柯林斯詞典modulate /?m?dj??le?t/ (modulating,modulated,modulates) 1. V-T If you modulate your voice or a sound, you change or vary its loudness, pitch, or tone in order to create a particular effect. 調節(jié)(音量、音高、音調等); 改變[書面] He carefully modulated his voice. 他仔細地調節(jié)了自己的聲音。2. V-T To modulate an activity or process means to alter it so that it is more suitable for a particular situation. 調節(jié); 調整(活動或過程)[正式] These chemicals modulate the effect of potassium. 這些化合物可以調節(jié)鉀的功效。3. modulationN-VAR The famine turned the normal modulation of climate into disaster. 饑荒將正常的氣候變化演變成了災難。 返回 modulate劍橋詞典 modulate verb [T] (SOUND) [ 不及物動詞:后面不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞:后面接賓語的動詞 ] to change the style , loudness, etc. of something such as your voice in order to achieve an effect or express an emotion 改變(嗓音)的音量(或音質等),調節(jié)(聲音) His gentle introductory tone modulates into a coach's pre-game pep talk . 他語氣溫和的開場白變成了足球教練賽前鼓舞士氣的慷慨陳詞。 [ 不及物動詞:后面不接賓語的動詞 ] specialized to change from one musical key to another (音樂)變調 Here we modulate from G major to A minor . 這兒我們從G大調變成A小調。 modulate verb [T] (PLAN/PROCESS) [ 及物動詞:后面接賓語的動詞 ] formal to change something, such as an action or a process , to make it more suitable for its situation 調節(jié),調整 An elected committee will meet monthly to modulate the council's energy policy . 一個選舉產生的委員會將每月碰面以調整市政會的能源政策。 modulate verb [T] (BROADCASTING) [ 及物動詞:后面接賓語的動詞 ] media specialized to mix an electrical signal that represents sounds or pictures with a radio signal so that it can be broadcast 調制(無線電波);調諧 返回 modulate