This flashcard defines "deregulate" as a verb meaning to remove government rules and controls from business activities. It is often used in the passive voice and is synonymous with "decontrol."
This flashcard defines "deregulate" as a verb meaning to remove government rules and controls from business activities. It is often used in the passive voice and is synonymous with "decontrol."
[VERB 动词]撤销对…的管制规定；解除对…的控制 To deregulate something means to remove controls and regulations from it.
[V n]
...the need to deregulate the US airline industry...
撤销对美国航空业管制的需要
Once wholesale prices are deregulated, consumer prices will also rise.
一旦批发价格放开，零售价格也会随之上涨。
Oxford
de·regu·lateAWL/ˌdiːˈreɡjuleɪt; NAmEˌdiːˈreɡjuleɪt/verb[often passive ]deregulatesth to free a trade, a business activity, etc. from rules and controls 撤销对（贸易、商业活动等）的管制；解除控制SYN
to remove government rules and controls from some types of business activity: The decision to deregulate the banks was criticised. industries that have been deregulatedGRAMMARDeregulate is often used in the passive.—deregulation /diːˌreɡjəˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]