(1)管理，控制(control or direct according to a rule or rules)[T+n]：～one's spending/one's expenditure/one's conduct 控制自己的開銷/支出/行為;～commerce/traffic 管理商業(yè)/指揮交通;The volume of economic activity was～d by the supply of money. 經(jīng)濟(jì)活動(dòng)量受貨幣供給量的控制。〖同〗control，handle;〖反〗neglect;
(2)調(diào)節(jié)(整)，校正(準(zhǔn))(adjust (the amount of heat or sound，etc) as required;adjust an instrument so that it works correctly)[T+n]：～the boiler/the watch/the radiator 把鍋爐/手表/散熱器調(diào)節(jié)一下;～the sound on the radio/the temperature of the room/the pressure of tyres/the speed of the machine 調(diào)一調(diào)收音機(jī)的聲音/房間的溫度/輪胎的壓力/機(jī)器的速度;～the movements of traffic 調(diào)控交通流量;The valve～s the intake of air/the flow of water. 這個(gè)閥門控制進(jìn)氣量/水流量?！纪絘djust，fix;
→ ′regulator n 調(diào)節(jié)器，校準(zhǔn)器;?regu′lation n