reign
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。
相关例句：
During the reign of the white terror, many progressives fell victim to the secret police.
在白色恐怖时期，许多进步人士成为秘密警察的受害者。
More and more nobles made Moscow their home during Catherine's reign.
在叶卡捷琳娜大帝统治时期，越来越多的贵族移居莫斯科。
On it, I see the freedom reign.
我看见了自由在上面。
[ 谚] Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.
宁在地狱为王，不在天堂为臣。
Neither side would have an incentive to start a war. Ergo, peace would reign.
双方都不会有开战的动机，所以将会是和平时期。
Coco Chanel reigned over fashion for half a century.
可可·香奈儿在半个世纪里一直主宰着时尚界。