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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

reign

英  [reɪn]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词

  • reigns

    1. [C 可数名词] 统治时期

    The reign of a king or queen is the period he or she rules a particular country.

    双语例句

    例：

    Queen Victoria's reign.

    维多利亚女王的统治时期。

    VERB. 动词

  • reigns , reigning , reigned

    1. [I 不及物动词] 主宰

    If you say, for example, that silence reigns in a place or confusion reigns in a situation, you mean that the place is silent or the situation is confused.

    双语例句

    例：

    Last night confusion reigned about how the debate, which continues today, would end.

    关于今天继续进行的辩论如何结束的问题令人们陷入混乱。

    2. [I 不及物动词] 在位统治

    When a king or queen reigns, he or she rules a country.

    双语例句

    例：

    Henry II, who reigned from 1154 to 1189.

    亨利二世，1154年至1189年在位。

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