control [ kən'trəul] vt.控制，克制 n.控制
beyond control 无法控制
out of control 失去控制
under control 处于控制之下
out of control 失去控制
under control 被控制住
out of control
失去控制
under control
被控制住
control [kən'trol] vt.& n. 控制
control [kən'trəul] 控制
工业控制一体化 integrated industrial control; industrial control of integration
宏观调控 macro-control
强龙难压地头蛇 Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.
实行计划生育、控制人口数量、提高人口素质 promotion of family planning to control the population size and improve the health of the people
外汇管理局 Administration of Exchange Control
外汇管制 foreign exchange control
预防为主,谁污染谁治理和强化环境管理三大政策 three major principles for environment control: to put prevention first, to hold those who cause pollution responsible for cleaning up and to improve environmental protection and management
药物检查 "dope control, drug testing"
质量管理 quality control
终点控制区 terminal control area
制空权 air space control; air supremacy; command of the air; air mastery; air domination
资产调控 assets control
抓大放小 to invigorate large enterprises while relaxing control over small ones; focus on the restructuring of major enterprises and leave minor ones to fend for themselves
Automatic Brightness Control 自动亮度控制
ACC Automatic Centering Control 自动中心控制
Automatic Chroma Control 自动色度(增益)控制
ACS Access Control System 接入控制系统
Automatic Frequency Control 自动频率控制
AGC Automatic Gain Control 自动增益控制
ARC Automatic Remote Control 自动遥控
ATC Automatic Timing Control 自动定时控制
AVC Automatic Volume Control 自动音量控制
AZC Automatic Zooming Control 自动变焦控制
Broadcast Control 广播控制
CAC Conditional Access Control 条件接收控制
CCR Central Control Room 中心控制室
CCU Camera Control Unit 摄像机控制器
CRT Control Read Only Memory 控制只读存储器
Channel Traffic Control 通道通信量控制
Counter Timer Control 计数器定时器控制
Dynamic Contrast Control 动态对比度控制
DDC Direct Digital Control 直接数字控制
DMC Dynamic Motion Control 动态控制
DSC Digital Studio Control 数字演播室控制
GPIB Generic Flow Control 一般流量控制
IRD Input-Output Control System 输入/输出控制系统
MCR Main Control 主控
MDOP Media Control Interface 媒体控制接口
MIC Master Control Room 主控制室
MIDI Mobile Control Room 转播车，移动控制室
PDA Play Control List 播放控制表
RCC Route Control Center 路由控制中心
RTCA Real Time Control Area 实时控制区
TC Transfer Control 传输控制
TCC Television Control Center 电视控制中心
air operated automatic control 气动自动控制
CAC Connection Admission Control 连接容许控制
FEC Forward Error Control 转发误码控制
GFC Generic Flow Control 一般溢出控制
HDLC Hign-Level Data Link Control 高级数据链路控制
HEC header Error Control 报头误码控制
HRC Hybrid Ring Control 混合环控制
LLC Logical Link Control 逻辑链路控制
MAC Media Access Control 介质访问控制
SCP Service Control Point 服务控制点
SDLC Synchronous Data Link Control 同步数据链路控制
control: 控制器
control wiring控制线路
power control 功率控制
control cable控制电缆 操纵索
Recommended Practice for Smoke-Control Systems
控烟系统的推荐标准
Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations
商用烹烤的通风和防火标准
Recommended Practice for the Installation of Smoke-Control Door Assemblies
控烟门装配安装标准
Standard for Fire Prevention and Control in Underground Metal and Nonmetal Mines
金属或非金属的地下矿的火灾防护和控制标准
Standard for Fire Prevention and Control in Underground Bituminous Coal Mines
沥青煤矿的火灾防护和控制标准
Standard for Wildfire Control
野外火灾控制的标准
Standard for the Control of Gas Hazards on Vessels
船只煤气危险的控制标准
Standard on Fire Department Infection Control Program
消防部门对传染病控制的标准
Control Cable 控制电缆
Fingerprint Recognition Access Control 指纹识别出入控制系统
Lighting Control 照明控制系统
Photo Control 相片控制装置
Remote Control 遥控
gain control over 获得对……的控制
control 控制
quality control 质量管理
Internal control structure 内部控制结构
护照检查处 passport control immigration
签 证
姓 surname 失效日期(或必须在...日之前入境) expiry date ( 或 before)
名 first (given) name 停留期为...... for stays of
性别 sex 10天 ten days
出生日期 birthdate 8周 eight weeks
国籍 nationality 3个月 three months
护照号 passport No. 6个月 six months
编号 control No. 1年 one year
签发地 Issue At 3年 three years
签发日期 Issue Date (或On) 签证种类 visa type(class)
New hours of parking control 停车控制新时段
Passport control 入境检验
强龙难压地头蛇
Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.
