reining
v. 勒韁繩使(馬)停步( rein的現在分詞 ); 駕馭; 嚴格控制; 加強管理
Reins are the thin leather straps attached round a horse's neck which are used to control the horse.
Journalists sometimes use the expression the reins or the reins of power to refer to the control of a country or organization.
He was determined to see the party keep a hold on the reins of power...
他決意要確保這個政黨掌握政權。
If you give free rein to someone, you give them a lot of freedom to do what they want.
The government continued to believe it should give free rein to the private sector in transport.
政府仍然認為應該給予交通領域的私營企業以經營自由。
If you keep a tight rein on someone, you control them firmly.
Her parents had kept her on a tight rein with their narrow and inflexible views.
她的父母觀念狹隘而僵化,對她管束很嚴。
I was a temperamental genius in need of reining in by stabler personalities.
我是個需要由更穩重的人降服住的神經質的天才.
But TCO appeals to many top - level executives as a way of reining in IT costs.
但TCO要求很多最高層主管將它作為控制IT成本的一種方法.