  • dictate
  • guiding principle
  • harness
  • have (got)someoneby the short and curliesidiom
  • havesomeoneby the ballsidiom
  • havesomeoneeating out ofyourhandidiom
  • helm
  • override
  • plenipotentiary
  • police
  • policing
  • possess
  • power play
  • skipper
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(Definition ofregulatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

regulate| American Dictionary

regulate
verb[T]
us
/ˈreɡ·jəˌleɪt/
tocontrolanactivityorprocessbyrulesor asystem:
Acomputersystemregulatesproduction.
[+ question word]Theirparentsregulate how much TV thechildrencanwatch.
Regulate alsomeanstoadjustsomething to adesiredlevelorstandard:
As adiabetic, she regulates hersugarintakecarefully.

regulation

adjective[not gradable]us
/ˌreɡ·jəˈleɪ·ʃən/
Soldiersweara regulationuniform.
(Definition ofregulatefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

regulate| Business English

regulate
verb[T]
GOVERNMENT,LAW
uk
/ˈreɡjəleɪt/us
tocheckthat theactivitiesof abusinessororganizationarelegalandfollowofficialrulesorlaws:
Congresshas thepowerto regulateinterstatecommerce.
Theagencyregulates thefinancialservicesindustry.
Thisgovernmentdoes nottrustthepublicsectortoregulate itself.

Compare

deregulate
(Definition ofregulatefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofregulate

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The mysticism of religion that is already supposed to transcend logic and rules is a theoretical equal to regulated political incommensurability.
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The body, its demarcation and differentiation, is a regulatory ideal whose materialisation takes place through certain highly regulated, powerful cultural practices.
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This pathway regulates cell differentiation in many different tissues.
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Expression of connexin-43 and connexin-26 in the rat myometrium during pregnancy and labor is differentially regulated by mechanical and hormonal signals.
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Integration of proliferation versus differentiation signals thatregulatetrophoblast stem cell fate.
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Due to the fact that multiple environmental signalsregulatedormancy, seedling emergence in these species is timed very accurately in spring.
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The efforts toregulatethis technology should begin and begin soon.
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The major bills regulating mine safety before 1969 were passed in 1941, 1952, and 1966. 89.
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It is now understood that it is not arbitrary but collectively regulated to afford the colony elevated group flexibility.
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There were dual aspects to these roles therefore : regulated discipline and loving advisorship.
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Elastic-fibre molecules also directly mediate cell attachment, and therebyregulatemigration, survival and differentiation.
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Perhaps for this reason, she focuses more of her efforts on the socio-cognitive rules thatregulatefacial displays, than on those that generate the displays.
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There is a substantial literature on the emergence and evolution of the different industrial sectors, financial institutions and government agencies that regulated economic activity.
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However, they are funded, administered, and regulated as defined benefit plans.
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The volume of administrative procedures regulating access to national territory and organizing border controls has constantly increased.
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