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modulate

🇬🇧 UK/'mɒdjuleit/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To adjust or regulate the tone, pitch, or intensity of something; to vary a signal's frequency or amplitude

调节;调制;(音乐)转调

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
modmeasure, mode, manner
+
ulconnector
+
ateto make, having
=modulate

Common Collocations

  • 1.modulate voice调节嗓音
  • 2.modulate frequency调制频率
  • 3.modulate tone改变语调
  • 4.modulate signal调制信号

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The musician knows how to [modulate] the volume for dramatic effect.

  • 2.

    She [modulated] her tone to match the seriousness of the topic.

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