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单词 moderate
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Moderate
nnoun.persona person who takes a position in the political center
Synset:centrist middle of the roader moderationist
Derivationally Related Form:centristcentrism
Member Holonyms:center
Hypernyms:adult grownup
Inherited Hypernyms:centristadultpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:centristadultpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.communicationpreside over
Synset:chair lead
Examples:
  • John moderated the discussion
Derivationally Related Form:chairleadmoderator
Hypernyms:discuss hash out talk over
Inherited Hypernyms:moderatehash outtalk oftalkcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s | Sam and Sue --- (apply to: moderate, chair)
vverb.changemake less fast or intense
Examples:
  • moderate your speed
Derivationally Related Form:moderation
Hypernyms:decelerate slow down
Inherited Hypernyms:moderatedeceleratechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.sociallessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
Synset:check contain control curb hold hold in
Examples:
  • moderate your alcohol intake
  • hold your tongue
  • hold your temper
  • control your anger
Derivationally Related Form:moderationcheckcurbcontrol
Hypernyms:hold back keep keep back restrain
Inherited Hypernyms:controlrestrain
Direct Hyponyms:abnegatebatecatchconquercounteractcountercheckcrucifydampdenymortifystamp downsubduesuppressthermostattrain
Full Troponyms:bateburkecatchchoke offcountercheckdampdenygaghushlullmortifyquenchshout downshushsilencesquelchsuppressthermostattraintrellis
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.communicationmake less severe or harsh
Synset:mince soften
Examples:
  • He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears
Derivationally Related Form:moderation
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:mincechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.communicationmake less strong or intense; soften
Synset:tame tone down
Examples:
  • Tone down that aggressive letter
  • The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements
Derivationally Related Form:moderation
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:tone downchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changemake more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
Synset:mollify season temper
Examples:
  • she tempered her criticism
Derivationally Related Form:mollificationmoderator
Hypernyms:weaken
Inherited Hypernyms:temperweakenchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
adjadj.allbeing within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme
Attributes:moderateness moderation
Examples:
  • moderate prices
  • a moderate income
  • a moderate fine
  • moderate demands
  • a moderate estimate
  • a moderate eater
  • moderate success
  • a kitchen of moderate size
  • the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart
Antonyms:immoderate
Derivationally Related Form:moderateness
Inherited Hypernyms:moderate
Similar to:average intermediate medium cautious conservative fair fairish reasonable indifferent limited middle-of-the-road minimalist modest small
See also:mild temperate
adj satadj.allnot extreme
Synset:temperate
Examples:
  • a moderate penalty
  • temperate in his response to criticism
Antonyms:intense
Derivationally Related Form:moderateness
Inherited Hypernyms:moderate
Similar to:mild
adj satadj.allmarked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes
Synset:restrained
Examples:
  • moderate in his demands
  • restrained in his response
Antonyms:intemperate
Derivationally Related Form:moderateness
Inherited Hypernyms:moderate
Similar to:temperate
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