Steady /'stedi/ [adj only before noun] a steady change or improvement happens gradually, and continues without stopping or being interrupted: There has been a steady increase in the number of students going to college. I a steady drop in road accidents
steadily [adv] The divorce rate has
risen steadily since the 1950s.
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steady - steadier - steadiest
day after day/week after week
etc /,def a:ft9r del, ,wi:k a;tbr wi:k (etc)j| -aef- every day, every week etc for a long time: The fighting went on week ajter week and there seemed no end to it. I She sits at home day after day, waiting
for a message from her husband.
day and night/around the clock
,dei эп 'nait, a.raond da klok||-'kla:k/ continuously, all day and all night without ever stopping: Security guards watch the fence around the clock. I She nursecf him day and night until he recovered.
CONTROL
to make things happen in the way that you want, or make someone do what you want
^ see also power, limit, in charge of
ZjA Don't confuse control (=make someone or something do what you want) with check or inspect (=look at something to see if it is correct or safe): A guard got on the train and inspected our passports. See
LOOK AT.
D to control what happens
control ksntraol/ [t> T] to make things happen in the way that you want by using your power, skill, money etc: The company used to control half of the world's oil trade. I Republican politicians now control the main congressional committees. I the parts of the brain that control the breath ing process
controlling - < onlrolk'd hdve
controlled!
be in control /bi: in lon'trsul/ to control a situation, organization, country etc - use this especially about someone who got their power by using force or by clever planning, but not by being elected: The President has been arrested, and rebel forces are now in control. + of He is in control of over half the TV channe/s in the country.
keep/get sth under control ki:p,
(get (sth) лпс1эг кэпЧгэЫ/ to control a difficult or dangerous situation by doing everything that you can to stop it from getting
any worse: Firefighters struggled to keep the blaze under control. I We aim to be able to get the virus under control by 2005.
E to control a person
control ksn'traol/ (и T] to make someone behave in the way that you want: It was obvious that the teacher couldn't control the class. I Re/igion was just another way in which the country's rulers tried to control the people.
c.c.iiir ufiing - eontroHed ~ h«)vi*
с nut roiled
keep sb under control /кпр (sb)
And3r кэп!гэо! to prevent someone from causing trouble or problems: Police were struggling to keep the demonstrators under control. I Can't you keep that dog under control?
dominate , dDmJ,neit|'da:-/ [v T] if someone who has a strong character dominates another person, they have a very powerful effect on that person's mind and the way that they behave: It was obvious that her husband completely dominated her. I bis dominating manner
manipulate rm'nipj^leit/ [и T] to make someone do what you want them to do by cleverly influencing them, especially when they do not realize what you are doing: Maclaren skilfully manipulated the media, and the group quickly became as famous as the Beatles. manipulative /m3'nipj^3tiv|-lei- [adj] clever at manipulating people: Sweet as she was, there was a manipulative side to her character.
H to control the temperature, speed, or amount of something
control kon traol; [и T) to make the temperature, speed, or amount of something change in the way that you want or stay at the level you want: This button controls the temperature in the building. I How do you control the speed of the drill?
controlling - controlled - have controlled
keep sth under control /ki:p (sth)
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CONTROL
Andar kan'trsul/ to prevent the amount of
CONTROL 1
something from becoming too great: He's been trying for years to keep his drinking under control. I The administration has certainly succeeded in keeping inflation under control.
regulate 'regj^leit/ [и T] to keep the temperature, speed, or amount of something
at exactly the right leveclass="underline" Sweating helps you regulate your body temperature.
to control your feelings
control kan'traol/ if you control yourself or control your feelings, you continue to behave calmly and sensibly and do not become too angry, excited, or upset
control yourself/himself etc She was
really annoying me, but I managed to control myself and not say anything.
control your t e rape r I anger I wish he'd learn to control his temper.
i.oniroiiino, - <l >-ntroifed - lidv* ^ on trolled
Self-control /'self kan'trool In U) the ability to behave calmly and sensibly and not become too angry, excited, or upset: The German team showed amazing self- control throughout the game.
unable to control your feelings
lose control kan'traol/ to become
Qget carried away get
especially spoken to feet so exci
unable to control your feelings and become very angry or upset: He made her so angry that she lost control and hit him.