单词 | govern |
释义 | gov·ern (gŭvərn) v. gov·erned, gov·ern·ing, gov·erns v.tr. 1. To make and administer the public policy and affairs of (a state, for example); exercise sovereign authority over. 2. To control the speed or magnitude of; regulate: a valve that governs fuel intake. 3. To control the actions or behavior of: Govern yourselves like civilized people. 4. To keep under control; restrain: a student who could not govern his impulses. 5. To exercise a deciding or determining influence on: Chance usually governs the outcome of the game. 6. Grammar To require (a specific morphological form) of accompanying words. v.intr. 1. To exercise political authority. 2. To have or exercise a determining influence. [Middle English governen, from Old French governer, from Latin gubernāre, from Greek kubernān.] govern·a·ble adj. |
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