Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3890
regulate
管理，控制，调节
to control or manage something according to rules or laws
常与法律、规则连用
- 1.
To dictate policy.
制定政策
- 2.
To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.
根据规则、原则或法律进行控制或指导
- 3.
To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate and proper functioning.
调整机制以确保准确和正常运作
- 4.
To put or maintain in order.
整理或保持秩序
调整，校准；制定政策；根据规则、原则或法律进行控制或指导；调整机制以确保准确和正常运作；整理或保持秩序
In use
The government passed new laws to regulate the banking industry.
You can regulate the temperature in the room by adjusting the thermostat.
The body uses hormones to regulate various physiological processes.
regulate + noun
直接加名词，表示管理或控制某物。
The government regulates the financial industry.
政府监管金融行业。
regulate + wh-clause
后接疑问从句，表示调节某方面的量或程度。
You need to regulate how much sugar you consume.
你需要调节你摄入多少糖。
be regulated + by + noun
被动结构，强调被某个因素或机构调节。
Connections
Collocations
- regulate temperature
- 调节温度
- The thermostat helps regulate the temperature in the room.恒温器有助于调节房间的温度。
- regulate flow
- 调节流量
- The valve is used to regulate the flow of water.这个阀门用来调节水的流量。
- regulate behavior
- 规范行为
- Laws are created to regulate behavior in society.制定法律是为了规范社会行为。
- regulate industry
- 监管行业
- The government has the power to regulate the pharmaceutical industry.政府有权监管制药行业。
- regulate emissions
- 控制排放
- New policies aim to regulate emissions from factories.新政策旨在控制工厂的排放。
- regulate prices
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 'rule' (规则) 和 'gate' (大门), 规则大门控制调节.
Context & Register
Regulate表示'调节（速度、温度等）'时，register为中性，常见于日常生活和科技领域，例如调节空调温度或控制实验条件。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'regulate' in pronunciation (final syllable /leɪt/). Words like 'chocolate' or 'private' that end in '-ate' but are pronounced /ələt/ or /ɪt/ do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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