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

• Father is strict with the children, but Mother gives them free rein.
  父亲对孩子很严，但母亲却任其随心所欲。
• 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。
• The young film-makers were given free rein to experiment with new themes and techniques.
  年轻的电影制作人被允许自由去实验新的主题和手法。
• She gave them free rein to change the kitchen, though.
  不过，她允许他们自由改装厨房。
• 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。
• We'd better give the horse a free rein.
  我们最好放松缰绳任凭马奔跑。
• 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 king had free rein in his country.
  国王在他的国家可以为所欲为。
• Give free rein to your imagination.
  你可以完全自由地运用你的想像力。