*gov·ern/`gʌvən; ˈɡʌvən/ v 1 [I,T] to officially control a country or state and make all the decisions about taxes, laws etc 统治，治理〔国家〕: The Socialist Party governed for thirty years. 社会党执政了三十年。 2 [T] to control the way a system or situation works 支配，控制，操纵: the laws governing the universe 支配宇宙的法则