moderate CET4 TEM4 ( moderating, moderated, moderates )

形容词和名词读作ˈmɒdərɪt。动词读作ˈmɒdəˌreɪt。

• 1. 

  ADJ Moderate political opinions or policies are not extreme. (政见或政策) 温和的

  例：

  He was an easygoing man of very moderate views.

  他是一个有着温和观点性情随和的人。

• 2. 

  ADJ You use moderate to describe people or groups who have moderate political opinions or policies. (人或团体) 温和的

  例：

  ...a moderate Democrat.

  …温和的民主党人。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A moderate is someone with moderate political opinions. 温和派

  例：

  If he presents himself as a radical he risks scaring off the moderates whose votes he so desperately needs.

  如果他表现出自己是个激进分子的话，他就有可能吓跑那些温和派，而他急需那些人的选票。

• 4. 

  ADJ You use moderate to describe something that is neither large nor small in amount or degree. (数量或程度) 适中的

  例：

  While a moderate amount of stress can be beneficial, too much stress can exhaust you.

  适当的压力可能有益，而压力过大会让你筋疲力尽。

• 5. 

  moderately ADV 适中地

  例：

  Both are moderately large insects, with a wingspan of around four centimetres.

  这两只都是中等大小的昆虫，翼幅大约为四厘米。

• 6. 

  ADJ A moderate change in something is a change that is not great. (变化) 不大的

  例：

  Most drugs offer either no real improvement or, at best, only moderate improvements.

  大多数药或者没有真正疗效，或者最多也就是稍有疗效。

• 7. 

  moderately ADV 不大地 [ADV after v]

  例：

  Share prices on the Tokyo Exchange declined moderately.

  东京股票交易所的股票价格稍有下降。

• 8. 

  V-T/V-I If you moderate something or if it moderates, it becomes less extreme or violent and easier to deal with or accept. 使缓和; 变得缓和

  例：

  They are hoping that once in office he can be persuaded to moderate his views.

  他们希望他一上台后就能他说服，使他的观点变得温和些。

• 9. 

  moderation N-UNCOUNT 缓和

  例：

  A moderation in food prices helped to offset the first increase in energy prices.

  食品价格的降低有助于抵消能源价格的第一次上涨。