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comply with regulations
All companies must comply with safety regulations.
所有公司必须遵守安全规定。
规则；规章
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规则；规章
an authoritative rule
All companies must comply with safety regulations.
所有公司必须遵守安全规定。
常作复数 regulations，指具体的法规或条例。
调节的行为或被调节的状态。
The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.
权威性的规则
an authoritative rule
组织发布的用以指导或规定成员行为的法律或行政规则。
A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.
通常支配行为的原则或条件
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
The new regulation requires all factories to reduce waste.
新规定要求所有工厂减少浪费。
AI contextual example
Drivers must follow the traffic regulations at all times.
司机必须始终遵守交通规则。
AI contextual example
The government introduced a regulation to protect consumers.
政府出台了一项保护消费者的规定。
AI contextual example
short haircuts were the regulation
短发是规定。
WordNet
All companies must comply with safety regulations.
所有公司必须遵守安全规定。
He was fined for violating a parking regulation.
他因违反停车规定而被罚款。
The government issued new regulations on data privacy.
政府发布了新的数据隐私规定。
Not this
All employee must follow the regulation.
Use this
All employees must follow the regulations.
名词 regulation 表示“规则”时通常用作可数名词，且公司通常有多项规定，因此应用复数形式 regulations；同时要匹配复数主语 employees。
Not this
The government should regulation the prices.
Use this
The government should regulate the prices.
动词 regulate 和名词 regulation 混淆。此处需要动词作谓语，应使用 regulate 而非名词 regulation。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
政府监管
The company must comply with all government regulations.
公司必须遵守所有政府规定。
安全规章
Safety regulations require workers to wear protective gear.
安全规章要求工人穿戴防护装备。
遵守规定
All employees are expected to comply with the regulations.
所有员工都应遵守规定。
严格监管
The nuclear industry is under strict regulation.
核工业受到严格监管。
对……的监管
The regulation of air pollution is a priority.
对空气污染的监管是优先事项。
环境法规
New environmental regulations will take effect next year.
新的环境法规将于明年生效。
Use regulation naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
“regulation”与“regular”（有规律的）相关，想象人们按规则有序排队。
neutral; official rules, laws
Words like 'nation', 'station', 'education', 'celebration', 'information' share the same ending /eɪʃən/ with 'regulation'. Note that 'regular' looks similar but is pronounced /ˈrɛɡjʊlər/ and does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.