[n.] [mass noun] the power to influence or direct people’s behaviour or the course of events the whole operation is under the control of a production manager the situation was slipping out of her control. … In computer programming, control flow or flow of control is the order function calls, instructions, and statements are executed or evaluated when a program is running. Many programming languages have what are called control flow statements, which determine what section of code is run in a program at any time. everything under control? 一切都在掌握之中吗？ Out of my control. (control 可用hands代替，意思一样)我无能为力。