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

• We'd better give the horse a free rein.
  我们最好放松缰绳任凭马奔跑。
• 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 are about to outdo yourself, dear Libra, so if you are working on a project, allow yourself free rein.
  你正打算要超越你自己，亲爱的天秤，如果你在进行一个项目的话，让自己自由发挥吧。
• 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。
• She gave them free rein to change the kitchen, though.
  不过，她允许他们自由改装厨房。
• Drug traffickers once had free rein in Tamaulipas, which borders Texas and the Gulf Coast& the home base for the Gulf cartel.
  走私毒贩在位于德克萨斯州和墨西哥湾分界处的塔毛利帕斯曾经完全来去自由&这儿是贩毒集团的总部。
• The government continued to believe it should give free rein to the private sector in transport.
  政府仍然认为应该给予交通领域的私营企业以经营自由。
• The organizers gave me pretty much free rein in picking my topic, so I decided to talk about this.
  “组织者给了我非常放手挑我的话题，所以我决定谈论此事”。
• 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 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。