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　

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短语动词

rein back
1. 严格控制（花费等）

rein in
1. 控制；约束

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

give/allow sb/sth free/full rein

give/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

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

These campaigns have begun to rein in the epidemic.
这些活动开始对该病的流行有所控制。
The government would try to rein back inflation.
政府将努力控制通货膨胀。
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。
China's leaders are caught in a trap as they cast around for ways to rein in investment.
中国领导人在寻找抑制投资方法的道路上陷入了困境。
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。
Critics say powerful interest groups will counter any attempts to bolster respect for the law and rein in corruption.
批评人士表示，强大的利益集团将反对任何旨在支持尊重法律和抑制腐败的努力。
Capital flows will also remain a problem as China tries to rein in inflation and asset bubbles.
在中国努力遏制通胀和资产泡沫之际，资本流动仍将是个问题。
Mary spoiled both her children, then tried too late to rein them in.
玛丽惯坏了她的两个孩子，想要管束他们的时候已经来不及了。
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。
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。