reign
柯林斯词典
1. V-I 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. 主宰[书面]
Last night confusion reigned about how the debate, which continues today, would end. 昨晚，这场在今天继续进行的辩论将如何结束的问题令人困惑。
2. V-I When a king or queen reigns, he or she rules a country. 在位统治
...Henry II, who reigned from 1154 to 1189. …1154年至1189年在位统治的亨利二世。
3. N-COUNT Reign is also a noun. 统治时期
...Queen Victoria's reign. …维多利亚女王的统治时期。
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reign /reɪn/ (reigning,reigned,reigns)
剑桥词典
- to be the king or queen of a country
- How long did Queen Elizabeth reign?
- He only reigned for three years .
- Queens have reigned in Britain for 111 of the last 163 years .
- He reigned during some of the most turbulent times in English history .
- Confusion reigned as explosions erupted . 返回 reign
为王，为君；当政；统治
Queen Victoria reigned over Britain from 1837 to 1901. 维多利亚女王自1837年到1901年间在位统治英国。
to be the main feeling or quality in a situation or person
主宰；起支配作用；盛行
The bomb attacks produced a panic which reigned over the city . 炸弹袭击引起的恐慌笼罩全城。
Love reigned supreme in her heart . 爱情完全占据了她的心。
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