rein in

短语

放慢, 止住, 控制

发音

AU

词形变化

reined in reining in reins in 三单 reins in reining in 现在分词 reined in 过去式 reined in 过去分词

别名

reign in

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To stop or slow a horse by pulling the reins

  2. 2.

    To stop or slow something, by exercising control.

    比喻

    The government has no other option than to rein in public spending.

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