control /kənˈtrəʊl/ CET4 TEM4 ( controlling, controlled, controls )

• 1. 

  N-UNCOUNT Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run. (对某组织机构的) 控制

  例：

  The restructuring involves Mr. Ronson giving up control of the company.

  公司重组需要罗森先生放弃对公司的控制。

• 2. 

  PHRASE If something is under your control, you have the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run. 处于…控制之下

  例：

  All the newspapers are under government control.

  所有的报纸都处在政府控制之下。

• 3. 

  PHRASE If you are in control of something, you have the power to make all the important decisions about the way it is run. 掌管

  例：

  Nobody knows who is in control of the club.

  没有人知道谁掌管这个俱乐部。

• 4. 

  N-UNCOUNT If you have control of something or someone, you are able to make them do what you want them to do. (对某物或某人的) 控制 [oft N 'of/over' n]

  例：

  He lost control of his car.

  他失去了对他的车的控制。

• 5. 

  controlled ADJ 受控制的

  例：

  ...a controlled experiment.

  …一个受控制的试验。

• 6. 

  N-UNCOUNT If you show control, you prevent yourself behaving in an angry or emotional way. (对愤怒情绪等的) 克制

  例：

  He had a terrible temper, and sometimes he would completely lose control.

  他脾气暴躁，有时会完全失控。

• 7. 

  V-T The people who control an organization or place have the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run. 管理

  例：

  He now controls the largest retail development empire in southern California.

  他现在管理着加利福尼亚南部最大的零售业帝国。

• 8. 

  V-T To control a piece of equipment, process, or system means to make it work in the way that you want it to work. 控制 (设备系统等)

  例：

  ...a computerized system to control the gates.

  …一个控制大门的计算机系统。

  例：

  Scientists would soon be able to manipulate human genes to control the aging process.

  科学家将很快能够通过操控人类基因来控制衰老的过程。

• 9. 

  V-T When a government controls prices, wages, or the activity of a particular group, it uses its power to restrict them. (政府) 管制 (价格、工资、团体活动等)

  例：

  The federal government tried to control rising health-care costs.

  联邦政府努力控制不断上涨的卫生保健费用。

• 10. 

  N-UNCOUNT Control is also a noun. 管制

  例：

  Control of inflation remains the government's absolute priority.

  控制通货膨胀仍然是政府的第一要务。

• 11. 

  V-T If you control yourself, or if you control your feelings, voice, or expression, you make yourself behave calmly even though you are feeling angry, excited, or upset. 抑制 (感情、声音、表情)

  例：

  Jo was advised to learn to control herself.

  人们建议乔要学会控制自己的情绪。

• 12. 

  controlled ADJ 克制的

  例：

  Her manner was quiet and very controlled.

  她举止恬静很有涵养。

• 13. 

  V-T To control something dangerous means to prevent it from becoming worse or from spreading. 抑制 (危险物)

  例：

  ...the need to control environmental pollution.

  …控制环境污染的需要。

• 14. 

  N-COUNT A control is a device such as a switch or lever which you use in order to operate a machine or other piece of equipment. 控制装置

  例：

  I practised operating the controls.

  我练习过操作这些控制装置。

• 15. 

  N-VAR Controls are the methods that a government uses to restrict increases, for example in prices, wages, or weapons. (政府的) 调控

  例：

  Critics question whether price controls would do any good.

  批评家们怀疑物价调控的作用。

• 16. 

  N-VAR Control is used to refer to a place where your documents or luggage are officially checked when you enter a foreign country. 海关检查处

  例：

  He went straight through Passport Control without incident.

  他顺利通过了护照检查。

• 17. 

  → see also birth control, quality control, remote control, stock control

• 18. 

  PHRASE If something is out of control, no one has any power over it. 失控

  例：

  The fire is burning out of control.

  火势失控。

• 19. 

  PHRASE If something harmful is under control, it is being dealt with successfully and is unlikely to cause any more harm. 处在控制之下

  例：

  The situation is under control.

  局面得到了控制。