| 单词 | rein |
| 释义 | rein (reɪn ) Word forms: reins , reining , reined 1. plural noun Reins are the thin leather straps attached round a horse's neck which are used to control the horse. 2. plural noun Journalists sometimes use the expression the reins or the reins of power to refer to the control of a country or organization. He was determined to see the party keep a hold on the reins of power. 3. give free rein to/give full rein to phrase If you give free rein to someone, you give them a lot of freedom to do what they want. The government believed it should give free rein to the private sector in transport. 4. to keep a tight rein on phrase If you keep a tight rein on someone or something, you control them firmly. The company has kept a tight rein on costs. Her parents had kept her on a tight rein with their narrow and inflexible views. Phrasal verbs: rein back phrasal verb To rein back something such as spending means to control it strictly. The government would try to rein back inflation. [VERB PARTICLE noun] rein in 1. phrasal verb To rein in something means to control it. His administration's economic policy would focus on reining in inflation. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Mary spoiled both her children, then tried too late to rein them in. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If you rein in a horse, you stop it or cause it to go more slowly by pulling its reins. The horsemen reined in and shouted at the men behind to turn back. [VERB PARTICLE] Mrs Glick reined in the horse and stopped at the crossroads. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] Idioms: give someone free rein to give someone all the freedom they want or need to do something He was given free rein to manage the cavalry as he wished. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers keep a tight rein on someone or something to control someone or something firmly The recession has forced people to keep a very tight rein on their finances when on holiday. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: seize the reins Yet the principled issue of sovereignty would never have sufficed to enable the right to seize the reins: immigration, and immigration alone, could do that. Times, Sunday Times Attempts to seize the reins will only complicate matters. Times, Sunday Times But the moment she seized the reins of her own portfolio, she knew she wanted to ride against the herd. Globe and Mail While, ordinarily, others would complain, they're well aware these are urgent, so they won't just be relieved, they'll be thankful you seized the reins. Times, Sunday Times If you were in control of the world, if you could really take the reins of your own life, where would you go with it? Christianity Today Mercury takes the reins and you now see so clearly where you need to go next. The Sun True, you must also allow others to take the reins. Times, Sunday Times Others seem content to take the reins and you're more than happy to let them. The Sun I'm sure when he took the reins he didn't still expect to be in charge now. The Sun I flew home knowing it was time to tighten the reins on my diet plan. The Sun Instead of tightening the reins, which would be your instinct, focus on gathering information by heightening your substantial powers of observation and talking things over with others. Times, Sunday Times Fitted correctly, the running martingale only controls how high the horse carries its head when the rider tightens the reins. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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