rein

英 [reɪn]

美 [reɪn]

n.  缰绳; (幼儿佩戴以防走失的)保护带; 控制; 主宰; 掌管
v.  控制; 驾驭; 勒住

复数：reins　过去式：reined　过去分词：reined　现在分词：reining　第三人称单数：reins　

CET4CET6考研GRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.6977 / COCA.8629

短语动词

短语用例

rein sb/sth↔back

rein sth↔in

• 严格控制；加强管理
  to start to control sb/sth more strictly
• 用缰绳勒马
  to stop a horse or make it go more slowly by pulling back the reins
  1. It was time to hand over the reins of power (= to give control to sb else) .
     是该让权的时候了。
  2. The vice-president was forced to take up the reins of office.
     副总统被迫走马上任。

习惯用语

n.

give/allow sb/sth free/full reingive/allow free/full rein to sth
• 对…不加约束；放任自由；充分表达（感情）
  to give sb complete freedom of action; to allow a feeling to be expressed freely
• The designer was given free rein.
  设计者可以自由发挥。
• The script allows full rein to her larger-than-life acting style.
  剧本允许她充分展现她那夸张的表演风格。
to keep a tight rein on sb/sth
• 对…严加控制（或约束）；牢牢驾驭
  to control sb/sth carefully or strictly

牛津词典

noun

• 缰绳
  a long narrow leather band that is fastened around a horse's neck and is held by the rider in order to control the horse
  1. She pulled gently on the reins.
     她轻轻地拉着缰绳。
• （幼儿佩戴以防走失的）保护带
  strips of leather, etc. worn by a small child and held by an adult in order to stop the child from walking off and getting lost
• 控制；主宰；掌管
  the state of being in control or the leader of sth
  1. It was time to hand over the reins of power (= to give control to sb else) .
     是该让权的时候了。
  2. The vice-president was forced to take up the reins of office.
     副总统被迫走马上任。

verb

verb

柯林斯词典

• (马的)缰绳
  Reinsare the thin leather straps attached round a horse's neck which are used to control the horse.
• N-PLURAL (新闻用语)支配权，控制权
  Journalists sometimes use the expressionthe reinsorthe reins of powerto refer to the control of a country or organization.
  1. He was determined to see the party keep a hold on the reins of power...
     他决意要确保这个政党掌握政权。
• PHRASE 放任;不管;纵容
  If yougive free rein tosomeone, you give them a lot of freedom to do what they want.
  1. The government continued to believe it should give free rein to the private sector in transport.
     政府仍然认为应该给予交通领域的私营企业以经营自由。
• PHRASE 严加控制;严格管束
  If youkeep a tight rein onsomeone, you control them firmly.
  1. Her parents had kept her on a tight rein with their narrow and inflexible views.
     她的父母观念狭隘而僵化，对她管束很严。

英英释义

noun

• one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
• any means of control
  1. he took up the reins of government

verb

• keep in check
  1. rule one's temper
  Synonym:ruleharness
• stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins
  1. He reined in his horses in front of the post office
  Synonym:rein in
• stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins
  1. They reined in in front of the post office
  Synonym:rein in
• control and direct with or as if by reins
  1. rein a horse
  Synonym:harnessrein indraw rein

双语例句

• He was determined to see the party keep a hold on the reins of power
  他决意要确保这个政党掌握政权。
• When she was gone I gave my fancy rein.
  她走了以后，我展开了想象的翅膀。
• We tried to rein in our excitement and curiosity.
  我们试着控制住我们的激动和好奇。
• In 2001, I proposed massive tax cuts, but I also proposed to rein in spending.
  2001年，我建议大规模减税，但我也建议控制支出。
• Give free rein to your imagination.
  你可以完全自由地运用你的想像力。
• They've asked you to rein me in, and you're doing it.
  他们让你来阻止我，而你照做了。
• To begin with, studying alone gives us free rein over what and how we study.
  首先，独自念书时我们能自由决定读书的内容和方式。
• As a result, the government has taken a series of measures to try to rein in the industry.
  因此，政府采取了一系列措施，试图限制该行业的发展。
• Lipsky said rising risks to the global economy reflected a lack of confidence in policymakers'ability to rein in debts.
  利普斯基表示全球经济的风险上升，反映了对决策者控制债务能力的信心的缺乏。
• The message to company boards and managers is: you have to rein in executive pay, she said.
  他们向公司董事会和管理者发出的信息是：你们必须控制高管薪酬。