govern
verb
ˈɡʌvən
verb
1
to
officially
and
legally
control
a
country
and
make
all
the
decisions
about
taxes,
laws,
public
services
etc
管理，统治，治理（国家）;
I,T
the
leaders
who
govern
the
country
治理这个国家的领导人
The
party
had
been
governing
for
seven
months.
该党执政已经有七个月了。
2
if
rules,
principles
etc
govern
the
way
a
system
or
situation
works,
they
control
how
it
happens
〔规则、原则等〕规定，管制，制约
T
legislation
governing
the
export
of
live
animals
管制活畜出口的法规
The
universe
is
governed
by
the
laws
of
physics.
宇宙受到物理法则的支配。