1(often reins) for controlling a horse控制馬匹VERB + REIN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERB + REIN➤hold抓住繮繩◇Can you hold the reins for a minute?你能抓一會兒繮繩嗎?➤gather, gather up, pick up拾起繮繩◇Sean gathered up the horse's reins.肖恩拾起馬繮繩。➤grab, grab at, grip抓住繮繩➤pull on, tug, tug at, tug on拉緊繮繩;猛拉繮繩◇She pulled sharply on the reins.她猛地拉緊繮繩。➤give sb, hand sb, let go of遞給某人繮繩;鬆開繮繩▸➤loosen, tighten放鬆/收緊繮繩PREPOSITION➤on a rein用繮繩拴住◇She had the horse on a long rein.她用一根長繩子拴住馬。PHRASES➤give free rein to sth, give full rein to sth (= give sb freedom of action)給予做⋯的(充分)自由◇The designer was given free rein.設計師被給予了充分的創作自由。◇When I paint I just give my imagination free rein.畫畫時我只是任憑想像自由馳騁。rein
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2the reinsbeing in control/the leader of sth控制;領導VERB + THE REINS | PHRASESVERB + THE REINS➤hold掌權◇It's the accountants who effectively hold the reins.事實上是會計人員掌權。➤grasp, seize, take up牢牢掌控;開始掌管◇The vice-president was forced to take up the reins of office.副總統被迫走馬上任。➤hand over讓權➤loosen, tighten放鬆/加強控制◇Parents need to loosen the reins as the child grows.隨着孩子長大,家長需要放放手。PHRASES➤the reins of government, the reins of office, the reins of power政府/職位/權力的掌控◇He seized the reins of power.他奪得了掌控權。