govern

统治; 治理; 管理

控制; 抑制; 约束

支配; 影响

规定; 指导

【语】需用(某一语态或格); 限定(某字)应用于某一格

govern a machine

You should govern your temper.

govern

统治；治理

to govern a country

控制；左右；抑制

You should govern your temper.

指导；支配；决定

a governing principle

The rights of our citizens are governed by charter.

govern

统治, 支配, 管理

govern

to direct and control the actions, affairs, policies, functions, etc, of (a political unit, organization, nation, etc); rule

to exercise restraint over; regulate or direct

to govern one's temper

to be a predominant influence on (something); decide or determine (something)

his injury governed his decision to avoid sports

to control the speed of (an engine, machine, etc) using a governor

to control the rate of flow of (a fluid) by using an automatic valve

(of a word) to determine the inflection of (another word)

Latin nouns govern adjectives that modify them

govern

1. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"

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2. direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct"

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3. exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"

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4. require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"

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