Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - moderation
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Moderation
moderation
~ n 1 in moderation if you do something in moderation, such as drinking alcohol or smoking, you do not do it too much (Some people think drinking in moderation is healthy.) 2 formal control of your behaviour, so that you keep your actions, feelings, habits etc within reasonable or sensible limits + in (Moderation in diet is the way to good health.) 3 formal reduction in force, degree, speed etc (Even after sunset there was little moderation in the temperature.)
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1. If you say that someone’s behaviour shows moderation, you approve of them because they act in a way that you think is reasonable and not extreme. The United Nations Secretary General called on all parties to show moderation. = restraint N-UNCOUNT c darkgreen]approval • If you say that someone does something such as eat, drink, or smoke in moderation, you mean that they do not eat, smoke, or drink too much or more than is reasonable. Many adults are able to drink in moderation, but others become dependent on alcohol... PHRASE: PHR after v 2. see also moderate ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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n. 1 the process or an instance of moderating. 2 the quality of being moderate. 3 Physics the retardation of neutrons by a moderator (see MODERATOR 5). 4 (in pl.) (Moderations) the first public examination in some faculties for the Oxford BA degree. Phrases and idioms in moderation in a moderate manner or degree. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L moderatio -onis (as MODERATE) MODERATO adj., adv., & n. Mus. --adj. & adv. performed at a moderate pace. --n. (pl. -os) a piece of music to be performed in this way. Etymology: It. (as MODERATE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. умеренность; сдержанность in moderation —- умеренно; сдержанно moderation in eating —- умеренность в еде to display (to show) moderation —- проявлять сдержанность to write with moderation —- писать сдержанно the dizzying pirouette from dogma to moderation —- головокружительный скачок от догматизма к умеренности 2. спокойствие, выдержка; ровность (характера) 3. ослабление even after sunset there was little moderation in temperature —- даже после захода солнца жара не спала 4. физ. замедление moderation of neutrons —- замедление нейтронов ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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of neutrons замедление нейтронов MODERATION noun 1) умеренность; сдержанность; - in moderation 2) сдерживание; регулирование 3) выдержка, ровность (характера) 4) phys. замедление; - moderation of neutrons 5) pl. первый публичный экзамен на степень бакалавра (в Оксфорде) ...Англо-русский словарь
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