"reign in" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 控制
• 抑制

Definition

对某事或某人加以控制、限制或约束，尤其是在其变得过度或难以管理时。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常与 'rein in' 混淆，二者含义相近，都指控制或限制。日常口语和书面语中用来表示控制情绪、行为等。

Examples

You need to reign in your spending.

你需要**控制**你的花销。

The teacher asked the students to reign in their excitement.

老师让学生们**抑制**激动的情绪。

I try to reign in my anger when I drive.

开车时我尽量**控制**自己的愤怒。

Management is trying to reign in unnecessary overtime.

管理层正在**控制**不必要的加班。

It's hard to reign in your thoughts late at night.

晚上很难**抑制**自己的思绪。

Could you reign in the noise a bit? We're trying to work.

你能不能**控制**一下声音？我们在工作。