rein

rein

英 [reɪn]
　　美 [ren]

n. 韁繩；駕馭；統治；支配
　　vt. 控制；駕馭；勒住
　　vi. 勒住馬
　　n. (Rein)人名；(西、阿拉伯)雷因；(法)蘭；(英、荷、捷、德、芬、瑞典)賴因；(愛沙)雷恩

中文詞源：

rein 韁繩，控制，主宰

來自（縮寫自）拉丁語 retinere,維持，控制，詞源同 retain.引申諸相關詞義。

例句：

1. The government would try to rein back inflation.
政府將努力控制通貨膨脹。

2. The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.
隻要韁繩輕輕一拉,馬就作出反應.

3. 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，對她管束很嚴。

4. The government continued to believe it should give free rein to the private sector in transport.
政府仍然認為應該給予交通領域的私營企業以經營自由。

5. Mary spoiled both her children, then tried too late to rein them in.
瑪麗慣壞瞭她的兩個孩子，想要管束他們的時候已經來不及瞭。