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rein | BrE reɪn, AmE reɪn | A. noun ① Riding 缰绳 jiāngshéng ▸ to pull at the reins 收缰 ▸ to give a horse full rein 给马松开缰绳 ② figurative (control) 控制 kòngzhì ▸ to give sb (a) free rein to do sth; 任由某人做某事 ▸ primary education should give free rein to a child's imagination 初等教育应该让孩子自由发挥想象力 ▸ to take up the reins 掌权 ▸ to seize the reins 抓住权力 ▸ to keep a tight rein on public expenditure 严格控制公共支出 ▸ to keep sb on a tight rein 牢牢控制某人 ▸ she keeps her husband on a tight rein 她把丈夫管得很紧 B. reins plural noun British (for child) [系在儿童身上防止其走失的] 保护带 bǎohùdài PHRASAL VERB rein back, rein in transitive verb [rein back sth] ① Riding 勒 lè ‹horse›② figurative (curb, restrain) 控制 kòngzhì ‹expenditure, expansion, inflation› |