the period during which a king, queen, emperor, etc. rules 君主统治时期 By the end of his reign, the vast empire was in decline. 在他统治末期，庞大的帝国走向衰落。 - in/during a reign
The house was built during the reign of Henry VIII. 那栋房子是亨利八世统治时期建造的。
Homophones rain | reign | reinTopics Historyc1rain 雨 - 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。
the period during which somebody is in charge of an organization, a team, etc. 任期；当政期 Sir Alex Ferguson's reign at Manchester United 弗格森爵士在曼联的统治 The story only came out during the final days of his reign as Chief Executive. 这个故事是在他担任首席执行官的最后几天才出现的。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French reignier ‘to reign’, reigne ‘kingdom’, from Latin regnum, related to rex, reg- ‘king’.