command
单词辨析：
指统治或管理一个国家、社会、部门等，也指控制或影响某人的行为或某事的发生。
Who really governs this country?
谁真正统治着这个国家?
They demand the right to govern themselves.
他们要求自治权。
The need for money governs his behaviour.
对金钱的需求左右着他的行为。
指拥有控制权或支配权，也指统率军队。
The party was no longer able to command a majority in Parliament.
该党不再能够在议会中占有多数。
He commands the armed forces.
他统率着武装部队。
含义广泛，指控制国家、机构、地区等，强调拥有决策权或控制的力量。
The Romans once controlled the area.
罗马人曾经控制着该地区。
The enemy controlled the hilltop.
敌人控制了山头。
Parents must learn how to control their children.
父母必须学会管理孩子。
指作为国王、君主等统治国家、管理国民，常后接介词 over。
He reigned over the country for thirty years.
他统治了这个国家30年。
The king reigned over 30 million people.
国王统治着三千万人。
指用权力来统治国家和国民，也指受情感、欲望等支配。
He once ruled over a vast empire.
他曾经统治过一个幅员辽阔的帝国。
Eighty million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the earth.
八千万年前，地球是恐龙的天下。
The pursuit of wealth ruled her life.
对财富的追求支配着她的生活。
普通用词，多指上级、主人等利用权力、权威等发出指令。
He ordered an investigation into the deaths.
他下令对死亡事件进行调查。
The doctor ordered a strict diet.
医生嘱咐严格控制饮食。
We ordered that the enemy soldiers lay down their arms.
我们命令敌兵放下武器。
较正式用词，多指以口头方式直接下达命令，语气弱于 order。
Soldiers must act as they are bidden.
士兵必须按命令行事。
I bade them (to) retreat at once.
我命令他们立即撤退。
尤指军官、国王等正式下令，强调下令者的权威性，要求接受命令者必须服从。
He commanded that the army attack right away.
他下令军队立即进攻。
The general commanded his men to take over the city.
将军命令他的部下夺取这座城市。
You have no power to command.
你没有指挥权。
The King commanded that she be executed right away.
国王下令把她立即处死。
相关例句：
The naval high command's response to these developments is rather curious.
海军最高指挥部对这些进展的回应十分反常。
Nixon looked comfortable and in command
尼克松看上去镇定自若。
Yemen commands the strait at the southern end of the Red Sea.
也门完全控制着红海南端的海峡。
There would continue to be a joint command of US and Saudi forces operating within Saudi borders.
美国军队和沙特军队共同组成的联合部队将继续在沙特阿拉伯境内实施军事行动。
She had the wealth and social standing to command respect.
她的财富和社会地位使得她足以赢得尊重。
In times of currency crisis interest rates can be raised as a sign that a government is in command.
在发生货币危机的时期，利率会提高，以表明政府有控制力。