• vt. 調節，規定；控制；校準；有系統的管理

來自 regular,規則的，慣常的，-ate,使。引申詞義管理，控制等。

regulate (v.)

early 15c., "adjust by rule, control," from Late Latin regulatus, past participle of regulare "to control by rule, direct," from Latin regula "rule" (see regular). Meaning "to govern by restriction" is from 1620s. Related: Regulated; regulating.

1. The AA called for laws to regulate clamping firms.

英國汽車協會呼吁立法，規范夾車公司的行為。

來自柯林斯例句

2. This system can regulate the temperature of the room.

這種系統能調節室內溫度.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. Hormones regulate many insect functions, including ecdysis and metamorphosis.

激素調節昆蟲的許多功能，包括蛻皮和變態。

來自辭典例句

4. The powers of the European Commission to regulate competition are increasing.

歐盟委員會對競爭的監管權越來越大。

來自辭典例句

5. Shifting bars are a hazard to navigation and expensive to regulate.

移動沙洲將危害通航,而且要花費資金進行整治.

來自辭典例句