学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2082 rein-in

今天我们要学的词是 rein¹ in. To rein in 意思是驾驭，控制。The United States and EU are calling on Russia to rein in the pro-Russian rebels. 美国和欧盟要求俄罗斯对亲俄反政府武装加大控制力度。More than five years after the bankruptcy² of Lehman Brothers, some Senators are restating the need to rein in "too big to fail" banks. 雷曼兄弟公司破产五年多后的今天，一些联邦参议员重新提出，要对那些“大到不能倒”的银行加强管理。好的，今天我们学习的词是 rein in, rein in, rein in...

1 rein   

n.疆绳，统治，支配；vt.以僵绳控制，统治

参考例句：

• The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。
• He never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。

2 bankruptcy   

n.破产；无偿付能力

参考例句：

• You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
• His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。