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rein

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reɪn
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"Rein" 源于古英语 "rine" 和整老挪威语的 "reina",这两个词都代表着马笼头的缰绳。

释义

n. 缰绳;驾驭;统治;支配 vt. 控制;驾驭;勒住 vi. 勒住马 n. (Rein)人名;(西、阿拉伯)雷因;(法)兰;(英、荷、捷、德、芬、瑞典)赖因;(爱沙)雷恩 [ 复数 reins 第三人称单数 reins 现在分词 reining 过去式 reined 过去分词 reined ]

例句

We need to rein back public spending.
我们需要严格控制公共开销。
Many people have begun looking for long-term ways to rein in spending.
很多人已经开始寻找控制开支的长远方式。
Her parents kept her on a tight rein with their narrow and inflexible views.
她的父母目光短浅而又固执地严格控制着她。

强化记忆

想象一下驾驭马车的情景,把马车比作你要控制的事物,而你手中的"rein"(缰绳)就是你对它的控制力。这会帮助你记住"rein"的意思。"Rein" 在欧美文化中常被比喻成对力量、情绪、行为的控制,这种源于驾驭马匹的象征性比喻非常常见。

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So I come prepared.I hold the conversation with a tight rein,and I'm armed with knowledge of the history.
and they don't want to follow the rules and the rhythms of the way you run things,and it takes a while to rein everybody inand get people working in a coordinated fashion.
which meant being kind even when people wronged you.But it gave them a purpose: to rein in the ego.Eventually, I left home for college
TM: But a fully complex human beingwhose femininity wasn't for me to rein in, control or critique.It's her brilliance,
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