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  • Conjugation : past  controlled ; pp  controlled ; ing  controlling
  • Derivatives : n  controllability ; adj  controllable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

control [kən'trəul]
  1. 1. vt. [+country, organization] 统治
  2. 2. vt. [+person, emotion, disease, fire] 控制
  3. 3. vt. [+machine, process] 操纵
  4. 4. vt. [+wages, prices] 管制
  5. 5. noun [u] [of country, organization] 控制权
  6. 6. noun [of people] 指挥能力
  7. 7. noun [of vehicle, machine] 控制
  8. 8. n pl [of vehicle, machine, TV] 操纵装置
  9. 9. n pl price/planning {etc} controls 价格/规划{等}管制
    to control o.s.
    克制自己
    to take control (of sth)
    控制住(某事)
    to lose control (of sth)
    克制不住(某事)
  10. 10. n pl (in vehicle, on machine) 失去(对某物的)控制
    to keep control (of sth)
    保持(对某物的)控制
    to keep control of o.s.
    控制自己
    to be in control (of sth)
    控制着(某事)
    to be under control
    [fire, situation+] 处于控制之下
    to be out of control
    [fire, situation+] 失去控制
    the car went out of control
    那辆车失控
    circumstances beyond our control
    不在我们控制之中情况
    to be at the controls
    操纵

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

control [kən 'trol] [kən 'trəul]
  1. 1. vt. 控制支配监督,对…行使权力,对…有支配权
  2. 2. vt. 抑制感情等),克制约束;勒住(马),驾驭
    Control your grief.
    请节哀。
    Control yourself!
    冷静
    Please control your dog.
    看好你的狗。
  3. 3. vt. 管理财务);调节操纵
  4. 4. vt. 检查核对支付款项、帐目等)
  5. 5. vt. (用对照物)检验,核实
  6. 6. noun 控制支配监督抑制克制管理管辖权力有效使用(某物)的能力
    her control over her passions
    她控制自己感情的能力
    the violinist's control of his vibrato
    小提琴手对颤音运用自如
    The lame duck president was losing more and more control over his country.
    这个没用总统越来越没有能力管理自己的国家了。
  7. 7. noun 被控制(或受支配)的情况遏制节制调节操纵驾驭
    The car went out of control.
    汽车失去了控制。
  8. 8. noun 控制手段(或方法);制止管制
    wage and price controls
    工资和物价管制
  9. 9. noun 鉴定实验结果的)对照标准对照;对照物
  10. 10. noun 控制器控制机构控制装置操纵装置;(收音机的)调节装置调节器操纵杆驾驶盘开头[通常用于复数形态时]

Collins English-English Dictionary

control [kən'trəυl]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to command, direct, or rule
    to control a country
  2. 2. n control mark a letter, or letter and number, printed on a sheet of postage stamps, indicating authenticity, date, and series of issue
  3. 3. vt. to check, limit, curb, or regulate; restrain
    to control one's emotions
    to control a fire
  4. 4. vt. to regulate or operate (a machine)
  5. 5. vt. to verify (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment in which the variable being investigated is held constant or is compared with a standard
  6. 6. vt. to regulate (financial affairs)
  7. 7. vt. to examine and verify (financial accounts)
  8. 8. vt. to restrict or regulate the authorized supply of (certain substances, such as drugs)
  9. 9. n power to direct or determine
    under control
    out of control
  10. 10. n a means of regulation or restraint; curb; check
    a frontier control
  11. 11. n [often plural] a device or mechanism for operating a car, aircraft, etc
  12. 12. n a standard of comparison used in a statistical analysis or scientific experiment
  13. 13. n a device that regulates the operation of a machine. A dynamic control is one that incorporates a governor so that it responds to the output of the machine it regulates
  14. 14. n (as modifier)
    control panel
    control room
  15. 15. n [spiritualism] an agency believed to assist the medium in a séance
  16. 16. n one of a number of checkpoints on a car rally, orienteering course, etc, where competitors check in and their time, performance, etc, is recorded
  17. 17. n [Etymology] C15: from Old French conteroller to regulate, from contrerolle duplicate register, system of checking, from contre- counter- + rolle roll

Examples

to assume control
篡夺统治权 assume
Control your grief.
请节哀。 control
her control over her passions
她控制自己感情的能力 control
the violinist's control of his vibrato
小提琴手对颤音运用自如 control
The car went out of control.
汽车失去了控制。 control
to exercise self-control
运用自制力;克制自己 exercise
tight control
严格的控制 tight
Public health officials now say the disease is under control and is not a public health threat.
公共卫生官员日前宣布,这种疾病已经得到控制并且不会对大众健康造成威胁。
They also control the eastern area where diamonds are mined.
他们也管理着东部开采金刚石的地区。
After the stroke, he lost all control of his motor functions.
中风后,他就无法控制自己各种运动神经的功能了。 motor

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