reign

1. V-I If you say, for example, that silence reigns in a place or confusion reigns in a situation, you mean that the place is silent or the situation is confused. 主宰[书面]

Last night confusion reigned about how the debate, which continues today, would end. 昨晚，这场在今天继续进行的辩论将如何结束的问题令人困惑。

2. V-I When a king or queen reigns, he or she rules a country. 在位统治

...Henry II, who reigned from 1154 to 1189. …1154年至1189年在位统治的亨利二世。

3. N-COUNT Reign is also a noun. 统治时期

...Queen Victoria's reign. …维多利亚女王的统治时期。