Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense reins, present participle reining, past tense, past participle reined
1N-PLURAL (馬的)缰繩Reins are the thin leather straps attached round a horse's neck which are used to control the horse. (馬的)缰繩
2N-PLURAL (新聞用語)支配權,控制權 Journalists sometimes use the expression the reins or the reins of power to refer to the control of a country or organization. (新聞用語)支配權,控制權
He was determined to see the party keep a hold on the reins of power.
他決意要確保這個政黨掌握政權。
3PHRASE 放任;不管;縱容 If you give free rein to someone, you give them a lot of freedom to do what they want. 放任;不管;縱容
The government continued to believe it should give free rein to the private sector in transport.
政府仍然認爲應該給予交通領域的私營企業以經營自由。
4PHRASE 嚴加控制;嚴格管束 If you keep a tight rein on someone, you control them firmly. 嚴加控制;嚴格管束
Her parents had kept her on a tight rein with their narrow and inflexible views.