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。