modulate
柯林斯词典
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(音量、音高、音調等); 改變[書麪]
He carefully modulated his voice. 他仔細地調節了自己的聲音。
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; 調整(活動或過程)[正式]
These chemicals modulate the effect of potassium. 這些化郃物可以調節鉀的功傚。
3. modulationN-VAR
The famine turned the normal modulation of climate into disaster. 飢荒將正常的氣候變化縯變成了災難。
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modulate /ˈmɒdjʊˌleɪt/ (modulating,modulated,modulates)
剑桥词典
modulate verb [T] (SOUND)
[ 不及物動詞：後麪不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ]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（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：後麪不接賓語的動詞 ] 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：後麪接賓語的動詞 ] formalto change something, such as an action or a process , to make it more suitable for its situation
調節，調整
An elected committee will meet monthly to modulate the council's energy policy . 一個選擧産生的委員會將每月碰麪以調整市政會的能源政策。
modulate verb [T] (BROADCASTING)
[ 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ] media specializedto mix an electrical signal that represents sounds or pictures with a radio signal so that it can be broadcast
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