rein
rein 英 [reɪn] 美 [ren]
n. 缰绳；驾驭 v. 控制；驾驭
进行时:reining 过去式:reined 过去分词:reined 第三人称单数:reins 名词复数:reins
- Rein is both a noun and a verb for guiding and restraining. You can use the long strap, or rein, on a horse to control its speed and direction, and you can rein in your own tongue by closing your mouth.
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- n. 缰绳；驾驭
- v. 控制；驾驭
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1. She pulled gently on the reins.
她轻轻地拉着缰绳。
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2. It was time to hand over the reins of power .
是该让权的时候了。
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3. The vice-president was forced to take up the reins of office.
副总统被迫走马上任。
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4. The designer was given free rein.
设计者可以自由发挥。
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5. 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。
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6. We need to rein back public spending.
我们需要严格控制公共开销。(往后拉缰绳)
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7. She kept her emotions tightly reined in.
她尽量克制着自己的感情。
- rein (n.) c. 1300, "strap fastened to a bridle," from Old French rene, resne "reins, bridle strap, laces" (Modern French rêne), probably from Vulgar Latin *retina "a bond, check," back-formation from Latin retinere "hold back" (see retain). To give something free rein is originally of horses.
- rein (v.) c. 1300, from rein (n.). Figurative extension "put a check on" first recorded 1580s. Related: Reined; reining. To rein up "halt" (1550s) is from the way to make a horse stop by pulling up on the reins.
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