reign /rein/ I. vi. 占主导地位，统治： Silence reigned everywhere. 万籁俱寂。He reigned over the country for 60 years. 他统治该国有60年之久。‖II. n. ［c］ 统治：overthrow the reign of… 推翻…的统治；a reign of terror 恐怖统治