原帖由 jxzhope 于 2008-12-13 10:18 发表 20081213 NPR News: Federal Reserve says US households will be pulling in the reins on their spending as they grappled with the worsening economy and fears of job loss. Feds say today househol ...
Idiom Definitions for “Pull in the reins”:
When you pull in the reins, you slow down or stop something that has been a bit out of control。
to tighten; curb: to pull in the reins.
这边它就是驾驭,控制的意思,应该。。
e.g.: Pull in the reins of your horse and look around -- you will see patches of a deeper green, and in these, mushrooms are plentiful.你朝着它策马前去,就很容易在这三四丈宽的一圈沁绿的酥油草丛里,发现象夏天夜空里的繁星似的蘑菇。 |