free rein

英 [friː reɪn]

美 [friː reɪn]

自由放任；完全的行动自由

英英释义

noun

• the removal of constraints
  1. he gave free rein to his impulses
  2. they gave full play to the artist's talent
  Synonym:play

双语例句

• In this picture the artist certainly allowed his imagination free rein.
  艺术家在这幅画里任其想像力尽情奔驰。
• The nation's leaders also may want the West to come back in order to balance the influence of China, which has had virtually free rein to exploit Myanmar's vast natural resources.
  政府领导人也希望与西方合作以平衡中国在缅影响力，中国现在几乎可以不受任何限制地开采缅甸的巨大自然资源。
• You may give free rein to your imaginations when admiring a mass of such colors: pink clouds in the horizon, a vast, open country, a long-gone history, or memory of your last intoxication.
  面对这一片片的色彩，你可以把他看成天边的彩霞，也可以把他看成广袤的原野，还可以把他看成沉淀了的历史，更可以把他看成每一次醉酒的印痕。
• She gave them free rein to change the kitchen, though.
  不过，她允许他们自由改装厨房。
• The king had free rein in his country.
  国王在他的国家可以为所欲为。
• The book gave free rein to the reader's thought about mankind in the future.
  这本书畅想了人类的未来。
• The Supreme Court has generally held that Congress has free rein in determining where that public interest lies.
  最高法院一般认为，国会可以自由决定公共利益的范围。
• To begin with, studying alone gives us free rein over what and how we study.
  首先，独自念书时我们能自由决定读书的内容和方式。
• He gave me free rein to do whatever I wanted, so in 1974 I created the Atomic Energy Agency of Iran.
  他给予我充分自由，让我做任何自己想做的事情。于是，我在1974年创建了伊朗原子能机构（AtomicEnergyAgencyofIran）。
• The National Party, the junior partner in Australia's coalition government, draws much of its support from the countryside and is particularly reluctant to give free rein to the water market.
  在澳大利亚联合政府中处于较低地位的国家党从农村地区获得了很大支持，因此，它极其不情愿为水交易市场亮绿灯。