| 词组 | rein in |
| 释义 | rein in 1. rein in/back sth • rein sth in/back to reduce something or stop it increasing, especially the amount of money spend by a government or company: ▪ the failure of the government to rein in public spending ▪ Russia struggled to rein in mounting inflation. ▪ If the company reins back its expenditure on research and development jobs will have to go. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑reduce 2. rein in/back sb • rein sb in/back if someone in authority reins in the people they control, they stop those people behaving in an extreme or unacceptable way: ▪ After the attempted coup, the government realized it would have to reign in the military. ▪ Trade unions started improving their image and reining in the activities of unruly members. 3. rein in/back sth • rein sth in/back to control your emotions and stop yourself from behaving in an extreme or unacceptable way: ▪ Eventually, he learned to rein in his emotional outbursts. 4. rein in/back sth • rein sth in/back to make a horse go more slowly or stop by pulling the reins towards you. The reins are the long thin pieces of leather that you hold to control the horse: ▪ At the top of the hill, she reined in her horse to admire the view. |
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