People who rent out rooms should pay tax, of course, but they should not be regulated like a Ritz-Carlton hotel.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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。
英英词典释义
Adjective
1. controlled or governed according to rule or principle or law;
"well regulated industries""houses with regulated temperature"
2. marked by system or regularity or discipline;
"a quiet ordered house""an orderly universe""a well regulated life"