modulate

vt. 调整, 使转调, 控制 vi. 转调, 调制

发音

UK /ˈmɒd͡ʒɪleɪt/
其它
UK /ˈmɒd͡ʒəˌleɪt/
US /ˈmɑ.d͡ʒəˌleɪt/
CA /ˈmɑ.d͡ʒəˌleɪt/
US /ˈmɑ.djuˌleɪt/
CA /ˈmɑ.djuˌleɪt/
CA /ˈmɒd͡ʒɪˌleɪt/
US /ˈmɒd͡ʒɪˌleɪt/
CA /ˈmɒd͡ʒəˌleɪt/
US /ˈmɒd͡ʒəˌleɪt/
AU /ˈmɔd͡ʒəˌlæɪt/
NZ /ˈmɒd͡ʒəˌlæɪt/

词形变化

modulated modulates 三单 modulates modulateth modulating modulating 现在分词 modulated 过去式 modulated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To regulate, adjust or adapt.

    To change the pitch, intensity or tone of one's voice or of a musical instrument.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To regulate, adjust or adapt.

    To vary the amplitude, frequency or phase of a carrier wave in proportion to the amplitude etc of a source wave (such as speech or music).

    及物 商务 工程 物理 电子
  3. 3.

    To regulate, adjust or adapt.

    To move from one key or tonality to another, especially by using a chord progression.

    转调

    移调

    不及物 及物 音乐

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

tone regulate inflect

上位词 10

talk play change set speak mouth correct adjust alter utter

词源

From Latin modulor (“to measure, regulate, modulate”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from modulus (“measure”). Compare module, modulus. By surface analysis, modul(e) + -ate.

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