control

noun

OPAL WOPAL S

/kənˈtrəʊl/

Idioms

power权力

[uncountable] the power to make decisions about how a country, an area, an organization, etc. is run（对国家、地区、机构等的）管理权，控制权，支配权

control of somebody/something The party expects to gain control of the council in the next election.该党希望在下次选举中控制议会。
Militants have taken control of the town.激进分子已经控制了这个城镇。
The Democrats have lost control of Congress.民主党已经失去了对国会的控制。
A military junta seized control of the country.一个军政府控制了这个国家。
The founders eventually regained control of the company.创始人最终重新获得了对公司的控制权。
control over somebody/something He defended the tradition of civilian control over the military.他捍卫文官控制军队的传统。
in the control of somebody/something The city is in the control of enemy forces.那座城市现处于敌军的控制之下。
under… control The area remains under international control.该地区仍在国际控制之下。

Editors do not exercise control over large sections of their newspapers.编辑并不控制报纸的大分类版面。
Enemy forces have now regained control of the area.敌军现已重新控制这一地区。
He wants to hand over control of social security to the private sector.他想把社会保障的控制权移交给私营部门。
Parking is outside my control.停车不在我的控制范围之内。
The department was under the control of Bryce Thompson.当时这个部门归布赖斯・汤普森管。
The idea is to give councils full control of their own budgets.这个构思是要让委员会全权控制本身的预算。
They have little control over that side of the business.他们对那部份业务几乎没法控制。
attempts to wrest control of the town from government forces从政府军手中夺取该城控制权的企图
government plans to centralize control of schools政府集中控制学校的计划
The family has sold most of its shares and will lose control of the company.这家族已售出大部分股份，将失去对公司的控制权。
The city is under enemy control.那座城市现处于敌人的控制之下。

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

absolute
complete
full
…

verb + control

have
achieve
assert
…

control + noun

freak

preposition

beyond your control
outside your control
in control (of)
…

phrases

circumstances beyond somebody’s control

[uncountable] the ability to make somebody/something do what you want控制（或操纵）能力

control over somebody/something The teacher had no control over the children.那位老师管不住学生。
He fought hard to retain control over his work.他努力保持对工作的控制。
control of something She struggled to keep control of her voice.她竭力控制住自己的声音。
She lost control of her car on the ice.她在冰上开车失去了控制。
He got so angry he lost control (= shouted and said or did things he would not normally do).他气得失去了自制。
beyond/outside somebody's control Owing to circumstances beyond our control, the flight to Rome has been cancelled.由于出现了我们无法控制的情况，飞往罗马的航班已被取消。
under control The situation is under control.局面得到了控制。
The coach made the team work hard on ball control (= in a ball game).教练让全队努力练习控球。

limiting/managing限制；管理

[uncountable, countable] (often in compounds常构成复合词) the act of limiting or managing something; a method of doing this限制；限定；约束；管理；管制

traffic control交通管制
talks on arms control军备控制谈判
controls on something tight controls on government spending对政府开支的严格控制
Price controls on food were ended.对食物价格的控制已告结束。
control of something exciting advances in the control of malaria疟疾控制方面令人振奋的进展
state control of the economy国家对经济的控制
It was an exercise in damage control (= trying to prevent further damage).这是一次控制损失的演习。
A pest control officer was called in to deal with the rat problem.一名虫害防治员被请来应对鼠害问题。

see also birth control, climate control, gun control, parental control, quality control

Synonyms limitlimit

restriction
control
constraint
restraint
limitation

These are all words for something that limits what you can do or what can happen.

limit
the greatest or smallest amount of something that is allowed:
- The EU has set strict limits on pollution levels.欧盟对污染程度作了严格的限定。
- the speed limit速度限制
restriction
(rather formal) a rule or law that limits what you can do:指限制规定、限制法规：
- There are no restrictions on the amount of money you can withdraw.取款没有限额。
control
(often in compounds) the act of limiting or managing something; a method of doing this:
- arms control军备控制
constraint
(rather formal) a fact or decision that limits what you can do:指限制、限定、约束：
- We have to work within severe constraints of time and money.我们必须在时间紧迫、资金紧张的限制下工作。
restraint
(rather formal) a decision, a rule, an idea, etc. that limits what you can do; the act of limiting something because it is necessary or sensible to do so:指约束力、管制措施、制约因素、控制、限制：
- The government has imposed export restraints on some products.政府对一些产品实行了出口控制。
- The unions are unlikely to accept any sort of wage restraint.工会不大可能接受任何形式的工资限制。
limitation
the act or process of limiting something; a rule, fact or condition that limits something:
- They would resist any limitation of their powers.他们会抵制对他们权力的任何限制。