指令控制组件 command control unit
陀螺控制组件 gyro-control unit
电源控制组件 power-supply control unit
操纵线 control wire
out of control 失去控制
under control 处于控制之下
control 控制
交通规则 traffic regulation
路标 guide post
里程碑 milestone
停车标志 mark car stop
红绿灯 traffic light
自动红绿灯 automatic traffic signal light
红灯 red light
绿灯 green light
黄灯 amber light
交通岗 traffic post
岗亭 police box
交通警 traffic police
打手势 pantomime
单行线 single line
双白线 double white lines
双程线dual carriage-way
斑马线 zebra stripes
划路线机 traffic line marker
交通干线 artery traffic
车行道 carriage-way
辅助车道 lane auxiliary
双车道 two-way traffic
自行车通行 cyclists only
单行道 one way only
窄路 narrow road
潮湿路滑 slippery when wet
陡坡 steep hill
不平整路 rough road
弯路 curve road ; bend road
连续弯路 winding road
之字路 double bend road
之字公路 switch back road
下坡危险 dangerous down grade
道路交叉点 road junction
十字路 cross road
左转 turn left
右转 turn right
靠左 keep left
靠右 keep right
慢驶 slow
速度 speed
超速 excessive speed
速度限制 speed limit
恢复速度 resume speed
禁止通行 no through traffic
此路不通 blocked
不准驶入 no entry
不准超越 keep in line ; no overhead
不准掉头 no turns
让车道 passing bay
回路 loop
安全岛 safety island
停车处 parking place
停私人车 private car park
只停公用车 public car only
不准停车 restricted stop
不准滞留 restricted waiting
临街停车 parking on-street
街外停车 parking off-street
街外卸车 loading off-street
当心行人 caution pedestrian crossing
当心牲畜 caution animals
前面狭桥 narrow bridge ahead
拱桥 hump bridge
火车栅 level crossing
修路 road works
医院 hospital
儿童 children
学校 school
寂静地带 silent zone
非寂静地带 silent zone ends
交通管理 traffic control
人山人海 crowded conditions
拥挤的人 jam-packed with people
交通拥挤 traffic jam
水泄不通 overwhelm
顺挤 extrusion direct
冲挤 extrusion impact
推挤 shoved
挨身轻推 nudging
让路 give way
粗心行人 careless pedestrian
犯交通罪 committing traffic offences
执照被记违章 endorsed on driving license
危险驾驶 dangerous driving
粗心驾车 careless driving
无教员而驾驶 driving without an instructor
无证驾驶 driving without license
未经车主同意 without the owner's consent
无第三方保险 without third-party insurance
未挂学字牌 driving without a "L" plate
安全第一 safety first
轻微碰撞 slight impact
迎面相撞 head-on collision
相撞 collided
连环撞 a chain collision
撞车 crash
辗过 run over
肇事逃跑司机 hit-run driver
冲上人行道 drive onto the pavement
“抓大放小” manage large enterprises well while ease control over small ones；
江湖（世界） the jianghu World （the traits’ world） e.g. You can’t control everything in a traits’ world. (人在江湖，身不由己)
控制计划 control plan
channel-control strategies 渠道控制战略
control strategies 控制战略
global marketing control 全球营销控制
implementation and control of marketing programs 营销计划的执行和控制
marketing control 营销控制
pay-off control 支出控制
planning and control system area audit 计划与控制系统领域的审计
product-market entry control 产品－市场进入控制
pull strategy for control of distribution channels 分销渠道控制的拉式战略
push stragtegy for control of distribution channels 分销渠道控制的推式战略
strategic control 战略控制
control centre 调度中心
control station 调度站
imtermediate control office 中途调度站
美国疾病控制预防中心 CDC ( US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
CDC ( US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) 美国疾病控制预防中心
Air Traffic Control Officer
航空交通管制主任
Association of Trade Controls Officers (C & E Department)
香港海关贸易管制主任协会
budgetary control procedure
预算管制程序
budgetary control system
预算管制制度
control index
统制索引
control sheet for contract items
合约物品统制记录单
Entertainment Standards Control Officer
娱乐事务管理主任
banner control scheme 管制悬挂横额的办法
custody and control 保管及掌管
scheme of control agreement 管制计划协议
At the same time, along with the benefits of such machines, employees must study knowledge involved in such machines so that they are able to control them.
同时，随着这些机器带给我们的好处，员工们也必须要学习与之相关的知识以便使用它们。
Many sociologists point out that rural emigrants are putting pressure on population control and social order; that they are threatening to take already scarce city jobs; and that they have worsened traffic and public health problems.
许多社会学家指出民工正给人口控制和社会治安带来压力。他们正在威胁着本已萧条的工作市场，他们恶化了交通和公共卫生状况。
There are two reasons for the improvement in people's living conditions. In the first place, we have been carrying out the reform and opening-up policy. Secondly, there has been a rapid expansion of our national economy. Furthermore, the birth rate has been put under control.
人民生活状况的改善原因有两点。首先，我们一直在贯彻执行改革开放政策。其次，国民经济正在迅速发展，而且出生率已经得到控制。
AAC(Auxiliary Air Control) 辅助空气控制
ABC(Active Body Control) 主动式车身控制装置
ACC(Automatic Clutch Control) 自动离合器操纵控制
Body control module 车身控制模块
CNC(Computerized Numerical Control） 电脑数值控制
QC(Quality Control) 质量控制
QCS(Quality Control Standard) 质量管理控制标准
Zone control 区域控制
控制科学与工程 Control Science and Engineering
控制理论与控制工程 Control Theory and Control Engineering
导航、制导与控制 Navigation, Guidance and Control
交通信息工程及控制 Traffic Information Engineering & Control
农业昆虫与害虫防治 Agricultural Entomology and Pest Control
ACC Automatic Congestion Control information message 自动拥塞控制信息消息
SCCP Signalling Connection Control Part 信令连接控制部分
SCP Service Control Point 业务控制点
Quality Control Engineer 质量管理工程师
巴黎统筹委员会 (巴统) Coordinating Committee on Export Control (COCOM); Coordinating Committee for Export to Communist Countries
大气污染管制委员会 Air Pollution Control Commission (APCC)
大气污染控制管理局 Air Pollution Control Administration (APCA)
国际自动控制联合会 International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC)
自动控制理论 Automatic Control Theory
最优控制 Optimum Control
微机控制技术 Microcomputer Control Technology
过程控制 Procedure Control
自动控制系统 Automatic Control System
自动对焦控制方式 Auto focus Control
Tighten control over extrabudgetary funds 加强预算外资金管理
Control 控制，管制
control account 统制帐户
control company 控股公司
control of cost 成本控制
control of inflation 通货膨胀控制
control of interest rate 利率控制
cost control 成本控制
exchange control 外汇控制
government control 政府控制
legislative control 法律监督
out of control 失去控制
pollution control regulation 环境保护规定
qualitative control 质量控制
quality control 质量控制
quantitative credit control 贷款数量控制
risk-control mechanism 风险控制机制
strengthen macro-control 加强宏观控制
supervision and control 监管
恒温控制
thermostatic control
收油门后控制试验
test of control at breakway
调速特性
governor control characteristics
油环
oil control ring
开槽油环
slotted oil control ring
螺旋弹簧加载双坡口油环
coil spring loaded slotted oil control ring
双坡口油环
double bevelled oil control ring
边缘坡口油环
bevelled-ege oil control ring
油量调节装置
fuel control unit
海拔控制器
altitude control
注油控制装置
fill control system
节气门操纵手柄
throttle control lever
排气歧管热量控制阀
exhaust manifold heat control valve
增压器调节容气量的旁通阀
supercharger control bypass
排放物控制系统
emission control system
排气排放物控制系统
exhaust emission control system
二次空气控制阀
secondary air control valve
曲轴箱排放物控制系统
crankcase emission control system
蒸发排放物控制系统
evaporative emission control system
EGR控制阀
EGR control valve
点火和喷油时刻控制系统
ignition and injection timing control system
点火时刻控制系统
ignition timing control system
减速点火提前控制装置
deceleration spark advance control
推迟喷油时刻控制系统
retarded injection timing control system
燃油控制系统
fuel control system
反馈控制
feedback control
空燃比反馈控制系统
air-fuel ratio feedback control system
减速控制装置
deceleration control system
发动机电子集中控制系统
electronic concentrated engine control system
其他控制装置
other control systems
短头轿车
forward control passenger car
防疫监测车
mobile epidemic control vehicle
植物保护车
plant pest control vehicle
畜禽防疫车
mobile animal eqidemic control
交通监理车
traffic control car
汽车尺寸控制图
sketch on layout ofr dimenshion's control of assembly
噪声控制
noise control
直接操纵变速器
direct control transmissionm
远距离操纵变速器
remote control trnasmission
液力减速器控制阀
retarder control valve
全液压自动换档系统
hydraulic automatic control system
操纵杆
control lever
直接变速
direct change(direct control)
按钮控制
finger-tip control
控制臂
control arm
上控制臂
upper control arm
下控制臂
lower control arm
控制拉线 Control Cable
Keep your temper under control ．.
