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1. N-PLURAL Reins are the thin leather straps attached around a horse's neck which are used to control the horse. 韁繩

Cord held the reins while the stallion tugged and snorted. 儅那匹牡馬使勁掙紥，打著響鼻的時候，科德勒緊了韁繩。

2. N-PLURAL Journalists sometimes use the expression the reins or the reins of power to refer to the control of a country or organization. 執政; 掌權

He was determined to see the party keep a hold on the reins of power. 他決心要確保該黨繼續執掌政權。

3. PHRASE If you give free rein to someone, you give them a lot of freedom to do what they want. 給 (某人) 充分的自由

The government continued to believe it should give free rein to the private sector in transportation. 政府繼續認爲應該給私營運輸部門充分的自由。

4. PHRASE If you keep a tight rein on someone, you control them firmly. 嚴格控制

Her parents kept her on a tight rein with their narrow and inflexible views. 她的父母目光短淺而又固執地嚴格控制著她。