vt.

1. 管理；控制；為……制訂規章
   Private schools regulate the behavior of students.

   私立學校規範學生行為。

2. 校準；調整，調節
   Thermostats can be used to regulate the temperature of a room.

   恆溫器可用來調節室內溫度。

3. 使規則化；使條理化
   Regulating your habits is conducive to good health.

   使生活習慣規律化有益於健康。

v.

1. control or maintain the rate or speed of (a machine or process).
2. control or supervise by means of rules and regulations.