govern
verb OPAL W
/ˈɡʌvn/
/ˈɡʌvərn/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they govern | /ˈɡʌvn/ /ˈɡʌvərn/ |
| he / she / it governs | /ˈɡʌvnz/ /ˈɡʌvərnz/ |
| past simple governed | /ˈɡʌvnd/ /ˈɡʌvərnd/ |
| past participle governed | /ˈɡʌvnd/ /ˈɡʌvərnd/ |
| -ing form governing | /ˈɡʌvnɪŋ/ /ˈɡʌvərnɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] govern (something) to legally control a country or its people and be responsible for introducing new laws, organizing public services, etc.
统治；控制；管理；治理 - The country is governed by elected representatives of the people.
这个国家由民选代表统治。 - He accused the opposition party of being unfit to govern.
他指责反对党无力治理国事。
Topics Politicsb2- The colony was governed directly from Paris.
这块殖民地直接受巴黎管辖。 - He could not implement his radical policies without a long-term mandate to govern.
没有长期的执政授权，他无法实施他的激进政策。 - The PCP had governed the province for 23 years.
葡萄牙共产党曾统治该省23年。 - There were four parties governing in coalition.
有四个政党联合执政。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- effectively
- well
- directly
- …
- be fit to
- be unfit to
- The country is governed by elected representatives of the people.
- [transitive, often passive] govern something to control or influence somebody/something or how something happens, functions, etc.
控制；影响；支配 - We need changes in the law governing school attendance.
我们需要对影响就学率的法规做些改动。 - Prices are governed by market demand.
价格的高低取决于市场的需求。 - All his decisions have been entirely governed by self-interest.
他的所有决定都受利己之心的支配。
- It is these springs that govern how firm or soft the mattress is.
正是这些弹簧决定了床垫的硬度和柔软度。 - Special regulations govern the operation of such businesses.
此类企业的运营受特殊法规的约束。 - The financial rules governing the adoption of the euro needed to be changed.
管理采用欧元的金融规则需要改变。
- We need changes in the law governing school attendance.
- [transitive] govern something (grammar
语法 支配（词或短语的形式或用法）
词源Middle English: from Old French governer, from Latin gubernare ‘to steer, rule’, from Greek kubernan ‘to steer’.