不要发脾气。
Control yourself!
克制一下！
The king was so much under the control of his wife that she was the virtual ruler of the country.
国王完全受妻子的控制，以至于她是这个国家的实际统治者。
The government promised to implement a new program to control pollution.
政府承诺要执行新的计划以控制污染。
Their acts of racial control must be stopped.
他们的种族控制行为必须加以制止。
The company controls this segment of the market.
这个公司控制了这部分市场。
The government was asked to redefine its program on birth control.
政府被要求重新考虑其人口控制计划。
The revolution was out of control and fighting broke out.
革命已失去了控制，发生了打斗。
The fire is burning out of control.
大火烧得失去了控制。
I'm dealing with customers all the time who have let their bills get out of control.
我一直在同那些无法控制自己债务的顾客打交道。
One of the new government's policies is to control public spending.
新政府的政策之一是控制公益开支。
The police put up barriers to control the crowd.
警察搭起路障对人群加以控制。
They advocated strict control of pollution to protect the environment.
他们主张严格控制污染以保护环境。
The newly established government controls the main part of the city except for a few pockets of resistance.
除了少数地区还在抵抗, 新政府控制了城市的主要区段。
The airplane went out of control and crashed.
飞机失去控制，坠毁了。
After that package is put on a truck, when it is delivered is out of my control.
包裹被送上卡车后，什么时候发货我就管不了了。
He lost position through situations beyond his control.
他因无法控制局势而丢了乌纱帽。
It took the teacher months to bring his class under control.
这个老师用了几个月的时间才把他教的班级控制住。
Calls for import control are a symptom of the country’s present economic problem.
要求限制进口表明这个国家目前在经济上出了问题。
She still controls the company indirectly through her son.
她通过其儿子仍然间接地控制着该公司。
loosen the government’s control over the newspapers
放松政府对报纸的控制
The need for the villagers to control their own fate has prompted a new plan.
村民需要掌握自己的命运，这便引出了一项新计划。
If our neighbor continues to refuse to keep his dog under control, we may have to bring him into court.
假如我们的邻居还不答应拴住他的狗，那么我们也许只能起诉他了。
Most viruses used in pest control programs have been sprayed directly onto crops.
大部分用于控制害虫的病毒都是直接喷射到农作物上的。
System control is via a standard computer keyboard.
系统控制是通过一个标准的电脑键盘来完成的。
Control yourself! 克制一下!
Keep your temper under control． 不要发脾气。 ．
You may have heard of Birth Control.你们也许听说过控制人口出生的措施。
How do I control myself? I can't calm down.我怎能控制我自己?我无法冷静下来。
Temporary shortages do occur, but Simon and other boomsters argue that as long as government doesn’t interfere—by mandating (指令) conservation or setting price controls —people will find alternative.
当代短缺确实出现，但西蒙和其他兴旺论者认为只要政府不干预——通过消费指令或者价格控制——人们总能找到替代品。
Recycling also stimulates the local economy by creating jobs and trims the pollution control and energy costs of industries that make recycled products by giving them a more refined raw material.
回收也能够通过创造就业机会来刺激本地经济，治理污染，通过给企业提供更加精练的原材料达到减少能源消耗的目的。
The car went out of control and crashed.
汽车失去控制，撞坏了。
The people there are fighting to gain their freedom from foreign control.
那里的人民正在为摆脱外国统治争取自由而战斗。
Signals control each section of the railway track.
各种信号控制着铁路轨道的每个部分。
照您说的做。
Whatever you say.
I think we should do it this way. (我认为应该这样做。)
Whatever you say. (照您说的做。)
You're the boss. (您是头儿，您定吧!)
You're in control. (由您掌管。)
Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control, these three alone lead life to sovereign power.
只要自重、自觉、自制，人生就可达到至高无上的境地。
Control echo 监视回波
Control echo 参考回波
Process control radiograph 工艺过程控制的射线照相
Sensitivity control 灵敏度控制
What kind of quality control do you have?
你们用什么办法来控制质量呢？
WCS (Warehouse Control System) 仓储控制系统
A I think I prefer the indoor events.
A 我想我更喜欢室内项目。
B You mean like gymnastics, weight-lifting and so on – things like that?
B 你是说像体操、举重等之类的项目？
A Yes, I prefer gymnastics to athletics. It’s so beautiful to watch. The gymnasts have so much control and discipline.
A 是的， 跟田径项目比起来我更喜欢体操。体操看起来是那么优美。体操运动员有如此强的控制和协调能力。
B I know what you mean. I like it too – and the other indoor sports. I like watching the weight-lifting and I like the judo and boxing.
B 我明白你的意思。我也喜欢体操——还有其他的室内运动。我喜欢看举重，我还喜欢柔道和拳击。
A I’m not so keen on the fighting, like judo and boxing, but I don’t mind the fencing.
A 我不太喜欢像柔道和拳击这样的打斗项目，但是我不介意击剑。
B Yes, that’s good. It’s really fast and exciting.
B 是的，击剑很好。非常迅速、激烈。
A I think I prefer the indoor events.
A 我想我更喜欢室内项目。
B You mean like gymnastics, weight-lifting and so on – things like that?
B 你是指像体操、举重等等之类的项目吗？
A Yes, I prefer gymnastics to athletics or swimming. It’s so beautiful to watch. The gymnasts have so much control and discipline.
A 是的，跟田径或者游泳比起来我更喜欢体操。体操看起来非常漂亮。体操运动员有这么强的控制力和纪律性。
B I like it too – and the other indoor sports. I like watching judo and boxing.
