reigning

grammar · medium

易错句子It was reigning heavily when we left the office.

正确表达It was raining heavily when we left the office.

reigning 与 raining 同音，但 reigning 是形容词，表示“在位的、卫冕的”；表示“下雨”必须用 rain 的现在分词 raining。

grammar · medium

易错句子Many changes took place during his reigning.

正确表达Many changes took place during his reign.

reigning 是形容词，不能作名词使用；表示“统治时期”要用名词 reign，因此 during his reign 才符合语法。

grammar · medium

易错句子The government is reigning in inflation.

正确表达The government is reining in inflation.

rein in 是固定短语，rein 原指“缰绳”，引申为“控制、约束”；reign 表示“统治”，不能用于该短语。