regulate

reg·u·late

R0128200 (rĕg′yə-lāt′)tr.v. reg·u·lat·ed, reg·u·lat·ing, reg·u·lates 1. To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.2. To adjust to a particular specification or requirement: regulate temperature.3. To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate and proper functioning.4. To put or maintain in order: regulate one's eating habits.

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[Middle English, from Late Latin rēgulāre, rēgulāt-, from Latin rēgula, rod, rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

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reg′u·la′tive, reg′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.

regulate

(ˈrɛɡjʊˌleɪt) vb (tr) 1. to adjust (the amount of heat, sound, etc, of something) as required; control2. (Mechanical Engineering) to adjust (an instrument or appliance) so that it operates correctly3. to bring into conformity with a rule, principle, or usage[C17: from Late Latin rēgulāre to control, from Latin rēgula a ruler] ˈregulative, ˈregulatory adj ˈregulatively adv

reg•u•late

(ˈrɛg yəˌleɪt)

v.t. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 1. to control or direct by a rule, principle, or method. 2. to adjust in accordance with some standard or requirement, as of amount or degree: to regulate the temperature. 3. to adjust so as to ensure accuracy of operation: to regulate a watch. 4. to put in good order: to regulate the digestion. [1620–30; < Late Latin rēgulātus, past participle of rēgulāre, derivative of Latin rēgula rod for measuring and drawing lines, rule; see -ate¹] reg′u•la`tive (-yəˌleɪ tɪv, -yə lə tɪv) reg′u•la•to`ry (-ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.

regulate

Past participle: regulated
Gerund: regulating

Imperative
regulate
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Present
I regulate
you regulate
he/she/it regulates
we regulate
you regulate
they regulate

Preterite
I regulated
you regulated
he/she/it regulated
we regulated
you regulated
they regulated

Present Continuous
I am regulating
you are regulating
he/she/it is regulating
we are regulating
you are regulating
they are regulating

Present Perfect
I have regulated
you have regulated
he/she/it has regulated
we have regulated
you have regulated
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Past Continuous
I was regulating
you were regulating
he/she/it was regulating
we were regulating
you were regulating
they were regulating

Past Perfect
I had regulated
you had regulated
he/she/it had regulated
we had regulated
you had regulated
they had regulated

Future
I will regulate
you will regulate
he/she/it will regulate
we will regulate
you will regulate
they will regulate

Future Perfect
I will have regulated
you will have regulated
he/she/it will have regulated
we will have regulated
you will have regulated
they will have regulated

Future Continuous
I will be regulating
you will be regulating
he/she/it will be regulating
we will be regulating
you will be regulating
they will be regulating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been regulating
you have been regulating
he/she/it has been regulating
we have been regulating
you have been regulating
they have been regulating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been regulating
you will have been regulating
he/she/it will have been regulating
we will have been regulating
you will have been regulating
they will have been regulating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been regulating
you had been regulating
he/she/it had been regulating
we had been regulating
you had been regulating
they had been regulating

Conditional
I would regulate
you would regulate
he/she/it would regulate
we would regulate
you would regulate
they would regulate

Past Conditional
I would have regulated
you would have regulated
he/she/it would have regulated
we would have regulated
you would have regulated
they would have regulated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	regulate - fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch"modulateadjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
	2.	regulate - bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"govern, regularise, regularize, orderstandardize, standardise - cause to conform to standard or norm; "The weights and measures were standardized"decide, make up one's mind, determine - reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"district, zone - regulate housing in; of certain areas of townsderegulate - lift the regulations on
	3.	regulate - shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"shape, determine, influence, molddispose, incline - make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them"disincline, indispose - make unwillingmiscreate - shape or form or make badly; "Our miscreated fantasies"carry weight - have influence to a specified degree; "Her opinion carries a lot of weight"decide - influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"reshape - shape anew or differently; "The new foreign minister reshaped the foreign policy of his country"time - set the speed, duration, or execution of; "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely"index - adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and prices"pace - regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts"predetermine - determine beforehandcause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
	4.	regulate - check the emission of (sound)baffleconfine, limit, throttle, trammel, restrain, restrict, bound - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

regulate

verb1. control, run, order, rule, manage, direct, guide, handle, conduct, arrange, monitor, organize, govern, administer, oversee, supervise, systematize, superintend a powerful body to regulate the stock market2. moderate, control, modulate, settle, fit, balance, tune, adjust He breathed deeply trying to regulate the pound of his heartbeat.

regulate

verb1. To keep the mechanical operation of (a device) within proper parameters:control, govern.2. To alter for proper functioning:adjust, fix, set, tune (up).Music: attune.

Translations

控制校准调整

regular

(ˈregjulə) adjective1. usual. Saturday is his regular day for shopping; That isn't our regular postman, is it? 普通的 普通的2. (American) normal. He's too handicapped to attend a regular school. (美國)正規的 正规的3. occurring, acting etc with equal amounts of space, time etc between. They placed guards at regular intervals round the camp; Is his pulse regular? 定期的，有規律的 定时的，有规律的固定的 4. involving doing the same things at the same time each day etc. a man of regular habits. 習慣性的 惯常的有规律的 5. frequent. He's a regular visitor; He's one of our regular customers. 經常的 经常的6. permanent; lasting. He's looking for a regular job. 永久的 固定的，永久性的 7. (of a noun, verb etc) following one of the usual grammatical patterns of the language. `Walk' is a regular verb, but `go' is an irregular verb. 規則的 规则的8. the same on both or all sides or parts; neat; symmetrical. a girl with regular features; A square is a regular figure. 整齊的，勻稱的 整齐的，匀称的 9. of ordinary size. I don't want the large size of packet – just give me the regular one. 普通尺寸的 普通尺寸的10. (of a soldier) employed full-time, professional; (of an army) composed of regular soldiers. 常備軍的，由常備兵組成的 常备军的，由常备兵组成的 noun1. a soldier in the regular army. 正規兵 正规兵2. a regular customer (eg at a bar). 常客 常客ˌreguˈlarity (-ˈla-) noun 規律性，規則性 规则性ˈregularly adverb1. at regular times, places etc. His heart was beating regularly. 規律地，定點地 有规律地，规则地 2. frequently. He comes here regularly. 經常地 经常地ˈregulate (-leit) verb1. to control. We must regulate our spending; Traffic lights are used to regulate traffic. 控制 控制2. to adjust (a piece of machinery etc) so that it works at a certain rate etc. Can you regulate this watch so that it keeps time accurately? 調整，校準 调整，校准 ˌreguˈlation noun1. a rule or instruction. There are certain regulations laid down as to how this job should be done, and these must be obeyed; (also adjective) Please use envelopes of the regulation size. 規則，法令 规章，法规 2. the act of regulating. the regulation of a piece of machinery. 調整 调整ˈregulator (-lei-) noun a thing that regulates (a piece of machinery etc). 調節器，校準器 调节器，标准仪