rein
noun/reɪn/
/reɪn/
Idioms - [countable, usually plural] a long narrow leather band that is attached to a metal bar in a horse’s mouth (= a bit) and is held by the rider in order to control the horse
缰绳 - She pulled gently on the reins.
她轻轻地拉着缰绳。
Wordfinder- bridle
- gallop
- harness
- horse
- paddock
- rein
- stable
- stirrup
- tack
- thoroughbred
Extra Examples- Sean gathered up the horse's reins.
肖恩拾起马缰绳。 - She had the horse on a long rein.
她用一根长绳子拴住马。 - She pulled sharply on the reins.
她猛地拉紧缰绳。 - He took the reins and walked the horse down the street.
他接过缰绳，牵着马沿着街道走去。 - She jerked the reins and put the pony into a trot.
她猛拉缰绳，让小马小跑起来。 - Shorten your reins and lean forward more.
缩短缰绳并向前倾更多。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + rein- hold
- gather
- gather up
- …
- on a rein
- give free rein to something
- give full rein to something
- She pulled gently on the reins.
- reins[plural] (British English) a pair of long narrow pieces of cloth or other material worn by a small child and held by an adult in order to stop the child from walking off and getting lost
（把儿童和成人的手系在一起以防走失的）牵引绳，防走失带 - the reins[plural] the state of being in control or the leader of something
控制；主宰；掌管 - It was time to hand over the reins of power (= to give control to somebody else).
是该让权的时候了。 - The vice-president was forced to take up the reins of office.
副总统被迫走马上任。
Extra Examples- He seized the reins of power.
他夺得了掌控权。 - It's the Treasury that effectively holds the reins.
事实上是财政部掌权。 - It's the accountants who effectively hold the reins.
事实上是会计人员掌权。 - Parents need to loosen the reins as the child grows.
随着孩子长大，家长需要放放手。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + the reins- hold
- grasp
- seize
- …
- the reins of government
- the reins of office
- the reins of power
- …
- It was time to hand over the reins of power (= to give control to somebody else).
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French rene, based on Latin retinere ‘retain’.
Idioms
give/allow somebody/something free/full rein | give/allow free/full rein to something
- to give somebody complete freedom of action; to allow a feeling to be expressed freely
对…不加约束；放任自由；充分表达（感情） - The designer was given free rein.
设计者可以自由发挥。 - The script allows full rein to her larger-than-life acting style.
剧本允许她充分展现她那夸张的表演风格。 - When I paint I just give my imagination free rein.
画画时我只是任凭想象自由驰骋。
Homophones rain | reign | reinrain reign rein/reɪn//reɪn/- rain noun
- Look at that rain! We'll be drenched if it doesn't stop.
看看那场雨！如果不停止的话我们就会被淋湿。
- Look at that rain! We'll be drenched if it doesn't stop.
- rain verb
- Take an umbrella—it's going to rain.
恐怕这意想不到的事故会把今天的晚宴搞糟。
- Take an umbrella—it's going to rain.
- reign noun
- The country changed dramatically during her long reign.
在她的长期统治期间，这个国家发生了巨大的变化。
- The country changed dramatically during her long reign.
- reign verb
- Henry Bolingbroke was soon to reign in England as Henry IV.
亨利·博林布鲁克很快即位英格兰国王，即亨利四世。
- Henry Bolingbroke was soon to reign in England as Henry IV.
- rein noun
- She's been given free rein to spend the money however she wants.
她可以自由支配这笔钱，想怎么花就怎么花。
- She's been given free rein to spend the money however she wants.
- rein verb
- They should learn to rein in their opinions, otherwise they'll offend somebody.
他们应该学会控制自己的意见，否则就会得罪别人。
- They should learn to rein in their opinions, otherwise they'll offend somebody.
- The designer was given free rein.
keep a tight rein on somebody/something
- to control somebody/something carefully or strictly
对…严加控制（或约束）；牢牢驾驭 - It’s essential to keep a tight rein on public spending.
严格控制公共支出至关重要。
- It’s essential to keep a tight rein on public spending.