New safety regulations require all laboratory equipment to undergo annual inspection by certified technicians.
新的安全规定要求所有实验室设备每年由认证技术人员进行检查。
The economist's argument unfolds through a series of simplified hypothetical markets, each one adding a single new complication—transportation costs, then information asymmetry, then regulation—to isolate how each factor individually affects the market's overall efficiency.
From a Text Structure and Purpose question · Craft and Structure
Traditional adobe construction techniques use sun-dried mud bricks that provide substantial thermal mass, allowing interior temperatures to stay cool during hot days and retain warmth through cool nights; this passive temperature regulation reduces the need for mechanical heating and cooling in many desert climates.
From a Central Ideas and Details question · Information and Ideas
Which choice best defines “regulation”?
D — A rule or directive made and maintained by an authority. “regulation” means a rule or directive made and maintained by an authority.
Which word means “a rule or directive made and maintained by an authority”?
B — regulation. “regulation” means a rule or directive made and maintained by an authority.
regulation — a rule or directive made and maintained by an authority. In Chinese: 规定，规则.
regulation is pronounced /ˌrɛɡjəˈleɪʃən/.
New safety regulations require all laboratory equipment to undergo annual inspection by certified technicians. (新的安全规定要求所有实验室设备每年由认证技术人员进行检查。)
rule, directive, statute — all close in meaning to regulation (a rule or directive made and maintained by an authority).
Yes. regulation is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.