Word · Frequency #20597
calibrating
校准；调整
calibrating is the present participle of calibrate.
to adjust or standardize something so that measurements or readings are accurate
- 1.
To check or adjust by comparison with a standard.
对照标准检查或调整。
- 2.
To mark the scale of a measuring instrument.
标定测量仪器的刻度。
- 3.
To measure the caliber of a tube or gun.
测量管子或枪炮的口径。
标定；分度；测量…的口径；测定口径；对照标准检查或调整。；标定测量仪器的刻度。；测量管子或枪炮的口径。
In use
Before the experiment, the lab technician calibrated the scale with a standard weight.
You should calibrate your printer once a month to keep the colors accurate.
The engineer is calibrating the sensor so that it gives precise readings.
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。
calibrate sth against sth
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。
be calibrated to do sth
被动式 be calibrated 后接不定式，表示校准后要实现的用途。
Connections
Collocations
- calibrate a thermometer
- 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。
- calibrate the scale
- 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。
- calibrate the monitor
- 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。
- calibrate the sensor
- 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。
- calibrate against a standard
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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）。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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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