control
- IPA[kənˈtrəʊl]
英式
- the power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events；the ability to manage a machine, vehicle, or other moving object
- determine the behaviour or supervise the running of；maintain influence or authority over
verb: control, 3rd person present: controls, gerund or present participle: controlling, past tense: controlled, past participle: controlled
noun: control, plural noun: controls
- 釋義
- 片語
名詞
- 1. the power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events the whole operation is under the control of a production manager the situation was slipping out of her control 同義詞
- ▪ the ability to manage a machine, vehicle, or other moving object he lost control of his car improve your ball control
- ▪ the restriction of an activity, tendency, or phenomenon crime control 同義詞
- ▪ the ability to restrain one's own emotions or actions she was goaded beyond control 同義詞
- ▪ a means of limiting or regulating something growing controls on local spending
- ▪ a switch or other device by which a device or vehicle is regulated he had the chance to take the controls and fly the glider the volume control 同義詞
- ▪ the place from which a system or activity is directed or where a particular item is verified passport control 同義詞
- ▪ short for control key
- 2. a person or thing used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or experiment platelet activity was higher in patients with the disease than in the controls 同義詞
- 3. a member of an intelligence organization who personally directs the activities of a spy he sat with his KGB control as the details of his new assignment were explained
- 4. a high card that will prevent the opponents from establishing a particular suit he has controls in both minor suits
動詞
- 1. determine the behaviour or supervise the running of he was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy 同義詞
- ▪ maintain influence or authority over there were never enough masters to control the unruly mobs of boys
- ▪ limit the level, intensity, or numbers of he had to control his temper 同義詞
- ▪ remain calm and reasonable despite provocation her eyes flashed angrily, but she made an effort to control herself
- ▪ regulate (a mechanical or scientific process) the airflow is controlled by a fan 同義詞
- 2. take into account (an extraneous factor that might affect the results of an experiment) no attempt was made to control for variations