B 我也喜欢体操——还有其他的室内运动。我喜欢看柔道和拳击。
A Yes, they’re good. They’re really fast and exciting.
A 是的，这两个项目也很好。它们速度快而且很激烈。
A I like the indoor events too.
A 我也喜欢室内项目。
B Which ones? I like sports like gymnastics.
B 哪些项目？我喜欢像体操之类的运动。
A Yes, I think I prefer gymnastics to athletics. It’s so beautiful to watch. The gymnasts have so much control and discipline.
A 是的，跟田径比起来，我更喜欢体操。体操比赛看起来非常美。体操运动员的控制能力是如此地强。
B I like it too – and the other indoor sports. I like watching the weight-lifting and I like the judo and boxing.
B 我也喜欢体操——还有其他的室内项目。我喜欢看举重，我还喜欢柔道和拳击。
A I’m not so keen on the fighting, like judo and boxing.
A 我不太喜欢像柔道和拳击这样的打斗项目。
I think I prefer the indoor events.
我想我更喜欢室内项目。
You mean like gymnastics, weight-lifting and so on – things like that?
你是指像体操、举重等等之类的项目吗？
Yes, I prefer gymnastics to athletics or swimming. It’s so beautiful to watch.
The gymnasts have so much control and discipline.
是的，跟田径或者游泳比起来我更喜欢体操。体操看起来非常漂亮。
体操运动员有这么强的控制力和纪律性。
I like it too – and the other indoor sports. I like watching judo and boxing.
我也喜欢体操——还有其他的室内运动。我喜欢看柔道和拳击。
Yes, they’re good. They’re really fast and exciting.
是的，这两个项目也很好。它们速度快而且很激烈。
The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.
Charles Darwin, British narurlist
道德修养能达到的最高价段，是认识到我们应该控制我们的思想。
英国博物学家达尔文.C.
Perhaps you can't control your job, but you may be able to make other changes in your life.
Alan Loy Mcginnis ,British writer
或许你不能支配自己的工作，但你能够使生活发生转变。
英国作家麦金尼斯A L
We should control our budget more carefully.
我们应该更小心控制我们的预算。
Is everything under control?
一切都在掌握之中吗？
out of control 失去控制
under control 处于控制之下
C) The principal (exporter) set the retail price, retains title and controls the goods.
C)委托人（出口商）决定货物的零售价格，拥有所有权并控制货物。
按捺 control; restrain
把持 dominate; holding; control
操纵 steerage; driving; engineering; man; manipulate; navigate; operate; rig; steering; control
按 [àn] /to press (with the hand)/to push/to control/to restrain/to check/pressing down (brush movement in painting)/according to/in the light of/
按捺 [àn nà] /restrain/control/
把持 [bǎ chí] /control/dominate/monopolize/
屏 [bǐng] /get rid of/put aside/reject/keep control/hold back/
操纵 [cāo zòng] /to operate/to control/
传输控制协定 [chuán shū kōng zhì xié dìng] /transmission control protocol/TCP/
传输控制 [chuán shū kòng zhì] /transmission control/
地盘 [dì pán] /domain/territory under one's control/foundation of a building/base of operations/crust of earth/
独立自主 [dú lì zì zhǔ] /(idiom) self-determination; independence of action; maintain control/
防汛 [fáng xùn] /(n) flood control/
分布控制 [fēn bù kòng zhì] /distributed control/
管 [guǎn] /to take care (of)/to control/to manage/to be in charge of/to look after/to run/tube/pipe/
管制 [guǎn zhì] /control/supervision/
疾病预防中心 [jí bìng yù fáng zhōng xīn] /(U.S.) Center for Disease Control/
加强管制 [jiā qiáng guǎn zhì] /to tighten control (over sth)/
驾驭 [jià yù] /to control/to drive/
监督 [jiān dū] /to control/to supervise/to inspect/
接管 [jiē guǎn] /take over/assume control/
节育 [jié yù] /(n) birth control/
介质访问控制 [jiè zhì fǎng wèn kòng zhì] /Medium Access Control/MAC/
克制 [kè zhì] /restraint/self-control/
控 [kòng] /to accuse/to charge/to control/to sue/
控制 [kòng zhì] /to (have) control (over)/to contain/
敛 [liǎn] /arrange/control oneself/gather/
琳.戴维斯 [lín dài wéi sī] /Lynn Davis (US State Department arms control expert)/
逻辑链路控制 [luó ji liàn lù kòng zhì] /logical link control/LLC/
媒体访问控制 [méi tǐ fǎng wèn kòng zhì] /Media Access Control/MAC/
内涵 [nèi hán] /intention/connotation/ability of exercising self-control/self-restraint/
失控 [shī kòng] /out of control/
束 [shù] /bunch/(a measure word)/to bind/to control/
司 [sī] /company/control/
消防 [xiāo fáng] /fire-fighting/fire control/
压 [yā] /to press/to push down/to keep under (control)/
遥控 [yáo kòng] /remote control/
掌管 [zhǎng guǎn] /control/be in charge of/
制 [zhì] /system/to make/to manufacture/to control/to regulate/
治 [zhì] /to rule/to govern/to manage/to control/to harness (a river)/cure/treatment/to heal/
治理 [zhì lǐ] /govern/administer/control/
Next year, after a series of mergers is completed, just four railroads will control well over 90 percent of all the freight moved by major rail carriers.
到明年，一系列兼并活动完成之后，四家铁路公司将控制90％以上的铁路运输业务。
Doctors have used that principle in recent years to justify using high doses of morphine to control terminally ill patients' pain, even though increasing dosages will eventually kill the patient.
近年来，医生们一直在借用这项原则，为自己替病危患者注射大剂量的吗啡镇痛的做法提供正当的理由，尽管他们知道，不断增加的剂量最终会杀死病人。
Nancy Dubler, director of Montefiore Medical Center, contends that the principle will shield doctors who "until now have very, very strongly insisted that they could not give patients sufficient mediation to control their pain if that might hasten death."
蒙特非奥里医疗中心主任南希·都博勒认为，这项原则将消除部分医生的疑虑，这些医生在此之前一直强烈地认为，如果给病人充分的药品来止痛会加速他们的死亡的话工那就不能这样做。
If ambition is to be well regarded, the rewards of ambition — wealth, distinction, control over one's destiny — must be deemed worthy of the sacrifices made on ambition's behalf.
个人的雄心如果能被正确看待的话，那么它的回报——财富、声誉、对命运的掌握——则应该被认为值得为之付出牺牲。
If the tradition of ambition is to have vitality, it must be widely shared; and it especially must be highly regarded by people who are themselves admired, the educated not least among them.
