[VERB 动词]统治;治理 To govern a place such as a country, or its people, means to be officially in charge of the place, and to have responsibility for making laws, managing the economy, and controlling public services.
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They go to the polls on Friday to choose the people they want to govern their country...
星期五,他们去投票站投票选择他们所期望的国家管理者。
Their citizens are very thankful they are not governed by a dictator.
他们的公民十分庆幸没有受独裁者的统治。
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[VERB 动词]支配;控制;影响 If a situation or activity is governed by a particular factor, rule, or force, it is controlled by that factor, rule, or force.
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Marine insurance is governed by a strict series of rules and regulations...
关于海险有一系列严格的规章制度对其作了规定。
The government has altered the rules governing eligibility for unemployment benefit.
政府已经修改了有关领取失业救济金资格的规章制度。
Oxford
gov·ern★/ˈɡʌvn; NAmEˈɡʌvərn/verb1★[transitive , intransitive ]govern(sth) to legally control a country or its people and be responsible for introducing new laws, organizing public services, etc. 统治;控制;管理;治理◆The country is governed by elected representatives of the people.这个国家由民选代表统治。◆He accused the opposition party of being unfit to govern.他指责反对党无力治理国事。2[transitive , often passive ]governsth to control or influence sb/sth or how sth happens, functions, etc. 控制;影响;支配◆Prices are governed by market demand.价格的高低取决于市场的需求。◆All his decisions have been entirely governed by self-interest.他的所有决定都受利己之心的支配。◆We need changes in the law governing school attendance.我们需要对影响就学率的法规做些改动。3[transitive ]governsth ( grammar 语法) if a word governsanother word or phrase, it affects how that word or phrase is formed or used 支配(词或短语的形式或用法)governgovernsgovernedgoverninggov·ern/ˈɡʌvn; NAmEˈɡʌvərn/
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governgov‧ern /ˈɡʌvən $ -ərn/ ●●○W3 verb
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1[intransitive, transitive] to officially and legally control a country and make all the decisions about taxes, laws, public services etcSYN rule: the leaders who govern the country The party had been governing for seven months.2[transitive] 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.
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[ˈgʌvn]governed, governing, governs
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governed[1209] governing[1013] governs[431]
管理(34%),控制(23%),统治(18%),支配(18%),规定(7%)
vt.管理;支配;统治;控制
vi.居支配地位;进行统治
n.(Govern)人名;(英)戈文
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