mod·er·ateverbpresent simple - I / you / we / theymoderateBrE/ˈmɒdəreɪt/NAmE/ˈmɑːdəreɪt/present simple - he / she / itmoderatesBrE/ˈmɒdəreɪts/NAmE/ˈmɑːdəreɪts/past simplemoderatedBrE/ˈmɒdəreɪtɪd/NAmE/ˈmɑːdəreɪtɪd/past participlemoderatedBrE/ˈmɒdəreɪtɪd/NAmE/ˈmɑːdəreɪtɪd/ -ing formmoderatingBrE/ˈmɒdəreɪtɪŋ/NAmE/ˈmɑːdəreɪtɪŋ/BrE/ˈmɒdəreɪt/NAmE/ˈmɑːdəreɪt/[I, T](formal) tobecomeormakesthbecomelessextreme, severe, etc.缓和;使适中◆Byeveningthewindhadmoderatedslightly. 到黄昏时,风稍稍减弱了。◆~sthWeagreedtomoderateouroriginaldemands. 我们同意降低我们原先的要求。[T, I]~ (sth)(BrE) tocheckthatanexamhasbeenmarkedfairlyandinthesamewaybydifferentpeople审核评分(查看不同阅卷人所打分数是否公平一致)[T, I]~ (sth)tobeinchargeofadiscussionordebateandmakesureitisfair主持(讨论、辩论等)◆Thetelevisiondebatewasmoderatedbyalawprofessor. 这场电视辩论由一位法学教授主持。◆amoderatednewsgroup有主持人的网络新闻组
mod·er·atenounBrE/ˈmɒdərət/NAmE/ˈmɑːdərət/apersonwhohasopinions, especiallyaboutpolitics, thatarenotextreme持温和观点者(尤指政见)Pronunciation changes by part of speechabuse,alternate,advocate,approximate,contract,converse,convict,decrease,delegate,discount,duplicate,estimate,export,extract,graduate,import,intimate,moderate,object,permit,present,protest,record,refund,refuse,subject,suspect,survey,torment,upgrade