| 单词 | to rein in |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto rein in to rein in 1. transitive. figurative. To keep under control, restrain. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restrain [verb (transitive)] pindeOE steerc950 hold971 forbidc1000 withstewc1175 withholdc1200 stewa1225 crempa1250 bistintc1300 i-stillc1315 withdraw1340 entemperc1380 rebukec1380 forfenda1382 refraina1382 refrainc1390 restraina1393 restayc1400 retainc1415 to hold abackc1440 overholda1450 reclaim?c1450 revokec1450 bedwynge1480 sniba1500 repressa1525 rein1531 inhibit1535 to keep back1535 cohibit1544 reprimec1550 lithe1552 to rein up1574 check1581 embridle1583 to rein in1593 retrench1594 refrenate1599 to hold back1600 snip1601 becheck1605 sneap1611 trasha1616 supersede1645 reprimand1689 snape1691 to clap a guy on1814 to pull up1861 to pull in1893 withstrain1904 1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie iv. xi. 192 The cause why the Apostles did thus..was to reine them in by this meane the more. 1622 L. Digges tr. G. de Céspedes y Meneses Gerardo ii. iii. 461 His more discreet vnderstanding..reined in his courage. 1781 R. Jephson Count of Narbonne v. ii. 65 But, like a curb in the fierce courser's jaw, The strong controlment..Reins in his pride. 1834 T. B. Macaulay William Pitt in Ess. (1851) 299 The influence which had yoked together and reined in so many turbulent and ambitious spirits. 1966 G. Baxt Queer Kind of Death (1969) xii. 132 She reined in the laugh that tried to gallop out of her mouth. 1989 G. Daly Pre-Raphaelites in Love iv. 188 She did indulge the boys, however, and on occasion Millais had to press her to rein them in. 2007 Wall St. Jrnl. 21 Dec. c1/1 Wall Street is abound with complaints that the central bank didn't do enough to rein in risky lending practices during the run-up to the housing bubble. 2. transitive. literal. To restrain or hold back (a horse) by pulling on the reins. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > ride (a horse or other animal) [verb (transitive)] > control with reins > check or stop with reins araynea1400 refrain1440 reina1525 to rein in1658 pull1781 to pull up1827 1658 T. Bromhall Hist. Apparitions 6 Theocritus the Prophet saw the Mare was of a yellow shining colour, and proudly reining-in her neck, she pranced and neigh'd. 1779 A. Bicknell Prince Arthur II. iii. i. 12 Saint George, with difficulty, reined in his steed. 1809 J. C. Moore Campaign in Spain 173 The Colonel judiciously reined-in to refresh the horses. 1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham I. x. 65 I was reining in my horse. 1888 ‘W. Châteauclair’ Young Seigneur 20 We reined in at last to a walk. 1927 W. Cather Death comes for Archbishop v. i. 142 He rode up to the Bishop and reining in his black gelding, uncovered his head in a broad salutation. 1944 M. Irwin Young Bess iv. 61 You only had to step out beside his horse when he went riding and pull off your cap, and he'd rein in and chat with you as though you'd known him all your life. 2001 A. M. Jones Last Year's River xvi. 63 Henry reins in Tony and lets the horses stand, catching their breath. < as lemmas |
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