reign

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reign2 verb [intransitiveI]

1 PGOto rule a nation or group of nations as their king, queen, or emperor 为王，为君

George VI reigned from 1936 to 1952.

乔治六世于1936年至1952年在位。

reign over

Pharaohs reigned over Egypt for centuries.

法老在埃及统治了几个世纪。

2 literaryIMPORTANT if a feeling or quality reigns, it exists strongly for a period of time 支配，盛行

For several minutes confusion reigned.

有好几分钟场面大乱。

Silence reigned while we waited for news.

我们在等待消息的时候鸦雀无声。

3 reigning champion DSthe most recent winner of a competition 现任[本届]冠军

Can he defeat the reigning Wimbledon champion?

他能否击败现任温布尔登网球赛冠军？

Examples from the Corpus

reigning champion• Cool Californian Wayne Rainey is the reigning champion.• Fittipaldi's victory made the championship score 4- Points to the pretender and 27 to the reigning champion.• No reigning champions are left in the championships, although Olympic qualification needs barred several from entering.• She is also the reigning champion, having won four consecutive games.• Bobby Rahal, the reigning champion in the current Indy Car series, has tried to develop a domestic car-building programme.• There is not now a reigning champion left in the event.• The match of the day is between reigning champions Silksworth and hopefuls Houghton.

4 reign supreme if someone or something reigns supreme, they are the most important part of a situation or time 主宰；称雄；呈极盛之势

It was a time when romance reigned supreme.

那是一个极为浪漫的时代。

Examples from the Corpus

reign supreme• And it is not only in Washington that this belief reigns supreme.• For dessert, fruit pies, cakes, fudgy walnut brownies and cookies reign supreme.• It was an interesting event for she has a distinct voice in which melody reigns supreme.• Not surprisingly, perhaps, those salad and sandwich platters reign supreme earlier in the day.• But from the early years of the twentieth century to the 1930s classical styles reigned supreme for all larger city stations.• His system of political patronage and agile intimidation of potential enemies reigns supreme in the economically depressed territories.• The wide-cut style still reigns supreme over slimmer styles, and are easier to wear.

Examples from the Corpus

reign• In the cities and towns now, a hideous vulgarity reigned.• If he died on 14 December 705 he would have reigned a full twenty years and probably several months as well.• The meritocracy that reigned among students thus functioned hardly at all within the faculty.• Robert II reigned for 19 years and died in Dundonald Castle on 13th May, 1390.• King George VI reigned from 1936 to 1952.• Hyperinflation reigned in Argentina during the 1980s.• Isolationism reigned in the Congress, reflecting a national mood.• Similar panic was reigning in the kitchens.• Penda was king from 633 to 655, but it is not known who had reigned over the Mercians in the period before.• The wide-cut style still reigns supreme over slimmer styles, and are easier to wear.• And it is not only in Washington that this belief reigns supreme.• The last Moorish king reigned there until 1492.• For he must reign until he has put all enemies under his feet.

confusion reigned• And it was true, as Christians never tired of pointing out, that a painful spiritual confusion reigned.• Meanwhile, confusion reigned at Barnet yesterday just as the club seemed to have got over its recent problems.• But confusion reigned over the idea of the menstrual cycle.

Origin reign1

(1200-1300) Old French regne, from Latin regnum, from rex “king”

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