英语词汇“rein”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

reinrein1 /reɪn/ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYrein¹

Origin: 1200-1300 Old French rene, from Latin retinere, from tenere to hold

COLLOCATIONS► hand over the reins

Chef Thuilier will hand over the reins of the restaurant to his grandson.

1[usually plural] a long narrow band of leather that is fastened around a horse’s head in order to control it2give somebody (a) free rein to give someone complete freedom to do something in whatever way he or she chooses3keep a (tight) rein on somebody/something to control someone or something strictly: We need to keep a tight rein on spending.4the reins control over an organization or country: Chef Thuilier will hand over the reins of the restaurant to his grandson.5give free/full rein to something (also give something free/full rein) to do something freely, without restricting or controlling yourself at all: The children can give their imaginations free rein. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French rene, from Latin retinere, from tenere to hold]

noun | verb

reinrein2 ●○○ verb

VERB TABLE

rein

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	rein
	he, she, it	reins
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	reined
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have reined
	he, she, it	has reined
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had reined
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will rein
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have reined

Continuous Form
Present	I	am reining
	he, she, it	is reining
	you, we, they	are reining
Past	I, he, she, it	was reining
	you, we, they	were reining
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been reining
	he, she, it	has been reining
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been reining
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be reining
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been reining

rein something ↔ in phrasal verb1to start to control a situation more strictly: Over 3,000 jobs were cut in an attempt to rein in costs.2to make a horse go more slowly by pulling on the reins