control 含义广泛的常用词，指对人或物施以约束或控制的力量。
direct 侧重行使领导或指导权。
govern 侧重指运用任何控制的权力来统治或管理一个国家、一个社会或一个部门，暗含能力和知识的运用。
manage 强调对具体事务机构进行管理，有时含受权管理或处理之意。
rule 强调用绝对或独裁的权力来管理或统治。
supervise 侧重指运用本身的或被授予的权力来管理、检查工作，含监督意味。
administer 指官方的或正式的对事务的管理。
参考例句
1. The pressure of steam in the engine is controlled by this button. 发动机中蒸汽的压力由这个按钮控制。
2. Can you control how well you age? 你能控制好自己不显年龄吗？
3. That guy is totally out of control. 那家伙真是完全失去控制了。
英英解释
n.
1. power to direct or determine
2. a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
3. (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc
4. a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment
5. the activity of managing or exerting control over something
6. the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
7. discipline in personal and social activities
8. great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
9. the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.
10. a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
11. a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance v.
1. exercise authoritative control or power over
2. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
3. handle and cause to function
4. control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage
5. verify or regulate by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard, of scient
6. verify by using a duplicate register for comparison
7. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
8. have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