如果雄心的传统具有生命力，那么它就应该受到广泛的推崇，尤其应该受到那些自身得到他人羡慕的人们的高度重视，当然那些接受过良好教育的人也应包括在内。
Hydroelectric power and flood control and irrigation are possible without building monster dams.
水利发电，治理洪水以及灌溉即使不建大型水坝也是可能的，不一定非要建大坝。
But when you are dealing with myths, it is hard to be either proper, or scientific.
但当你相信神话时就很难做到合理或科学。
It is time that the world learned the lessons of Aswan.
现在是世界吸取阿斯旺大坝教训的时候了。
You don't need a dam to be saved.
我们未必要通过大坝来拯救自己。
The flap over rap is not making life any easier for him. Levin has consistently defended the company's rap music on the grounds of expression.
人们对说唱音乐的焦虑并没使他的日子变得好过。莱文一向以它是一种富于表现力的演唱方式为理由来捍卫公司的说唱音乐。
In 1992, when Time Warner was under fire for releasing Ice-T's violent rap song Cop Killer, Levin described rap as lawful expression of street culture, which deserves an outlet.
1992年公司因出品Ice-T乐队狂暴的说唱歌曲《警察杀手》后备受谴责时，莱文说这是街头文化的合法表达方式，它应该有自己的宣泄途径。
"The test of any democratic society," he wrote in a Wall Street Journal column, "lies not in how well it can control expression but in whether it gives freedom of thought and expression the widest possible latitude, however disputable or irritating the results may sometimes be. We won't retreat in the face of any threats."
他在《华尔街日报》一篇专栏文章中写道：“任何一个民主社会的检验不在于它能多有效地控制各种情感的表达，而在于是否给予了人们思考和表达的最广泛的自由，尽管有时这种结果会引起争论和愤怒。我们不会在任何威胁面前退却。”
The important factor in a private-enterprise economy is that individuals are allowed to own productive resources (private property), and they are permitted to hire labor gain control over natural resources, and produce goods and services for sale at a profit.
私有企业经济的一个重要因素是允许个人拥有生产资料（私有财产），允许他们雇用劳动力，控制自然资源，通过生产产品、提供服务来获取利润。
"First, we need to understand how the normal cell controls itself. Second, we have to determine whether there are a limited number of genes in cells which are always responsible for at least part of the trouble. If we can understand how cancer works, we can counteract its action."
“首先，我们需要了解正常细胞如何控制自己。其次，我们必须查明细胞中是否有一定数量的基因对至少部分麻烦总是负有责任。如果我们能弄清癌症的活动规律，我们就能采取相应的措施。”
{adj: advanced, sophisticated} ahead in development; complex or intricate
"advanced technology"
"a sophisticated electronic control system"
{adj: anarchic, anarchical, lawless} without law or control
"the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic"
{adj: angered, enraged, furious, infuriated, maddened} marked by extreme anger
"the enraged bull attached"
"furious about the accident"
"a furious scowl"
"infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy"
"could not control the maddened crowd"
{adj: automatic, reflex, reflexive} without volition or conscious control
"the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"
"a reflex knee jerk"
"sneezing is reflexive"
{adj: automatic} operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
"automatic transmission"
"a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts"
<-> manual
{adj: autonomous, self-directed, self-reliant} (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
{adj: centralized, centralised} drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority
"centralized control of emergency relief efforts"
"centralized government"
<-> decentralized
{adj: collected, equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed} in full control of your faculties
"the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"
"perfectly poised and sure of himself"
"more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"
"strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble"
{adj: contained} gotten under control
"the oil spill is contained"
{adj: continent} having control over urination and defecation
<-> incontinent
{adj: controlling} able to control or determine policy
"a controlling interest in the firm"
{adj: cool, coolheaded, nerveless} marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional
"play it cool"
"keep cool"
"stayed coolheaded in the crisis"
"the most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament"
{adj: dominant} exercising influence or control
"television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"
"the dominant partner in the marriage"
<-> subordinate
{adj: double, dual, duple} consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
"an egg with a double yolk"
"a double (binary) star"
"double doors"
"dual controls for pilot and copilot"
"duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure"
{adj: forbearing, longanimous} showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment
"seemly and forbearing...yet strong enough to resist aggression"
"was longanimous in the face of suffering"
{adj: fractious, refractory, recalcitrant} stubbornly resistant to authority or control
"a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"
"a refractory child"
{adj: guided} subject to guidance or control especially after launching
"a guided missile"
<-> unguided
{adj: guiding} exerting control or influence
"a guiding principle"
{adj: harnessed} brought under control and put to use
"electricity from the harnessed Colorado River"
"the harnessed power of the atom"
{adj: held} occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
"enemy-held territory"
{adj: hostile} unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business)
"hostile takeover"
"hostile tender offer"
"hostile bid"
{adj: incontinent} not having control over urination and defecation
<-> continent
{adj: independent} free from external control and constraint
"an independent mind"
"a series of independent judgments"
"fiercely independent individualism"
"an independent republic"
<-> dependent
{adj: involuntary, nonvoluntary, unvoluntary} not subject to the control of the will
"involuntary manslaughter"
"involuntary servitude"
"an involuntary shudder"
"It (becoming a hero) was involuntary. They sank my boat"- John F.Kennedy
<-> voluntary
{adj: involuntary} controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control
"involuntary muscles"
"gave an involuntary start"
<-> voluntary
{adj: irrepressible, uncontrollable} impossible to repress or control
"an irrepressible chatterbox"
"uncontrollable laughter"
{adj: loose} (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player
"a loose ball"
{adj: lost} no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
"a lost child"
"lost friends"
"his lost book"
"lost opportunities"
<-> found
{adj: monopolistic} having exclusive control over a commercial activity by possession or legal grant
{adj: nonassertive} not aggressively self-assured, though not necessarily lacking in confidence
"she was quiet and nonassertive as she took control"
{adj: possessive} having or showing a desire to control or dominate
"a possessive parent"
{adj: pro-choice} advocating a woman's right to control her own body (especially her right to an induced abortion)
<-> pro-life
{adj: rebellious} resisting control or authority
"temperamentally rebellious"
"a rebellious crew"
{adj: runaway} completely out of control
"runaway inflation"
{adj: socialized, socialised} under group or government control
"socialized ownership"
"socialized medicine"
{adj: subdued} quieted and brought under control
"children were subdued and silent"
{adj: subordinate} subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
"a subordinate kingdom"
<-> insubordinate
{adj: suppressive} tending to suppress
"the government used suppressive measures to control the protest"
{adj: thermostatic} of or relating to a thermostat
"thermostatic control"
{adj: tightened} made tighter or more stringent
"endured tightened economic controls"
{adj: totalitarian} characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control
"a totalitarian regime crushes all autonomous institutions in its drive to seize the human soul"- Arthur M.Schlesinger, Jr.
