reign
英 [reɪn]
[NOUN, VERB]
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。
NOUN. 名词
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。
VERB. 动词
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