| 词组 | control |
| 释义 | control Control can be used as a verb or a noun. ◊ used as a verb If someone controls something such as a country or an organization, they have the power to take all the important decisions about the way it is run. The Australian administration at that time controlled the island. His family had controlled the Times for more than a century. Note that when control is used as a verb, it is not followed by a preposition. ◊ used as a noun Control is also used as a noun to refer to the power that someone has in a country or organization. You say that someone has control of a country or organization, or control over it. They bought control of a building company and a glass factory. Political control over colonies also proved useful. ◊ another meaning Control is used in the names of the parts of an airport, sea terminal, or border crossing where your documents and luggage are officially checked to make sure that they are in order. ...passport and customs controls. However, you do not use control as a verb to mean 'check' or 'inspect'. You do not say, for example, 'My luggage was controlled'. You say 'My luggage was checked' or 'My luggage was inspected'. He offered me a cigar while the baggage was being checked. The guard took his ID card and inspected it. |
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