control /kәn'trәul/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) power to direct or determine
• (n.) a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
• (n.) (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc

Chinese translation

• n. 控制, 管理, 克制, 控制器, 操纵装置
• vt. 控制, 操纵, 抑制
• [计] 控制; 控制器

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/kәn'trәul/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 5.4 · Common

Word forms

controlled, controlling, controls

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