【regulate音标】 英[ˈregjuleɪt] 美[ˈreɡjuleɪt]
【单词释义】 regulate是什么意思：
vt.规定；控制，管理；调节，调整；校准
[单词分级] 大学英语四级词汇
[第三人称单数] regulates
[单词现在分词] regulating
[单词过去式] regulated
[单词过去分词] regulated
【关联词/派生词】
regulation n.规章；规则
regulator n. 监管者，监管机构；调节器，校准器
【regulate形近词/近似词】
ambulate v. 走动；步行；移动
stipulate v.规定，明确要求；约定 adj.有托叶的
manipulate vt.操作，处理；操纵，摆布
insulate vt.使隔热；使隔音；使隔离；使绝缘
tabulate adj.平板状的；有平面的 v.把…列成表格；使成平面；列表显示
modulate v.调制；调整；调节；变调,转调
undulate v.起伏；波动；呈波浪形；震动 adj.波状的；波动起伏的；波浪形的
pullulate vi.繁殖；（种子）发芽；充满
adulate vt.谄媚；奉承；过分称赞
【单词例句】
◇ Your body regulates its temperature via a small peanut-shaped section of the brain known as the hypothalamus. This region works almost like a thermostat in a home, turning the temperature up or down based on various factors—such as how cold or hot the skin is.
人的身体通过脑部花生大小的下丘脑来调节体温。下丘脑的工作原理和家中的恒温器相似，根据不同的因素来调高或降低体温，比如说，根据皮肤温度的冷热。
---- How to keep your body cool
◇ The LED screens of our smartphones, tablets, and laptops, for example, give off what is called blue light, which studies have shown can damage vision and suppress production of melatonin, a hormone that helps regulate the sleep cycle.
比如智能手机、平板、和笔记本电脑的显示屏会发出蓝光，研究显示蓝光损害视力，抑制褪黑激素的生成。褪黑激素有助于调节睡眠周期。