rein

noun

/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
- 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.他抓住缰绳，牵着马沿街走去。
- 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.缩短你的缰绳，向前倾斜更多。
Collocations Dictionary
verb + rein
- hold
- gather
- gather up
- …
preposition
- on a rein
phrases
- give free rein to something
- give full rein to something
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（幼儿佩带以防走失的）保护带
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。
- 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。
Collocations Dictionary
verb + the reins
- hold
- grasp
- seize
- …
phrases
- the reins of government
- the reins of office
- the reins of power
- …

词源Middle 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 | rein
rain 雨 reign rein
/reɪn/

/reɪn/
- rain noun
  Look at that rain! We'll be drenched if it doesn't stop.看那场雨！如果它不停下来，我们会被淋湿的。
- 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。
- reign noun
  The country changed dramatically during her long reign.在她长期统治期间，这个国家发生了巨大的变化。
- reign verb
  Henry Bolingbroke was soon to reign in England as Henry IV.亨利·柏林布鲁克很快以亨利四世的身份在英国统治。
- rein noun
  She's been given free rein to spend the money however she wants.她可以随心所欲地花钱。
- 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观点，否则会得罪人的。

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.严格控制公共开支至关重要。