govern
美音:
[´gʌvən
]英音:
[´gʌvən
]v.统治,支配,管理
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govern为高中词汇
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词形变化:
动词过去式:governed 过去分词:governed 现在分词:governing 第三人称单数:governs 形容词:governable
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govern
/'gʌvn; `ˇʌvɚn/
v
1 [I, Tn] rule (a country, etc); control or direct the public affairs of (a city, country, etc) 统治(国家等); 控制, 支配, 治理, 管辖(城市、国家等)的公共事务
*In Britain the Queen reigns, but elected representatives of the people govern the country. 在英国, 女王是君主而治理国家的却是民选的代表.
2 [Tn] prevent the expression of (a strong emotion); control 抑制, 控制(强烈感情)的表露
*govern one's feelings, passion, temper, etc 控制住感情、激情、脾气等.
3 [Tn] influence (sth/sb) decisively; determine 支配某事物[某人]; 决定
*Self-interest governs all his actions. 他的所作所为皆取决于一己之利.
* The law of supply and demand governs the prices of goods. 供求规律决定商品的价格.
* I will be governed by you, ie will do as you suggest. 我愿秉承您的意旨.
4 [Tn] (grammar) (esp of a v or prep) require the object to be in (a particular grammatical case) (尤指动词或介词)要求宾语处于(语法上的某格)
*In Latin, several verbs govern the dative. 在拉丁语中, 有些动词要求与格的宾语.
govern
v[
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;Origin: governer, from
Latin gubernare, from
Greek kybernan
'to control the direction of something']
[I and T]to officially and legally control a country and make all the decisions about taxes, laws, public services etc
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rule the military leaders who govern the country a country governed by a military élite The party had been governing for seven months. [T]if rules, principles etc govern the way a system or situation works, they control how it happens
legislation governing the export of live animals The universe is governed by the laws of physics.