reign
verb[I]
uk/reɪn/us/reɪn/C2
to be thekingorqueenof acountry:
为王,为君;当政;统治Queen Victoria reignedoverBritainfrom 1837 to 1901.维多利亚女王自1837年到1901年间在位统治英国。
C2
to be themainfeelingorqualityin asituationorperson:
主宰;起支配作用;盛行Thebombattacksproducedapanicwhich reignedoverthecity.炸弹袭击引起的恐慌笼罩全城。
Love reignedsupremein herheart.爱情完全占据了她的心。
- Howlongdid Queen Elizabeth reign?
- He only reigned for threeyears.
- Queens have reigned inBritainfor 111 of the last 163years.
- He reigned during some of the mostturbulenttimesinEnglishhistory.
- Confusion reigned asexplosionserupted.
Ruling & governing
- administration
- affairs of state
- ascend
- ascend the throneidiom
- bipartisanship
- government-owned
- government-sponsored
- governmental
- governorate
- hard Brexitidiom
- oppression
- oppressive
- oppressively
- oppressiveness
- overgovern
- repression
- subjugation
- super-government
- the politburo
- tinpot
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Existing and being
reign
noun[C]
uk/reɪn/us/reɪn/C1
theperiodoftimewhen akingorqueenrulesacountry:
为王,为君;当政;统治the reign of Henry VIII亨利八世的统治
aperiodwhen aparticularperson,feeling, orqualityis veryimportantor has astronginfluence:
主宰(或支配)的时期hissuccessfulreign asmanagerof theteam他作为经理对这个小组的成功驾驭
Ruling & governing
- administration
- affairs of state
- ascend
- ascend the throneidiom
- bipartisanship
- government-owned
- government-sponsored
- governmental
- governorate
- hard Brexitidiom
- oppression
- oppressive
- oppressively
- oppressiveness
- overgovern
- repression
- subjugation
- super-government
- the politburo
- tinpot
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Being important and having importance
Idiom
a reign of terror