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单词 moderate
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moderate1/ʹmod(ə)rət/ adj

avoiding extremes of behaviour or expression; practising reasonable restraint

a moderate drinker

calm, mild, or temperate

a moderate climate

within reasonable limits

moderate wage demands

avoiding extreme political or social measures; not radical

being average or somewhat less than average in quality, amount, degree, or extent

only moderate success

moderately adv
[Middle English from Latin moderatus past part. of moderare to moderate]

moderate2/ʹmodərayt/ verb trans

to decrease in violence, severity, intensity, or extremeness

to lessen the intensity or extremeness of (something)

to preside over (a meeting or debate)

to ensure consistency of grading in (examination papers or results)

in physics, to slow down (neutrons) with a moderator

verb intrans

to act as a moderator

to decrease in violence, severity, intensity, or extremeness


moderate3/ʹmod(ə)rət/ noun

a person who holds moderate views or favours a moderate course

[moderate1]
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