reign

[US]/reɪn/
[UK]/reɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. 统治;盛行;支配;君临
n. 统治;支配;统治时期
Word Forms
过去分词reigned
第三人称单数reigns
现在分词reigning
过去式reigned
复数reigns

Phrases & Collocations

reign of terror

恐怖统治

reign over

统治

reign supreme

统治至高无上

Example Sentences

the reign of reason.

理智的主宰地位

the reign of law in nature

自然界中规律的支配

the reign of George VI

乔治六世统治时期

the reigning world champion.

本届世界冠军。

a marketplace where entropy reigns supreme.

极其混乱的市场。

they instigated a reign of terror.

他们开始了恐怖统治时期。

Hollywood's reigning patriarch rose to speak.

好莱坞权势圈的头领站起来发表讲话。

the Nashville sound will reign supreme once again.

纳什维尔的乡村音乐风格将再度称霸。

reign over a small kingdom

统治一个小王国

Chaos reigned in the classroom.

教室里大乱。

Panic reigned as the fire spread.

大火蔓延时到处一片恐慌

English is easily the reigning language in the financial world.

英语无疑是金融界的统治语言。

the new Shah began his reign as an Anglo-Soviet puppet.

作为英苏傀儡的伊朗新国王开始执政。

Queen Elizabeth reigns over the UK.

伊丽莎白女王是联合王国的君主。

the original chapel was built in the reign of Charles I.

原有的礼拜堂建于查尔斯一世当政时期。

on the race track he reigned supreme .

他称雄跑道。

an air of triumphalism reigns in his administration.

在他主政期间妄自尊大之风盛行。

Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.

宁为鸡口, 毋为牛后。

The Queen reigns but does not rule.

女王在位,但不当政。

Real-world Examples

The Supreme Court loosened the reigns on political campaign contributions.

美国最高法院放宽了政治竞选的捐款限制。

Source: AP Listening Collection April 2014

Fish reign the oceans and eat the algae.

鱼类在海洋里吃着这些藻类。

Source: Learn English through advertisements.

For River Town when willow-down and flowers reign.

烟花三月下扬州。

Source: Selected English Translations of Ancient Poetry by Xu Yuanchong

The emperor has abdicated, ending his three-decade reign and breaking a long tradition.

日本天皇退位,结束了其长达30年的统治,同时也打破了一项长期传统。

Source: NPR News May 2019 Compilation

The rest of Edward's reign was relatively peaceful.

爱德华统治时期的其余时间相对平静。

Source: Realm of Legends

The queen's reign lasted more than fifty years.

女王的统治持续了五十余年。

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

Motivations aside, let's talk about Hatshepsut's actual reign.

撇开动机不谈,让我们来谈谈哈特谢普苏特的实际统治。

Source: Women Who Changed the World

That makes Victoria seem like she had a short reign.

维多利亚王朝相形之下就短命多了。

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

But Winston Churchill has taken the reigns of the British government.

但温斯顿·丘吉尔已接掌英国政府。

Source: The Apocalypse of World War II

We didn't give you free reign of that much budget.

我们没有给你那么多自由支配的预算。

Source: Gourmet Base

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