VERB
(尤指通过规章制度)管理，调整，控制
To regulate an activity or process means to control it, especially by means of rules.
例句
The powers of the European Commission to regulate competition are increasing...
欧盟委员会对竞争的监管权越来越大。
As we get older the temperature-regulating mechanisms in the body tend to become a little less efficient.
随着年龄的增长，人体体温调节机制的功能往往会有所弱化。