restriction, constraint, restraint or limitation?用 restriction、constraint、restraint 还是 limitation？These are all things that limit what you can do. A restriction is rule or law that is made by somebody in authority. A constraint is something that exists rather than something that is made, although it may exist as a result of somebody’s decision. A restraint is also something that exists: it can exist outside yourself, as the result of somebody else’s decision; but it can also exist inside you, as a fear of what other people may think or as your own feeling about what is acceptable: moral/social/cultural restraints. A limitation is more general and can be a rule that somebody makes or a fact or condition that exists.Patterns

limits/restrictions/controls/constraints/restraints/limitations on something
limits/limitations to something
severe limits/restrictions/controls/constraints/restraints/limitations
tight limits/restrictions/controls/constraints
to impose/remove limits/restrictions/controls/constraints/restraints/limitations
to lift restrictions/controls/constraints/restraints

calls for tougher export controls加强出口控制的呼吁
Many teenagers have poor impulse control.许多青少年控制力差，易于冲动。
plans to relax price controls放宽物价管制的计划
the water pressure control valve水压控制阀
They have introduced controls on public spending.他们已开始对公共开支实施限制。
The government has imposed strict controls on new building.政府已经对新建建筑物实施了严格限制。
The country has tightened its border controls.该国已经加强了边境管理。
New crime control measures have failed.新的犯罪控制措施失败了。
The police are experts in crowd control.警察是控制人群秩序的专家。
A new advance has been made in the control of malaria.在控制疟疾方面已取得新的进展。
government controls on trade and industry政府对工商业的管理

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

strict
stringent
tight
…

verb + control

implement
impose
introduce
…

preposition

control on

in machine机器

[countable, usually plural] the switches and buttons, etc. that you use to operate a machine or a vehicle（机器或车辆的）操纵装置，开关，按钮

the controls of an aircraft飞机的操纵装置
the control panel控制面板
the volume control of a TV电视的音量控制
at the controls The co-pilot was at the controls when the plane landed.副驾驶员操纵着飞机着陆。

see also cruise control, dual controls, remote control

Chief Air Officer Sedley was at the controls of the Boeing 707.当时空军一级军士长塞德利驾驶着这架波音 707。
Once we were in the air, I was allowed to take the controls.我们一升到空中，我就获准进行驾驶。
a programmable control unit可编程控制单元

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

remote
volume
cruise
…

verb + control

take

control + noun

panel
device
stick
…

preposition

at the controls

in experiment实验

[countable] (specialist) a person, thing or group used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a scientific experiment; an experiment whose result is known, used for checking working methods对照标准；（检验工作方法的）参照实验

The study showed that women with the disease have had fewer children than the controls.研究表明，患有这种疾病的女性比对照组生育的孩子少。
One group was treated with the new drug, and the control group was given a sugar pill.一组采用新药治疗，而对照检验组服用的则是糖丸。

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place地点

[singular] a place where orders are given or where checks are made; the people who work in this place指挥（或检查、控制）站；指挥（或检查、控制）人员

We went through passport control and into the departure lounge.我们通过护照检查站进入了候机大厅。

see also air traffic control, ground control, Mission Control

on computer计算机

[uncountable]

(also control key [singular])

(on a computer keyboard) a key that you press when you want to perform a particular operation（键盘上的）控制键

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backspace
click
control
cursor
escape
keyboard
return
shift
slash
space bar

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词源late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘check or verify accounts’, especially by referring to a duplicate register): from Anglo-Norman French contreroller ‘keep a copy of a roll of accounts’, from medieval Latin contrarotulare, from contrarotulus ‘copy of a roll’, from contra- ‘against’ + rotulus ‘a roll’. The noun is perhaps via French contrôle.

Idioms

be in control (of something)

to direct or manage an organization, an area or a situation掌管，管理，控制，操纵（某机构、地区或局势）
- He's reached retiring age, but he's still firmly in control.他虽然已到退休年龄，但仍大权在握。
- There has been some violence after the match, but the police are now in control of the situation.比赛后发生了一些暴力事件，但是现在警方已控制了局势。
- The elected government is back in control.民选政府重新取得了控制权。
to be able to organize your life well and keep calm处之泰然；安之若素
- In spite of all her family problems, she's really in control.她虽然家庭问题重重，却能完全处之泰然。

be/get/run/etc. out of control

to be or become impossible to manage or to control无法管理；失去控制
- The children are completely out of control since their father left.这些孩子自他们的父亲离开后就无法无天了。
- A truck ran out of control on the hill.一辆卡车在山上失去了控制。
- The car went out of control on the icy road.车子在结了冰的路上失去了控制。
- I had this feeling that things were out of control.我感觉情况已失去了控制。

be under control

to be being dealt with successfully被控制住；处于控制之下
- Don't worry—everything's under control!别担心，一切都控制住了！

bring/get/keep something under control

to succeed in dealing with something so that it does not cause any damage or hurt anyone控制得住，抑制得住（从而不造成损害）
- It took two hours to bring the fire under control.花了两个小时才控制住火势。
- Please keep your dog under control!请管好你的狗！
- They soon got the situation under control.他们很快就控制住了局势。
- Weeds should be kept under strict control.应该严格控制杂草的生长。

