词汇 | rein |
释义 | rein noun [ C usually plural ] uk/reɪn/ us/reɪn/ (尤指皮质的)缰绳 a long, thin piece of material, especially leather, that helps you to control and direct a horse You pull on both reins to stop or slow a horse, but only the left rein to turn left. 拉两边的缰绳来让马停住或放慢速度,但是要想左转时,只需拉左边的缰绳。 UK(领幼儿走路时防止其走失的)安全绳套,保护带 a strap that is put around a small child's body or wrist and held at the other end by an adult so that the adult can stop the child running away I always put my son on reins when we go shopping. 我们带儿子去购物时,总是用安全带牵着他。 Idioms free reinidiom (言行或情感的)自由,自主,无约束 the freedom to do, say, or feel what you want The young film-makers were given free rein to experiment with new themes and techniques. 年轻的电影制片者们对新主题和新技巧可以自由尝试。 He deliberately gave his emotions free rein as he played the sonata. 演奏这首奏鸣曲时,他刻意使自己的感情尽情奔放。 keep a tight rein on someone/somethingidiom (also keep someone/something on a tight rein) 对…严加约束;对…严加控制 to have a lot of control over someone or something My father always kept us on a tight rein. 我父亲对我们总是严加管教。 take over/up the reinsidiom 控制;接管(某东西,尤指某机构或国家) to take control of something, especially an organization or a country He took up the reins of government immediately after the coup. 在那次政变之后,他立即控制了政府。 Synonyms: check (LIMIT)constraintcontrol (POWER)curb (CONTROL)curtailmentlimit limitationrestraintrestriction |
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