单词 | rein in |
释义 | 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 See full dictionary entry for rein 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)] |
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