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

• When she was gone I gave my fancy rein.
  她走了以后，我展开了想象的翅膀。
• You should rein in your expenses unless you can not afford the expensive car.
  你应该严加控制自己的开支，否则你买不起昂贵的小轿车了。
• Electronics goods sales are suffering as consumers rein in spending.
  随着消费者控制开支，电器商品的销售受到了影响。
• But he also believes that Rooney must rein in his desire to play.
  但他也相信鲁尼鼻息控制自己比赛的欲望。
• Rein first does battle with common perceptions that the Chinese political system or culture limits its ability to innovate.
  雷小山先是反驳了中国政治体制或文化限制其创新能力的普遍看法。
• Disillusioned by the market, voters increasingly demand politicians rein in finance and corporations.
  由于对市场的幻想破灭，越来越多的选民要求政界约束金融业和企业。
• She will have to rein in her husband, a global statesman in his own right.
  她将不得不控制她凭借自身条件成为全球政治家的丈夫。
• Give free rein to your imagination.
  你可以完全自由地运用你的想像力。
• 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。
• We will have to keep a tight rein on expenditure in the next few months.
  我们将不得不严格控制今后几个月的开支。