govern 音标拼音: [g'ʌvɚn]
vt . 统治,管理;支配,决定;控制,抑制
统治,管理;支配,决定;控制,抑制
govern v 1 :
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage ;
impose regulations ; "
We cannot regulate the way people dress "; "
This town likes to regulate " [
synonym : {
regulate },
{
regularize }, {
regularise }, {
order }, {
govern }] [
ant :
{
deregulate }]
2 :
direct or strongly influence the behavior of ; "
His belief in God governs his conduct "
3 :
exercise authority over ;
as of nations ; "
Who is governing the country now ?" [
synonym : {
govern }, {
rule }]
4 :
require to be in a certain grammatical case ,
voice ,
or mood ;
"
most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German "
Govern \
Gov "
ern \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Governed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Governing }.] [
OF .
governer ,
F .
gouverner ,
fr .
L .
gubernare to steer ,
pilot ,
govern ,
Gr .
kyberna ^
n .
Cf .
{
Gubernatorial }.]
1 .
To direct and control ,
as the actions or conduct of men ,
either by established laws or by arbitrary will ;
to regulate by authority . "
Fit to govern and rule multitudes ." --
Shak .
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2 .
To regulate ;
to influence ;
to direct ;
to restrain ;
to manage ;
as ,
to govern the life ;
to govern a horse .
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Govern well thy appetite . --
Milton .
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3 . (
Gram .)
To require to be in a particular case ;
as ,
a transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case ;
or to require (
a particular case );
as ,
a transitive verb governs the objective case .
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Govern \
Gov "
ern \,
v .
i .
To exercise authority ;
to administer the laws ;
to have the control . --
Dryden .
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116 Moby Thesaurus words for "
govern ":
administer ,
administrate ,
arrest ,
be master ,
be responsible for ,
boss ,
bridle ,
call the shots ,
call the signals ,
captain ,
carry authority ,
carry on ,
carry out ,
chair ,
check ,
command ,
conduct ,
constrain ,
contain ,
control ,
cool ,
cool off ,
crack the whip ,
curb ,
curtail ,
decelerate ,
decide ,
determine ,
direct ,
discipline ,
dispose ,
dominate ,
dompt ,
engineer ,
enjoin ,
execute ,
guard ,
guide ,
handle ,
have clout ,
have power ,
have the power ,
have the right ,
have the say ,
head ,
head up ,
hinder ,
hold ,
hold at bay ,
hold back ,
hold fast ,
hold in ,
hold in check ,
hold in leash ,
hold the reins ,
hold up ,
inhibit ,
keep ,
keep back ,
keep from ,
keep in ,
keep in check ,
keep under control ,
lay under restraint ,
lead ,
lead on ,
look after ,
make the rules ,
manage ,
maneuver ,
manipulate ,
master ,
mastermind ,
officer ,
order ,
overrule ,
oversee ,
pilot ,
possess authority ,
prescribe ,
preside over ,
prohibit ,
pull ,
pull in ,
pull the strings ,
quarterback ,
regulate ,
reign ,
rein ,
rein in ,
render ,
repress ,
restrain ,
retard ,
retrench ,
rule ,
run ,
set back ,
shepherd ,
skipper ,
slow down ,
snub ,
stand over ,
steer ,
straiten ,
subdue ,
superintend ,
supervise ,
suppress ,
sway ,
take command ,
take the lead ,
wear the crown ,
wear the pants ,
wield authority ,
withhold
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