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N-PLURAL
(馬的)韁繩
Reins are the thin leather straps attached round a horse's neck which are used to control the horse.
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N-PLURAL
(新聞?dòng)谜Z)支配權(quán)，控制權(quán)
Journalists sometimes use the expression the reins or the reins of power to refer to the control of a country or organization.
例句
He was determined to see the party keep a hold on the reins of power...
他決意要確保這個(gè)政黨掌握政權(quán)。
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PHRASE
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.
例句
The government continued to believe it should give free rein to the private sector in transport.
政府仍然認(rèn)為應(yīng)該給予交通領(lǐng)域的私營(yíng)企業(yè)以經(jīng)營(yíng)自由。
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PHRASE
嚴(yán)加控制;嚴(yán)格管束
If you keep a tight rein on someone, you control them firmly.
例句
Her parents had kept her on a tight rein with their narrow and inflexible views.
她的父母觀念狹隘而僵化，對(duì)她管束很嚴(yán)。