Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1400
regulation
规则；规章
an authoritative rule
常作复数 regulations，指具体的法规或条例。
- 1.
The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.
调节的行为或被调节的状态。
- 2.
an authoritative rule
权威性的规则
- 3.
A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.
组织发布的用以指导或规定成员行为的法律或行政规则。
- 4.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
通常支配行为的原则或条件
- 5.
A type of law made by the executive branch of a government, usually as authorized by a statute made by the legislative branch giving the executive the authority to do so.
政府行政部门制定的法律类型,通常由立法部门通过法规授权。
- 6.
the state of being controlled or governed
受控制或管制的状态
- 7.
Mechanism controlling DNA transcription.
控制DNA转录的机制。
- 8.
Physiological process which consists in maintaining homoeostasis.
维持体内稳态的生理过程。
管理；调整；调节；调节的行为或被调节的状态。；权威性的规则；组织发布的用以指导或规定成员行为的法律或行政规则。
In use
The new regulation requires all factories to reduce waste.
Drivers must follow the traffic regulations at all times.
The government introduced a regulation to protect consumers.
short haircuts were the regulation
comply with regulations
All companies must comply with safety regulations.
所有公司必须遵守安全规定。
violate a regulation
He was fined for violating a parking regulation.
他因违反停车规定而被罚款。
regulation on sth
Connections
Collocations
- government regulation
- 政府监管
- The company must comply with all government regulations.公司必须遵守所有政府规定。
- safety regulation
- 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。
- comply with regulations
- 遵守规定
- All employees are expected to comply with the regulations.所有员工都应遵守规定。
- strict regulation
- 严格监管
- The nuclear industry is under strict regulation.核工业受到严格监管。
- regulation of
- 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。
- environmental regulation
Learner notes
Memory Tip
“regulation”与“regular”（有规律的）相关，想象人们按规则有序排队。
Context & Register
neutral; official rules, laws
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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