英汉词典

1. (马的)缰绳
    Reins are the thin leather straps attached round a horse's neck which are used to control the horse.

2. (新闻用语)支配权，控制权
    Journalists sometimes use the expression the reins or the reins of power to refer to the control of a country or organization.

    e.g. He was determined to see the party keep a hold on the reins of power...
           他决意要确保这个政党掌握政权。

3. 放任;不管;纵容
    If you give free rein to someone, you give them a lot of freedom to do what they want.

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    e.g. The government continued to believe it should give free rein to the private sector in transport.
           政府仍然认为应该给予交通领域的私营企业以经营自由。

4. 严加控制;严格管束
    If you keep a tight rein on someone, you control them firmly.

    e.g. Her parents had kept her on a tight rein with their narrow and inflexible views.
           她的父母观念狭隘而僵化，对她管束很严。

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