{adj: unaccountable} free from control or responsibility
{adj: unconcerned} lacking in interest or care or feeling
"the average American...is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions...beyond the normal citizen's comprehension and control"
"blithely unconcerned about his friend's plight"
<-> concerned
{adj: uncontrolled} not being under control; out of control
"the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"
"uncontrolled growth"
<-> controlled
{adj: undisciplined, ungoverned} lacking in discipline or control
"undisciplined behavior"
"ungoverned youth"
{adj: unguided} not subject to guidance or control after launching
"unguided missiles"
<-> guided
{adj: unhampered, free of} not held in check or subject to control
"unhampered dissemination of news"
"this would give black people the opportunity to live unhampered by racism"
{adj: unmanageable, difficult} difficult to manage or control
"a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation"
<-> manageable
{adj: unsubdued} not brought under control
"the horse remained unsubdued"
{adj: well-conducted} characterized by good organization and control
"a well-conducted meeting"
{adj: wild} marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
"wild talk"
"wild parties"
<-> tame
{adj: yielding} inclined to yield to argument or influence or control
"a timid yielding person"
{adv: amok, amuck} wildly; without self-control
"when the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit"
{adv: in check, in restraint, under control} unable to act freely
"he held the enemy's armies in check"
{adv: in hand} under control
"the riots were in hand"
<-> out of hand
{adv: out of hand, beyond control} out of control
"the riots got out of hand"
<-> in hand
{n: Akhbari} a religious movement by Arab Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iraq that is opposed to the Usuli
"Akhbari Shiism has never promoted political control"
{n: Aland islands, Aaland islands, Ahvenanmaa} an archipelago of some 6,000 islands in the Gulf of Bothnia under Finnish control
{n: Army for the Liberation of Rwanda, ALIR, Former Armed Forces, FAR, Interahamwe} a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again
"in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists"
{n: Asbat al-Ansar, Band of Partisans} an extremist Palestinian Sunni group active in Lebanon in the early 1990s that advocates Salafism; responsible for murders and bombings; seeks to overthrow the Lebanese government and control Palestinian refugee camps; funded by al-Qaeda
{n: Austria, Republic of Austria, Oesterreich} a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century
{n: Baccharis, genus Baccharis} shrubs of western hemisphere often having honey-scented flowers followed by silky thistlelike heads of tiny fruits; often used for erosion control
{n: Becket, Thomas a Becket, Saint Thomas a Becket, St. Thomas a Becket} (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II concerning Henry's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)
{n: Belize, British Honduras} a country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control
{n: Benin, Republic of Benin, Dahomey} a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control
{n: Botswana, Republic of Botswana} a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s
{n: British Empire} formerly the United Kingdom and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I
"the sun never sets on the British Empire"
{n: Cali cartel} a drug cartel that seized control of cocaine production in Colombia in 1993; adopted techniques used by terrorist organizations (small cells and sophisticated communications equipment and close ties with politicians etc.)
{n: California Personality Inventory, CPI} a self-report personality inventory originally derived from the MMPI; consists of several hundred yes-no questions and yields scores on a number of scales including dominance and self acceptance and self control and socialization and achievement etc.
{n: Cameroon, Republic of Cameroon, Cameroun} a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960
{n: Casualty Care Research Center, CCRC} an agency in the Department of Defense that is a national center for research on all aspects of injury control and casualty care
{n: Center for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC} a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)
{n: Central African Republic, Central Africa} a landlocked country in central Africa; formerly under French control; became independent in 1960
{n: Chad, Republic of Chad, Tchad} a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960
{n: Charles, Charles VII} King of France who began his reign with most of northern France under English control; after the intervention of Jeanne d'Arc the French were able to defeat the English and end the Hundred Years' War (1403-1461)
{n: Chino-Japanese War, Sino-Japanese War} a war between China and Japan (1894 and 1895) over the control of the Korean Peninsula; China was overwhelmingly defeated at Port Arthur
{n: Clive, Robert Clive, Baron Clive, Baron Clive of Plassey} British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)
{n: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, CJD, Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease} rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus; characterized by progressive dementia and gradual loss of muscle control
{n: Cynic} a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control
{n: Cynoscephalae, battle of Cynoscephalae} the battle that ended the second Macedonian War (197 BC); the Romans defeated Philip V who lost his control of Greece
{n: Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti, Afars and Issas} a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997
{n: East India Company} an English company formed in 1600 to develop trade with the new British colonies in India and southeastern Asia; in the 18th century it assumed administrative control of Bengal and held it until the British army took over in 1858 after the Indian Mutiny
{n: East Turkistan Islamic Movement, East Turkestan Islamic Movement} a group of Uighur Muslims fighting Chinese control of Xinjiang; declared by China in 2001 to be terrorists although there is a long history of cycles of insurgency and repression
{n: Ea} the Babylonian god of wisdom; son of Apsu and father of Marduk; counterpart of the Sumerian Enki; as one of the supreme triad including Anu and Bel he was assigned control of the watery element
{n: Federal Reserve System, Federal Reserve, Fed, FRS} the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state charted commercial banks and some trust companies
"the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply"
{n: Ferdinand I, Ferdinand the Great} king of Castile and Leon who achieved control of the Moorish kings of Saragossa and Seville and Toledo (1016-1065)
{n: Fifth Crusade} a Crusade under papal control from 1218 to 1221 that achieved military victories but failed when dissension arose over accepting the terms they had been offered
{n: Franco, Francisco Franco, El Caudillo, General Franco} Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975)
{n: Frankenstein} an agency that escapes control and destroys its creator
{n: Free French, Fighting French} a French movement during World War II that was organized in London by Charles de Gaulle to fight for the liberation of France from German control and for the restoration of the republic
{n: Gallicanism} a religious movement originating among the French Roman Catholic clergy that favored the restriction of papal control and the achievement by each nation of individual administrative autonomy of the church
{n: Gibraltar, Rock of Gibraltar, Calpe} location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules
{n: Gould, Jay Gould} United States financier who gained control of the Erie Canal and who caused a financial panic in 1869 when he attempted to corner the gold market (1836-1892)
{n: Iran-Iraq War, Gulf War} a dispute over control of the waterway between Iraq and Iran broke out into open fighting in 1980 and continued until 1988, when they accepted a UN cease-fire resolution
{n: Iraqi, Iraki} a native or inhabitant of Iraq
"the majority of Iraqi are Arab Shiite Muslims although Sunni Muslims control the government"
{n: Jacobs, Aletta Jacobs} Dutch physician who opened the first birth control clinic in the world in Amsterdam (1854-1929)
{n: Jund-ul-Islam, Soldiers of God} an Islamic extremist group of Kurds who oppose secular control with bombings and assassinations; believed to have ties with al-Qaeda
{n: Line of Control} a 450-mile line that is supposed to indicate the boundary between the part of Kashmir controlled by India and the part controlled by Pakistan
{n: Malathion} a yellow insecticide used as a dust or spray to control garden pests and house flies and mites
