1 [I,T] to rule or control the public affairs of a country, city, etc 管治;统治;治理:
Britain is governed by the Prime Minister and the Cabinet.英国由首相和内阁组成的政府治理。
2 [T] (often passive 常用于被动语态) to influence or control sb/sth 影响;支配:
Our decision will be governed by the amount of money we have to spend.我们的决定将视所需的费用而定。
govern/ˋgʌvɚn; ˈɡʌvən/v 1 [I,T] to legally control a country and make all the decisions about its laws, public services etc 统治﹐治理〔国家〕: when the Belgians governed the Congo 在比利时人统治刚果金的时候2 [T] if rules or principles govern a system or situation, they control how the system works or what happens〔规则或原则〕规定﹐管制﹐制约: the laws that govern the universe 支配宇宙的规律
governgoverngovernsgovernedgoverningverb (governs, governing, governed)to officially rule or control a country or part of a country: Britain is governed by Parliament.