1·Her parents kept her on a tight rein with their narrow and inflexible views.
她的父母目光短浅而又固执地严格控制着她。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·He steadied the horse with a tight rein.
他勒紧缰绳把马稳住。
3·His domineering wife keeps him on a tight rein.
他那个跋扈的妻子把他管的动弹不得。
4·I will keep a tight rein on expenditure from now on.
从现在开始我要严格控制开支。
5·As for JPMorgan Chase, it has kept a tight rein on risk, managed capital well and acquired sensibly.
至于摩根大通，它保持了对风险的严格控制，有效的管理资金和明智的收购。
6·If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless.
若有人自以为虔诚、不勒住他的舌头、欺哄自己的心、人的虔诚是虚的。
7·As for the stars themselves, they were held on a tight rein by the studio chiefs who could make or break all but the stars with really big appeal.
那么，那些影星自己又怎么样呢？他们被电影公司头目给紧紧地束缚住了。那些头目能决定影星的命运，除了那些真正确实有感染力的。