pull the reins in on something (third-person singular simple present pulls the reins in on something, present participle pulling the reins in on something, simple past and past participle pulled the reins in on something)
To restrict, curtail, curb; to slow down or reduce.

Roy Campbell (1901-1957) From the dark woods that breathe of fallen showers, Harnessed with level rays in golden reins, The zebras draw the dawn across the plains Wading knee-deep among the scarlet flowers. The sunlight, zithering their flanks with

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(234) / 评论(0) 分类 英语诗歌

当你决定要学习一种新的语言,你得明白,从初学到掌握,这将是一个漫长的过程。有时你会因为语法过于复杂而想将它弃之不顾,有时你又会因为能够用这种语言表达自己的想法而感到欣喜

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'A Horseman in the Sky' by Ambrose Bierce Our story today is called, A Horseman in the Sky. It was written by Ambrose Bierce. Carter Druse was born in Virginia. He loved his parents, his home and the south. But he loved his country, too. And in the a

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to pull your socks up to knock your socks off 许多美国成语或者习惯用语都是以各种衣服的名称来组成的。比如说,

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Chapter 17 - Anatole sets off Anatole went out of the room and returned a few minutes later wearing a fur coat girt with a silver belt, and a sable cap jauntily set on one side and very becoming to his handsome face. Having looked in a mirror, and st

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And now the iron hook fell at his feet, and the fireman stood upon the step with the rescued lad in his arms, just as the pentup flame burst lurid from the attic window, reaching with impotent fury for its prey. The next moment they were safe upon th

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the moment her heels touched the ground he released her, took her mount's reins in his hand and walked on, the lady beside him, matching his stride effortlessly. Will you win the Hunting, Miss Carmichael? he asked in tones of utter indifference. She

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I want everything packed for tomorrow. 把行李都收拾好准备明天走 We checked already, dad. Oh, did you? 我们检查过了,爸爸,真的吗 Those are my pink Nikes on the kitchen counter? 厨房台面上的粉红耐克是我的吗 And y

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今天我们要学的词是reins。Reins, 是名词rein的复数形式,rein是缰绳的意思,reins则指统治权,控制权。 Russia Prime Minister Putin said he will step down as chairman of United Russia and hand the reins of the parliament

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ROME, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Inter head coach Claudio Ranieri hailed his side's win over Chievo on Sunday ended the San Siro taboo. The Nerazzurri were the only team yet to score a single goal on their own turf this season, but Thiago Motta earned a 1-0

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MADRID, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Tuesday was a cold night in FC Barcelona' s Camp Nou Stadium and the 98,000 fans in the stands had very little comfort on the pitch as their side was beaten 3-1 at home to Real Madrid in the semi-final of the Copa del Rey.

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BERLIN, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Hamburg were held to 1-1 draw at Nuremberg owing to the leveller by Tomas Pekhart while Augsburg defeated Dusseldorf 3-2 giving away a 3-0 lead to close the 18th round of German Bundesliga on Sunday. Nuremberg's Tomas Pekh

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[00:00]C: If they're no-shows, three months of prep down the tubes. [00:02]J: Oh, this is fun. I like this. [00:04]You've taken over the reins, all the worries. [00:07]Me loosey goosey just along for the ride? [00:10]C: You're supposed to do yo

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HARI SREENIVASAN: Now we turn to president-elect Trump's transition to the White House and how his team is tackling the handover of executive reins. For that, we are joined by Alex Isenstadt of Politico. So, Alex, you're reporting on this every today

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CHEERS greeted Barack Obamas hiring of Cass Sunstein away from the University of Chicago. Mr Sunstein, a lawyer, now head of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, is in charge of lifting the heavy hand of regulation from Americas economy.

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我们上次学的习惯用语都有push也就是推这个词,而我们今天要讲的习惯用语却都有一个动作相反的词pull, 也就是拉。我们先要学两个习惯用语,它们分别是:pull for. Pull for是打气、鼓劲,或

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Why did Jobs not seize the reins? 为什么乔布斯不抓住这个机会? Why was he reluctant to grab the job that for two decades he had seemed to desire? 为什么他会不想接受这个20年来他看似很渴望的工作? When I asked him,

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Middle east and Africa: East African camels: Speedy and tasty 中东和非洲:东非骆驼:又快又有味儿 The camel trade is increasingly lucrative. 骆驼贸易越来越获益。 Allahu akbar! the boys shout gleefully from atop their camels,

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acceretion
aggregation of particles
arched concrete dam
asbophite (chrysotile-asbestos)
attaste
BCG-CWS
be inherent to
bearing distance indicator
bee nest
bestyly
biological migration
bismuthia
blunt terminus
boot-strap
bronchial arteriography
chillaxx
Chlormerodrin(197Hg)
classical music
compound flat belt
conspersions
coolidge
coordinated audit
Coronel Dorrego
curraghinalt
cutlift
default prefix
donor-acceptor complex
Dynow
elbryan
Equipose
fernan
filmhouse
Flechsig's tract
flowin'
freeze plugging
gacey
game theory
gives it a whirl
hand feed punch
hassani
heath cock
heedfull
hemocytoblast
house the anchor
hyppolite
interatomic diamagnetic current
Kangson
key way pull broach
kinematic unknown
latitat
Le Notre
maystrial
measurement basis
Miraculous Pivot
molecular gas
Morvan's syndrome
multiple heading
muskellunge
nanoelectronics
nature of soap
neidium affine
nitrometer
nose-angle
nursery-school
operating variables
paraldol
people journalism
phyllanthus urinaria nudicarpus
pin-headed
plant service steam header
population sample
principalities of liechtenstein
projection theorem
quartz chamotte
race card
rahdert
raw starter complex)
read/write access mode
reference sound
rhinolophid
rhopalodia musculus
ruiniferous
Rulo
rupture strength
sartorii
seas of japan
semirigid frame
sestred
square-wave pattern
stack segment
superagencies
supranational institution
sweet willam catchfly
talk-show campaign
thick wall cavity
Torson, Cape
Udgīr
unboyfriend
unruffling
vepss
Wakashan language
Wandersleben