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单词 rein in
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rein in vb
  1. (adverb) to stop (a horse) by pulling on the reins
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
rein /reɪn/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a leather strap fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal.
  2. reins, [plural] the controlling or directing power:the reins of government.

v. 
  1. to guide, control, or restrain (a horse or other animal) by pulling on a bridle bit by means of the reins:[+ object]He reined his horse.
  2. rein in, to control or guide tightly: [+ object + in]You'll need to rein those children in.[+ in + object]You have to rein in a person like that.
Idioms
  1. Idioms give (free) rein to, [+ object] to give complete freedom to.
  2. keep a tight rein on, [+ object] to control, direct, or restrain tightly.

See -tain-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
rein  (rān),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit. See illus. under harness. 
  2. any of certain other straps or thongs forming part of a harness, as a checkrein.
  3. any means of curbing, controlling, or directing;
    check;
    restraint.
  4. reins, the controlling or directing power:the reins of government.
  5. draw rein, to curtail one's speed or progress;
    halt:The rider saw the snake and drew rein sharply.
  6. give rein to, to give complete freedom to;
    indulge freely:to give rein to one's imagination.Also, give free rein to, give full rein to. 

v.t. 
  1. to check or guide (a horse or other animal) by exerting pressure on a bridle bit by means of the reins.
  2. to curb;
    restrain;
    control.

v.i. 
  1. to obey the reins:a horse that reins well.
  2. to rein a horse or other animal.
  • Vulgar Latin *retina, noun, nominal derivative of Latin retinēre to hold back, retain; (verb, verbal) Middle English rainen, reinen, derivative of the noun, nominal
  • Old French re(s)ne
  • (noun, nominal) Middle English rene, reine, raine 1300–50
reinless, adj. 
    • 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged check, bridle, limit.

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