moderate /'mɒdәrәt/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) preside over
• (v.) make less fast or intense
• (adj.) being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme

Chinese translation

• a. 适度的, 稳健的, 中等的, 节制的
• vt. 节制, 减轻, 使缓和
• vi. 变缓和, 主持会议

Word details

Part of speech

adjective / verb

Pronunciation

/'mɒdәrәt/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 4.27 · Rare

Word forms

moderated, moderating, moderates

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Related words

model · modern · mode · modest · moderately · modem · modernization · modesty

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