{n: Maxwell's demon} an imaginary creature that controls a small hole in a partition that divides a chamber filled with gas into two parts and allows fast molecules to move in one direction and slow molecules to move in the other direction through the hole; this would result in one part of the container becoming warmer and the other cooler, thus decreasing entropy and violating the second law of thermodynamics
{n: Mohammed Ali, Mehemet Ali, Muhammad Ali} Albanian soldier in the service of Turkey who was made viceroy of Egypt and took control away from the Ottoman Empire and established Egypt as a modern state (1769-1849)
{n: National Reconnaissance Office, NRO} an intelligence agency in the United States Department of Defense that designs and builds and operates space reconnaissance systems to detect trouble spots worldwide and to monitor arms control agreements and environmental issues and to help plan military operations
{n: People's Party, Populist Party} a former political party in the United States; formed in 1891 to advocate currency expansion and state control of railroads
{n: Philip II, Philip Augustus} son of Louis VII whose reign as king of France saw wars with the English that regained control of Normandy and Anjou and most of Poitou (1165-1223)
{n: Philip V} king of ancient Macedonia whose confrontations with the Romans led to his defeat and his loss of control over Greece
{n: Population Commission} the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with population control
{n: Revolutionary United Front, RUF} a terrorist group formed in the 1980s in Sierra Leone; seeks to overthrow the government and gain control of the diamond producing regions; responsible for attacks on civilians and children, widespread torture and murder and using children to commit atrocities; sponsored by the president of Liberia
{n: Sanger, Margaret Sanger, Margaret Higgins Sanger} United States nurse who campaigned for birth control and planned parenthood; she challenged Gregory Pincus to develop a birth control pill (1883-1966)
{n: Stopes, Marie Stopes, Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes} birth-control campaigner who in 1921 opened the first birth control clinic in London (1880-1958)
{n: Svengali} the musician in a novel by George du Maurier who controls Trilby's singing hypnotically
{n: Tammany Hall, Tammany Society, Tammany} a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism
{n: Theodosius, Theodosius I, Theodosius the Great, Flavius Theodosius} the last emperor of a united Roman Empire, he took control of the eastern empire and ended the war with the Visigoths; he became a Christian and in 391 banned all forms of pagan worship (346-395)
{n: Tibet, Thibet, Xizang, Sitsang} an Asian country under the control of China; located in the Himalayas
{n: Togo, Togolese Republic} a republic on the western coast of Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; formerly under French control
{n: Tojo, Tojo Hideki, Tojo Eiki} Japanese army officer who initiated the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and who assumed dictatorial control of Japan during World War II; he was subsequently tried and executed as a war criminal (1884-1948)
{n: Trilby} singer in a novel by George du Maurier who was under the control of the hypnotist Svengali
{n: Turgot, Anne Robert Jacques Turgot} French economist who in 1774 was put in control of finances by Louis XVI; his proposals for reforms that involved abolishing feudal privileges made him unpopular with the aristocracy and in 1776 he was dismissed (1727-1781)
{n: United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, DCCP} an agency of the United Nations that promotes drug control and crime prevention
{n: United States Air Force, U. S. Air Force, US Air Force, Air Force, USAF} the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space
{n: Vicksburg} a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River west of Jackson; focus of an important campaign during the American Civil War as the Union fought to control the Mississippi River and so to cut the Confederacy into two halves
{n: Wallace, Sir William Wallace} Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
{n: West Berlin} the part of Berlin under United States and British and French control until 1989
{n: Western Sahara, Spanish Sahara} an area in northwestern Africa with rich phosphate deposits; under Moroccan control since 1992
{n: abandon, wantonness, unconstraint} the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
"she danced with abandon"
{n: absolute} something that is conceived to be absolute; something that does not depends on anything else and is beyond human control
"no mortal being can influence the absolute"
{n: accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, throttle, gun} a pedal that controls the throttle valve
"he stepped on the gas"
{n: acquirer} a corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock
{n: actual possession} (law) immediate and direct physical control over property
{n: aileron} an airfoil that controls lateral motion
{n: airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface} a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
{n: airport, airdrome, aerodrome, drome} an airfield equipped with control tower and hangers as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
{n: allele, allelomorph} either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character
"some alleles are dominant over others"
{n: amiodarone, Cordarone} an antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Cordarone) that has potentially fatal side effects and is used to control serious heart rhythm problems only when safer agents have been ineffective
{n: anal stage, anal phase} (psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned
{n: anomie, anomy} personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation
{n: antidiarrheal, antidiarrheal drug} a drug used to control or stop diarrhea
{n: antidote, counterpoison} a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
{n: antineoplastic, antineoplastic drug, cancer drug} any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function
{n: aperture} a device that controls amount of light admitted
{n: apoptosis, programmed cell death, caspase-mediated cell death} a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal's survival
{n: appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget} a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
{n: arms control} a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country
{n: ascendant, ascendent} position or state of being dominant or in control
"that idea was in the ascendant"
{n: auteur} a filmmaker who has a personal style and keeps creative control over his or her works
{n: authority} (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
"the authorities have issued a curfew"
{n: auto limitation} social control achieved as a manifestation of self-will or consent
{n: automatic choke} a choke that automatically controls the flow of air to the carburetor
{n: automation, mechanization, mechanisation} the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware
"automation replaces human workers by machines"
{n: automation} equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation
"this factory floor is a showcase for automation and robotic equipment"
{n: autonomic nervous system, ANS} the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands
{n: auxiliary operation, off-line operation} a operation performed by off-line equipment not under the control of the central processing unit
{n: backspace character} a control character that indicates moving a space to the left
{n: baffle, baffle board} a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy
{n: ballcock, ball cock} floating ball that controls level in a water tank
{n: barn owl, Tyto alba} mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control
{n: bean counter} an accountant or bureaucrat who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures
{n: bicolor lespediza, ezo-yama-hagi, Lespedeza bicolor} Asian shrub having conspicuous racemose rose-purple flowers widely used as an ornamental and in erosion control and as a source of feed for wild birds
{n: biofeedback} a training program in which a person is given information about physiological processes (heart rate or blood pressure) that is not normally available with the goal of gaining conscious control of them
{n: biological clock} an innate mechanism in living organisms that controls the periodicity of many physiological functions
{n: birth control, birth prevention, family planning} limiting the number of children born
{n: birth-control campaigner, birth-control reformer} a social reformer who advocates birth control and family planning
