reign

US [reɪn]
UK [reɪn]
  • v.统治;当政;为王;为君
  • n.君主统治时期;任期;当政期
  • Web支配;朝代;盛行
Plural Form:reigns  Present Participle:reigning  Past Tense:reigned  
reign
n.
1.
君主统治时期the period during which a king, queen, emperor , etc. rules
in/during the reign of Charles II
在查理二世统治期间
2.
任期;当政期the period during which sb is in charge of an organization, a team, etc.
v.
1.
[i]
统治;当政;为王;为君to rule as king, queen, emperor , etc.
the reigning monarch
当政的君主
Queen Victoria reigned from 1837 to 1901.
维多利亚女王自 1837 年至 1901 年在位。
Herod reigned over Palestine at that time.
那时,希律王统治巴勒斯坦。
2.
[i]
~ (over sb/sth)
成为最佳;成为最重要的to be the best or most important in a particular situation or area of skill
the reigning champion
冠军称号的保持者
In the field of classical music, he still reigns supreme .
在古典音乐领域,他仍然是最为杰出的。
3.
[i]
盛行;成为最显著的to be the most obvious feature of a place or moment
At last silence reigned(= there was complete silence) .
最后,万籁俱寂。

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