control

control, direct, govern, manage, rule, supervise, administer

这些动词均有“管理、支配”之意。
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。

名词 control:

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
   同义词：control condition
5. the activity of managing or exerting control over something
6. the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
   同义词：dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency
7. discipline in personal and social activities
   同义词：restraint
8. great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
   同义词：command, mastery
9. the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.
10. a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
    同义词：controller
11. a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance

动词 control:

1. exercise authoritative control or power over
   同义词：command
2. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
   同义词：hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
3. handle and cause to function
   同义词：operate
4. control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage
   同义词：manipulate, keep in line
5. verify or regulate by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard, of scientific experiments
   同义词：verify
6. verify by using a duplicate register for comparison
7. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
   同义词：see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, ascertain, assure
8. have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
   同义词：master

1. Our papers are checked as we go through passport control at the airport.
   我们通过机场查验护照的关卡时，查验了我们的证件。
2. Inflation has got out of control.
   通货膨胀失去了控制。
3. The government has imposed strict controls over the import of luxury goods.
   政府对奢侈品的进口采取了严格的管制。
4. The car went out of control and crashed.
   汽车失去控制，撞坏了。
5. At that time the Romans controlled a vast empire.
   那时罗马人统治着一个很大的帝国。