reigning
adj. 在位的; 統治的; 起支配作用的; 本屆的
v. 統治; 支配; 盛行(reign的ing形式)
The reigning champion is the most recent winner of a contest or competition at the time you are talking about.
...the reigning world champion.
現世界冠軍
1. exercising power or authority
The sky was dark, stars were twinkling high above , night was reigning , and everything was sunk in silken silence.
天很黑, 星很繁,夜闌人靜.
Led by Huang Chao, they brought down the reigning house after 300 years' rule.
在黃巢的帶領下,他們推翻了統治了三百年的王朝。
Rocky Balboa has knocked the reigning heavyweight champion down!
洛奇巴爾博將不敗拳王迪克遜擊倒!
He was beat to a pulp by the reigning champ.
他被現任冠軍打得死去活來.
Oureight - man boat is trying to defend its reigning Olympic champion status.
我們的八人賽艇隊將盡力捍衛自己的奧運冠軍地位.