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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
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Collins English-English Dictionary
- govern ['g^vən]
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1.
vb
[mainly tr]
[also intr]
to direct and control the actions, affairs, policies, functions, etc, of (a political unit, organization, nation, etc); rule
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2.
vb
to exercise restraint over; regulate or direct
- to govern one's temper
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3.
vb
to be a predominant influence on (something); decide or determine (something)
- his injury governed his decision to avoid sports
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4.
vb
to control the speed of (an engine, machine, etc) using a governor
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5.
vb
to control the rate of flow of (a fluid) by using an automatic valve
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6.
vb
(of a word) to determine the inflection of (another word)
- Latin nouns govern adjectives that modify them
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7.
vb
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French gouverner, from Latin gubern
a re to steer, from Greek kubernan
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1.
vb
[mainly tr]
[also intr]
to direct and control the actions, affairs, policies, functions, etc, of (a political unit, organization, nation, etc); rule
Examples
- to govern public opinion
- 左右公众舆论 → govern
- to govern one's temper
- 抑制自己的脾气 → govern
- Let wiser heads govern.
- 精英统治。 → head
- to govern one's temper → govern
- Latin nouns govern adjectives that modify them → govern
- 无为而治
- govern by noninterference → 无为
- 他费尽心血, 写成了数十万字的治国长策。
- He devoted himself to writing out a long-term policy to govern the country. → 长策
- 从严治理
- govern according to tougher principles → 从
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