control
verb [ T ] uk/kənˈtrəʊl/ us/kənˈtroʊl/ -ll-
B1 命令；控制；管制；克制
to order, limit, or rule something, or someone's actions or behaviour
If you can't control your dog, put it on a lead! 要是你管不住你的狗，就给它拴上皮带！
You're going to have to learn to control your temper. 你必须学会控制住自己的脾气。
The temperature is controlled by a thermostat. 温度由恒温器控制。
The laws controlling drugs are very strict in this country. 该国管制药物的法律十分严格。
The government is trying to control spending. 政府一直在努力控制开支。
- More examples
- Police in riot gear arrived to control the protesters.
- The film was about an evil genius who wanted to control the world.
- Our new teacher's a bit of a joke - he can't even control the class.
- Firefighters took two hours to control the blaze.
- The finance committee controls the school's budget.
control
noun uk/kənˈtrəʊl/ us/kənˈtroʊl/
(POWER)
B2 [ C or U ]掌握；控制（权）；克制（力）；支配（权）
the act of controlling something or someone, or the power to do this
She doesn't have any control over that child - it's embarrassing. 她管不了那孩子——这太尴尬了。
He wants the government to impose strict controls on dog ownership. 他希望政府严格控制养狗。
The dictator took control of the country in 1933. 那个独裁者于1933年控制了该国。
He felt he was losing control of events. 他感到自己逐渐失去了对事件的控制力。
You need to stay in control of your emotions. 你需要控制住自己的情感。
The car skidded and went out of control, crashing into an oncoming truck. 汽车打滑后失去控制，撞上了迎面驶来的卡车。
There was nothing we could do about it - the situation was out of/beyond/outside our control. 对此我们无能为力——事态已失控。
She criticized the police's methods of crowd control. 她批评了警方控制人群的方法。
Synonyms: check (LIMIT)constraintcurb (CONTROL)curtailmentlimit limitationrestraintrestriction
under controlB2 得到控制；在控制中
being dealt with or limited successfully
It seems that the disease is now under control. 看来疾病现在得到了控制。
Everything is under control, sir. 先生，一切正常。
It took them two hours to bring/get the fire under control. 他们用了两个小时才控制住火势。
He tried to get his breathing under control and not panic.
Making a budget will help you keep your spending under control.
We are hoping that the medication will soon get his blood pressure under control.
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- The army took control of the city after the president's fall from power.
- We keep a tight control on the organization's finances.
- The terrorists assumed control of the plane and forced it to land in the desert.
- The car went out of control and plunged over the cliff.
- Troops yesterday seized control of the broadcasting station.
(SWITCH)
B2 [ C ]（机器的）控制按钮，操纵装置
a switch or other device used to operate a machine such as a vehicle
The main instruments are in the centre of the control panel. 主要仪器安放在控制板的中心。
Captain Firth sat at the controls of the aircraft. 弗思机长坐在飞机操纵台前。
[ C usually singular ] (also control key); (written abbreviation Ctrl)（计算机键盘上的）控制键
a key on a computer keyboard that you press at the same time as other keys to make the keyboard operate in a particular way
Press and hold down the control key while you press 9. 按9的同时按下控制键。
I pressed Control Alt Delete but nothing happened. 我同时按下了 Control，Alt 和 Delete 键，可是一点反应也没有。
(IN AN EXPERIMENT)
[ C ] science specialized（实验中的）对照物，对照系统
in an experiment, an object or system that is not changed so that you can compare it with similar objects or systems that are intentionally changed