英语词汇“modulate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

modulatemodulate /ˈmɑdʒəˌleɪt/ verb

ETYMOLOGYmodulate

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of modulari to play, sing, from modulus; ➔ MODULE

VERB TABLE

modulate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	modulate
	he, she, it	modulates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	modulated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have modulated
	he, she, it	has modulated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had modulated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will modulate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have modulated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am modulating
	he, she, it	is modulating
	you, we, they	are modulating
Past	I, he, she, it	was modulating
	you, we, they	were modulating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been modulating
	he, she, it	has been modulating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been modulating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be modulating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been modulating

1[intransitive, transitive] if your voice modulates or you modulate it, you change the sound of it: modulate to/from/into something Her voice modulated to a harsher tone.2[transitive] technical to change the form of a sound wave or radio signal so that it is clearer3[transitive] formal to change a process or activity in order to make it more controlled, slower, less strong, etc.: Enzymes in the body modulate our moods.4[intransitive] eng. lang. arts to move from one key to another in a piece of music using a series of related chords—modulation /ˌmɑdʒəˈleɪʃən/ noun [countable]