rein

noun

1. one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse

2. any means of control

e.g. he took up the reins of government

verb

1. keep in check

e.g. rule one's temper

Synonym: ruleharness

2. stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins

e.g. He reined in his horses in front of the post office

Synonym: rein in

3. stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins

e.g. They reined in in front of the post office

Synonym: rein in

4. control and direct with or as if by reins

e.g. rein a horse

Synonym: harnessrein indraw rein

1. (马的)缰绳
Reins are the thin leather straps attached round a horse's neck which are used to control the horse.

rein在线翻译

2. (新闻用语)支配权，控制权
Journalists sometimes use the expression the reins or the reins of power to refer to the control of a country or organization.

e.g. 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。

3. 放任;不管;纵容
If you give free rein to someone, you give them a lot of freedom to do what they want.

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e.g. 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。

4. 严加控制;严格管束
If you keep a tight rein on someone, you control them firmly.

e.g. 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。

相关词组：rein backrein in

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