control

verb

OPAL WOPAL S

/kənˈtrəʊl/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they control	/kənˈtrəʊl/ /kənˈtrəʊl/
he / she / it controls	/kənˈtrəʊlz/ /kənˈtrəʊlz/
past simple controlled	/kənˈtrəʊld/ /kənˈtrəʊld/
past participle controlled	/kənˈtrəʊld/ /kənˈtrəʊld/
-ing form controlling	/kənˈtrəʊlɪŋ/ /kənˈtrəʊlɪŋ/

have power拥有权力

control somebody/something to have power over a person, company, country, etc. so that you are able to decide what they must do or how it is run指挥；控制；掌管；支配

By the age of 21 he controlled the company.他 21 岁就掌管了公司。
The whole territory is now controlled by the army.现在全境都在军队的控制之下。
Can't you control your children?你就不能管管你这些孩子？
a multinational company based in Britain but controlled from South Africa总部设在英国但受南非控制的跨国公司
We want to control our own destiny (= decide what happens to us).我们想掌握自己的命运。
attempts by corporations to control access to information公司试图控制对信息的访问

Each school is controlled by a Board of Governors.每所学校都由一个董事会控制。
Government forces have proved incapable of controlling the rebels.事实证明，政府军无力控制叛军。
It is a multi-national company based in Britain but controlled from South Africa.这是一家总部设在英国的跨国公司，但由南非控制。
Mounted police had been called to control the crowds.已召来骑警控制人群。
The National Bank is directly controlled by the government.国家银行由政府直接控制。
The clubs were found guilty of failing to control their fans.这些俱乐部因未能控制其球迷而被判有罪。

limit/manage限制；管理

to limit something or make it happen in a particular way限制；限定

control something It is essential for businesses to control costs.企业控制成本至关重要。
government attempts to control immigration政府试图限制移民的措施
Local industries were tightly controlled.当地工业受到严格控制。
Many biological processes are controlled by hormones.许多生物变化过程都是由激素控制的。
Try to control your breathing.尽量控制自己的呼吸。
They built a reservoir to control the flow of water.他们建了一个水库来控制水流。
control what/how, etc… Parents should control what their kids watch on television.父母应该限定孩子看什么样的电视节目。

Conditions in the greenhouse are carefully controlled.温室里的环境处于精确的控制之下。
Expenditure within the company is tightly controlled.该公司内部的开支受到严格的控制。
The government has announced new measures to control immigration政府已宣布了限制外来移民的新措施。
This government has failed to control inflation.本届政府未能控制通货膨胀。
Time out is an effective way of controlling aggressive behaviour.暂停是控制攻击性行为的有效方法。
In many countries the production of the drug is illegal or tightly controlled.在许多国家，这种药品的生产是违法的或受到严格控制的。

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

carefully
precisely
rigidly
…

to stop something from spreading or getting worse阻止蔓延（或恶化）

control something Firefighters are still trying to control the blaze.消防队员仍在尽力控制火势的蔓延。
to control a disease控制疾病
She was given drugs to control the pain.给她服用了镇痛药。
control something with something Most of the symptoms can be controlled with medication.大多数症状可以通过药物控制。

Symptoms can be controlled in most patients.大多数病人的症状是可以控制的。
His diabetes can be controlled by diet.他的糖尿病可以通过饮食来控制。
He had an emergency operation in which surgeons attempted to control the bleeding.他接受了紧急手术，外科医生试图控制出血。

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

carefully
precisely
rigidly
…

machine机器

to make something such as a machine or system work in the way that you want it to操纵，控制（机器或系统等）

control something This knob controls the volume.此旋钮调节音量。
The traffic lights are controlled by a central computer.交通信号灯由中心计算机控制。
The entrance gates are electronically controlled.入口门是电子控制的。
control something with something lighting that you can control with your smartphone可以用智能手机控制的照明
control something via something The thermostat can be controlled via an app.恒温器可以通过应用程序控制。
control something from something toys that can be controlled from your mobile device可以通过移动设备控制的玩具

The shutters can be electronically controlled.百叶窗是电动的。
You can easily control the speed of the fan.你可以很容易地控制风扇的速度。

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

automatically
electronically
manually
…

stay calm保持镇静

to manage to make yourself remain calm, even though you are upset or angry抑制；克制

control yourself I was so angry I couldn't control myself.我气得控制不住自己。
control something He was finding it difficult to control his feelings.他觉得很难克制住自己的感情。
You can learn to control your emotions.你可以学会控制自己的情绪。

She was struggling to control her temper.她努力控制自己的脾气。
The clerk could scarcely control his excitement.那位职员简直无法抑制内心的激动。
He was finding it hard to control his feelings.他发现很难控制自己的感情。
I was so furious I couldn't control myself and I hit him.我气得无法自制，就打了他。

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