词组 | control |
释义 | verb | noun control1 /kənˈtrəʊl $ -ˈtroʊl/ verb 1. to have the power to make the decisions about how a country, place, company etc is organized or what it doesnounscontrol a city/country/area The area is now controlled by rebels.control a company/business His family has controlled the company for 150 years.control a party/union/organization The party was controlled by a small group of extremists.control an industry The oil industry was controlled by five multinational companies.control the media (=newspapers, television, radio etc) The government should not attempt to control the media.control the budget/finances Often, it is the woman who controls the household budget.adverbsdirectly control sth The bank is no longer directly controlled by the government.effectively control sth (=be really in control, when this is not what is intended or believed) His son effectively controls the company.be centrally controlled The Chinese economy is centrally controlled.THESAURUS: control be in charge to have the authority to control what happens, and tell other people what to do: She is in charge of training new employees. | I left him in charge of the children while I was out. | He asked to speak to the person who was in charge. be in power to be the leader or government of a country: The former prime minister resigned after less than a year in power. | The same party has been in power for a long time. | It was the first time a democratically elected government had been in power. runcompany | organization | school | hospital | hotel | country | economy | industry | world to make the important everyday decisions concerning a company, organization, country etc, so that it can continue to operate: It was unusual for a woman to run a company in those days. | He was very good at running a big organization; he was clever, hard-working, and tough. | The parents want to run the school themselves. | Wexham Park hospital is run by the local National Health Service trust. | The military ran the country until 1974. | The socialists cannot be trusted to run the economy. | The book is about a world run by robots. managecompany | business | firm | store | hotel | team to organize and control the work of a company or organization: Her father used to manage the company. | The business had been poorly managed, and owed a large amount of money (=badly managed). | In 1963, she opened a furniture store, and her son has managed it since 1985. | Sir Alex Ferguson managed the team for a long time. rulecountry | world to control a country or place and make all the important political decisions: The president ruled the country for almost 30 years. | In those days, Britain ruled the world. | Japan was ruled by the same party for a long time. supervisework | activities | operation | project | team | students | employees to be in charge of a group of workers, students etc, and make sure that they do their work properly, or behave properly: I’m supervising the building work myself. | The Policing Board supervises the activities of the police. | The president said that he supervised the operation personally. | The project will be supervised by Dr Neil Crosby of the Department of Land Management. | Professor Braude supervised the research team. | There aren’t enough teachers to supervise the students. | She has to supervise over 100 employees.2. to limit the amount or growth of somethingadverbscarefully control sth Costs need to be carefully controlled.strictly/tightly/rigidly control sth The sale of handguns is very strictly controlled. | Imports and exports are tightly controlled.adequately/effectively control sth It is important to control inflation effectively.nounscontrol costs/prices/wages All businesses have to control their costs.control spending also control expenditure formal If you want to save money, you have to control your spending.control inflation They may have to increase interest rates in order to control inflation.control pollution/crime/disease The state has strict laws to control pollution.control immigration He argued for the need to control immigration more strictly.control the growth/spread of sth Education is the best way of controlling the spread of AIDS.control pain There are many ways to help control pain in childbirth.control the bleeding To control the bleeding, press a clean bandage firmly against the wound.control your drinking (=drink less alcohol) Alcoholics cannot control their drinking.control your weight She exercises to control her weight.3. to make something operate in a particular wayadverbsautomatically control sth Your body automatically controls its own temperature.electronically control sth The car’s locking system is electronically controlled.manually control sth The machine can be controlled manually or automatically.control sth remotely (=from a distant place) The heating in some bank branches is controlled remotely.be easily controlled Fuel flow is easily controlled using this switch.phrasesremote-controlled also remote-control (=controlled from a distant place using an electronic device) They use remote-controlled robots to clean radioactive surfaces.radio-controlled (=controlled from a distant place using radio signals) He was given a radio-controlled toy car for his birthday. verb | noun control2 /kənˈtrəʊl $ -ˈtroʊl/ noun 1. the ability or power to make someone or something do what you want or make something happen in the way you wantadjectives/nouns + controlcomplete/total control The editor has complete control over everything that is published.full/absolute control (=complete) We are never in full control of our own lives.effective control (=used for saying who is really in control, when this may not be what is intended or believed) The rebels are now in effective control of the city.overall control Managers make many decisions, but the chairman has overall control.direct control The country was now under the direct control of the army.financial/political/social control The new CEO was given complete financial control.central control (=in which one main part of an organization or system controls the rest of it) Local governments increasingly came under central control.government/state control I am against government control of the media.military control (=by the armed forces) The town is under military control.local control (=in which different places have their own power, rather than being controlled from the centre) They believe that education should remain in local control.parental control (=by parents) His problems have been blamed on a lack of parental control.self-control (=the ability to control your emotions and behaviour) Small children do not have the same self-control as adults.verbstake control also assume/assert control formal Students are encouraged to take control of their own learning.seize control (=take control quickly or violently) About 400 prisoners had seized control and were smashing up the jail.get/gain control He felt himself wanting to laugh and struggled to gain control.have control She’s a good teacher who always has control of her class. | Artists like to have some control over where their works are hung in a gallery.keep control also maintain/retain control formal Some people don’t know how to keep control of their dogs.lose control It is important to stay calm and not lose control of the situation.regain control How can the government regain control of the economy?give sb control His parents gave him control of his own finances.exercise control formal (=have control, or use the control that you have) Her parents no longer exercise any control over her life.give up control also relinquish control formal She relinquished control of the company to her three sons.control + nounsa control freak informal (=someone who wants to control every situation they are in) She’s a complete control freak and she won’t let anyone help her do anything.a control mechanism The body has a control mechanism that brings down blood-sugar levels when they gets too hgh.prepositionscontrol of/over sth Schools were given control over their own budgets.be in control He always drives because he says he likes to be in control.under sb’s control He has a large organization under his control.be outside/beyond sb’s control (=be impossible for someone to control) Flight delays do occur, for reasons that are outside our control.be out of control The fire was getting out of control.be under control The flu outbreak is now under control.phraseskeep sth under control Dogs are allowed on the trails if they are kept under control.fight/battle/struggle for control The rebels battled for control of the city.lose control of yourself (=be unable to stay calm and start shouting, crying etc) He lost control of himself and started shouting.2. a way of limiting something, often using an official rule or law adjectivesstrict/tight controls There are strict controls on the kind of goods you can bring into the country.lax controls (=not strict enough) The banks admitted that controls on lending had been lax.nouns + controlimport/export controls Import controls were introduced on farm products.arms control (=limits on the weapons countries can have) The two countries signed an arms control agreement.wage/price/rent controls Rent controls were introduced to stop landlords from making huge profits.gun control (=limits on who can buy and own guns) Many people in the US are against gun control.pollution control The company has improved its pollution control in recent years.immigration control (=limits on people allowed to come to a country to live) Immigration control has limited the number of foreigners seeking work in the country.verbsintroduce controls The government introduced strict controls on imported goods.strengthen/tighten controls (=make them stricter) Some people say we need to tighten controls on the internet.relax controls (=make them less strict) Wage controls have been relaxed.remove/lift controls They have removed price controls on a number of basic goods. | Controls should be lifted as soon as possible.enforce controls (=make people obey them) The department is responsible for enforcing controls on the sale of protected animals.prepositionsa control on sth There are tight controls on the number of foreign workers. |
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