Regulate



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 管制; 调整
• ［英］ v. 管制 ( to govern according to rule) ; 调整 ( to bring order or uniformity to)
• ［记］ regul ( =reg统治) +ate -> 规定, 控制
• ［例］ to regulate one's habits

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (-lated; -lating)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin regulatus, past participle of regulare, from Latin regula rule
• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a. to govern or direct according to rule
  • b.
    • (1) to bring under the control of law or constituted authority
    • (2) to make regulations for or concerning <regulate the industries of a country>
• 2. to bring order, method, or uniformity to <regulate one's habits>
• 3. to fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of <regulate the pressure of a tire>
• ? regulative adjective
• ? regulatory adjective

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