英语词汇“reign”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun

the period during which a monarch is the official ruler of a country

a period during which a person or thing is dominant, influential, or powerful

the reign of violence is over

verb (intransitive)

to exercise the power and authority of a sovereign

to be accorded the rank and title of a sovereign without having ruling authority, as in a constitutional monarchy

to predominate; prevail

a land where darkness reigns

6. (usually present participle)

to be the most recent winner of a competition, contest, etc

the reigning heavyweight champion

▶ USAGE Reign is sometimes wrongly written for rein in certain phrases: he gave full rein (not reign) to his feelings; it will be necessary to rein in (not reign in) public spending

单词	reign
释义	Word Frequency reign (reɪn) noun 1. the period during which a monarch is the official ruler of a country 2. a period during which a person or thing is dominant, influential, or powerful the reign of violence is over verb (intransitive) 3. to exercise the power and authority of a sovereign 4. to be accorded the rank and title of a sovereign without having ruling authority, as in a constitutional monarchy 5. to predominate; prevail a land where darkness reigns 6. (usually present participle) to be the most recent winner of a competition, contest, etc the reigning heavyweight champion ▶ USAGE Reign is sometimes wrongly written for rein in certain phrases: he gave full rein (not reign) to his feelings; it will be necessary to rein in (not reign in) public spending Word origin C13: from Old French reigne, from Latin rēgnum kingdom, from rēx king
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