| 单词 | modulate |
| 释义 | modulate (once / 2649 pages) v Is your friend's voice so high-pitched that people are starting to stare? Sweetly ask, "Can you modulate your voice, please? To modulate is to change the pitch of something. You can modulate things other than sound — it still refers to something that's being adjusted. Schools might modulate the number of students in the hallways at the same time by having each grade level start and end each at a different time. Traffic lights can modulate the number of cars that pass through an intersection in a certain interval. Computer modems modulate signals to allow computers to transfer information. In fact, modem gets its name from modulate/demodulate. WORD FAMILYmodulate: demodulate, modulated, modulates, modulating, modulation+/demodulate: demodulator/modulated: unmodulated/modulation: demodulation, modulations USAGE EXAMPLESThis is the spirit of dissent, whether beautifully modulated or off the cuff. Slate(Dec 26, 2016) How do you extend joy, modulate it, introduce variations, without diminishing it? Slate(Dec 22, 2016) So one option is to develop medicines based on molecules that modulate these regulatory pathways. Nature(Dec 20, 2016) 1v fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of modulate the pitch Syn|Hyper regulate adjust, correct, set alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard 2v adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of Hyper adjust, correct, set alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard 3v change the key of, in music modulate the melody Hyper play, spiel replay (as a melody) 4v vary the pitch of one's speech Syn|Hyper inflect, tone mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize express in speech 5v vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves) Hyper alter, change, vary become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence |
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