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calibrate sth
calibrate 是及物动词，直接接被校准的设备或仪表。
You should calibrate the instrument before taking measurements.
测量前你应当校准仪器。
校准；调整
calibrating — present participle of calibrate
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
校准；调整
to adjust or standardize something so that measurements or readings are accurate
You should calibrate the instrument before taking measurements.
测量前你应当校准仪器。
对照标准检查或调整。
To check or adjust by comparison with a standard.
标定测量仪器的刻度。
To mark the scale of a measuring instrument.
测量管子或枪炮的口径。
To measure the caliber of a tube or gun.
calibrate
Base
原形
calibrates
3rd person
第三人称单数
calibrating
-ing
现在分词
calibrated
Past
过去式
calibrated
Past participle
过去分词
Technicians calibrate the machine every morning.
技术人员每天早上校准这台机器。
We calibrated the thermometer before the experiment.
实验前我们校准了温度计。
The engineer has calibrated the scale twice this week.
工程师这周已经校准了两次秤。
calibrate 是规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 calibrated。
Before the experiment, the lab technician calibrated the scale with a standard weight.
实验前，实验室技术员用标准砝码校准了天平。
You should calibrate your printer once a month to keep the colors accurate.
你应该每月校准一次打印机，以保持色彩准确。
The engineer is calibrating the sensor so that it gives precise readings.
工程师正在校准传感器，以便它提供精确的读数。
calibrate 是及物动词，直接接被校准的设备或仪表。
You should calibrate the instrument before taking measurements.
测量前你应当校准仪器。
against 后接校准所参照的基准或标准。
The sensor was calibrated against a certified standard.
该传感器根据认证标准进行了校准。
被动式 be calibrated 后接不定式，表示校准后要实现的用途。
The meter is calibrated to show accurate readings.
这个仪表经过校准，可以显示准确读数。
in 后接计量单位，表示刻度所采用的单位。
The thermometer is calibrated in degrees Celsius.
这支温度计的刻度以摄氏度标定。
Not this
The scale should calibrate with standard weights.
Use this
The scale should be calibrated with standard weights.
calibrate 是及物动词，必须带宾语；主语是仪器时要用被动语态（be calibrated），表示“被校准”。不能用主动语态表示仪器自身完成校准动作。
Not this
We need a calibrate before using the machine.
Use this
We need a calibration before using the machine.
calibrate 是动词，这里需要名词形式 calibration 作 need 的宾语。不要用动词原形充当名词。
Not this
The thermometer is calibrated by degrees Celsius.
Use this
The thermometer is calibrated in degrees Celsius.
表示刻度单位时用介词 in（如 in degrees Celsius），而不是 by。by 用来引出动作执行者，不能用来表示单位。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
校准温度计
Before the experiment, we calibrated the thermometer in ice water.
实验前，我们用冰水校准了温度计。
校准秤
The lab assistant calibrated the scale with a standard weight.
实验室助理用标准砝码校准了秤。
校准显示器
You should calibrate the monitor to get accurate colors.
你应该校准显示器以获得准确的颜色。
校准传感器
The system automatically calibrates the sensor every morning.
系统每天早晨自动校准传感器。
参照标准校准
The device must be calibrated against a known standard.
必须参照已知标准校准该设备。
Use calibrating naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 calendar（日历）的 cal：像把日历格子一格一格对齐那样，把仪器刻度调准，就是 calibrate（校准）。
语域：neutral 常见场景：laboratory、manufacturing、quality control calibrate 是中性偏正式的动词，通常用于技术、科研或工程语境，指校准仪器或测量设备。在日常口语或一般叙述中比较少见，多出现在操作手册、科研记录或技术报道中。
All listed words end in -ate and share the final syllable /eɪt/, as in calibrate /ˈkælɪbreɪt/. However, none is a true rhyme with calibrate: a rhyme would need to match from the stressed vowel onward. Calibrate is stressed on /kæ/ and continues /lɪbreɪt/; navigate and calculate share the stressed vowel /æ/ but differ after it, while celebrate, vibrate, integrate, and dedicate have different stressed vowels. Watch the lookalikes celebrate and vibrate, which share the -brate spelling with calibrate but sound different.
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