{n: bit} piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding
"the horse was not accustomed to a bit"
{n: black market} an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls
{n: blue sky law} a state law regulating the sale of securities in an attempt to control the sale of securities in fraudulent enterprises
{n: boatswain, bos'n, bo's'n, bosun, bo'sun} a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
{n: bondage, slavery, thrall, thralldom, thraldom} the state of being under the control of another person
{n: bondage} the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power
"he was in bondage to fear:
"he sought release from his bondage to Satan"
"a self freed from the bondage of time"
{n: boss} a person who exercises control and makes decisions
"he is his own boss now"
{n: brattice} a partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a mine
{n: bridle} headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
{n: cabotage} the exclusive right of a country to control the air traffic within its borders
{n: capture, gaining control, seizure} the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
{n: car bomb} a bomb placed in a car and wired to explode when the ignition is started or by remote control or by a timing device
{n: carotid body} a chemoreceptor located near the bifurcations of the carotid arteries; monitors oxygen content of the blood and helps control respiration
{n: cataloged procedure} a set of control statements that have been placed in a library and can be retrieved by name
{n: cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane} a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in and out of the cell
"all cells have a cell membrane"
{n: centralization, centralisation} the act of consolidating power under a central control
<-> decentralization
{n: cerebral palsy, spastic paralysis} a loss or deficiency of motor control with involuntary spasms caused by permanent brain damage present at birth
{n: chemotherapy} the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness)
{n: chlorthalidone, Hygroton, Thalidone} a diuretic (trade names Hygroton and Thalidone) used to control hypertension and conditions that cause edema; effective in lowering blood pressure to prevent heart attacks
{n: choke} a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
{n: cigarette paper, rolling paper} a strong tissue paper that burns evenly and is sufficiently porous to control the burning of the tobacco in a cigarette
{n: cinnabar, cinnabar moth, Callimorpha jacobeae} large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort
{n: closed loop, closed-loop system} a control system with a feedback loop that is active
{n: coitus interruptus, withdrawal method, pulling out, onanism} a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
{n: command module} a space module in which astronauts can live and control the spacecraft and communicate with earth
{n: command post, general headquarters, GHQ} military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces
{n: command, control, mastery} great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
"a good command of French"
{n: commander} someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others
{n: command} a military unit or region under the control of a single officer
{n: commercialization, commercialisation} the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce
"my father considered the commercialization of Christmas to be a sacrilege"
"the government tried to accelerate the commercialization of this development"
"both companies will retain control over the commercialization of their own products"
{n: computerization, cybernation} the control of processes by computer
{n: condition, experimental condition} the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
{n: conditional reflex, conditioned reflex, acquired reflex, conditional reaction, conditioned reaction, conditional response, conditioned response} an acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus
{n: conflict, struggle, battle} an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
"the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine
"police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"
{n: console} a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input device that an operator can use to monitor and control a system (especially a computer system)
{n: constraint} the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others
{n: constructive possession} (law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it
{n: continence} voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge
{n: contraception, contraceptive method} birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery
{n: contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device} an agent or device intended to prevent conception
{n: control account} an account that shows totals of amounts entered in a subsidiary ledger
{n: control center} the operational center for a group of related activities
"the general in command never left the control center"
{n: control character, ASCII control character} ASCII characters to indicate carriage return or tab or backspace; typed by depressing a key and the control key at the same time
{n: control circuit, negative feedback circuit} a feedback circuit that subtracts from the input
{n: control condition, control} a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment
"the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw"
{n: control experiment} an experiment designed to control for variables affecting the results of another experiment
{n: control freak} someone with a compulsive desire to exert control over situations and people
{n: control key, command key} (computer science) the key on a computer keyboard that is used (in combination with some other key) to type control characters
{n: control operation, control function} an operation that controls the recording or processing or transmission of interpretation of data
"a control operation started the data processing"
{n: control panel, instrument panel, control board, board, panel} electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices
"he checked the instrument panel"
"suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"
{n: control rod} a steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to control the rate of the nuclear reaction
{n: control room} a room housing control equipment (as in a recording studio)
{n: control stock} shares owned by shareholders who have a controlling interest
{n: control system} a system for controlling the operation of another system
{n: control tower} a tower with an elevated workspace enclosed in glass for the visual observation of aircraft around an airport
{n: control, controller} a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
"the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly"
"I turned the controls over to her"
{n: control} (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc
"the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired"
"he had lost control of his sphincters"
{n: control} a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
"measures for the control of disease"
"they instituted controls over drinking on campus"
{n: control} a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
{n: control} power to direct or determine
"under control"
{n: control} the activity of managing or exerting control over something
"the control of the mob by the police was admirable"
{n: control} the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.
"they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls"
{n: corporate investor} a company that invests in (acquires control of) other companies
{n: corrections} the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole
{n: crested wheatgrass, crested wheat grass, fairway crested wheat grass, Agropyron cristatum} Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion control
{n: crowd control} activity of controlling a crowd
{n: cruise control} control mechanism for keeping an automobile at a set speed
{n: cultivator, tiller} a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture)
{n: cybernetics} (biology) the field of science concerned with processes of communication and control (especially the comparison of these processes in biological and artificial systems)
{n: cyclooxygenase, Cox} either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin
{n: cytoplasm, cytol} the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
{n: damage control} an effort to minimize or curtail damage or loss
{n: dashboard} instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls
{n: denationalization, denationalisation, privatization, privatisation} changing something from state to private ownership or control
<-> nationalization
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