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单词 rule
释义
rule
noun
uk
/ruːl/us
/ruːl/

rulenoun(INSTRUCTION)

B1[Cusually plural]
anacceptedprincipleorinstructionthatstatesthe way things are or should be done, andtellsyou what you areallowedor are notallowedto do:
规则；法则；规章；条例
Arefereemustknowall the rules of thegame.裁判一定要通晓比赛的所有规则。
The first/mostimportantrule inlifeis always toappearconfident.人生的首要法则就是永远要表现得自信。
Before youstartyourownbusinessyou should befamiliarwith the government's rulesandregulations.在创立自己的公司之前，你应该了解政府的有关条例和规定。
You mustfollow/obey/observethe rules.你一定要遵守规则。
You must notbreakthe rules.你千万不可违反规则。
Inspecialcasesthemanagerwillbend/stretchthe rules(=allowthe rules to bebrokenslightly).在特殊情况下，经理会对这些规定进行变通。
You cantrustRuth because she alwaysplays(it) by/goes by/does things bythe rules(=followsinstructions,standards, or rules).你可以信任露丝，她做事一贯遵守规矩。
[+ to infinitive]It'sagainstthe rules (of/inboxing)tohitbelow thebelt.击打腰带以下的部位是违反（拳击比赛）规则的。
[+ that]It's aclubrulethatnewmembersmustsingasong.新成员一定要唱一首歌，这是俱乐部的规定。
More examples
  • There areexceptionsto every rule.
  • There's anunwrittenrule that you don'twearjeanstowork.
  • They made anineffectiveattemptto get the ruleschanged.
  • Prisonerscomplainthat they aresubjectedto too manypettyrules andrestrictions.
  • Grammatical rulesprescribehow words may be used together.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Rules & laws
  • admiralty
  • anti-bribery
  • anti-regulatory
  • anti-sodomy
  • anti-speculative
  • binding
  • edict
  • juridical
  • leash law
  • legislation
  • non-binding
  • non-competition
  • non-regulation
  • protocol
  • retroactive
  • self-regulation
  • sharia
  • the Highway Code
  • the law is an assidiom
  • the Official Secrets Act
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rulenoun(CONTROL)

C2[U]
aperiodoftimeduring which aparticularpersonorgroupis incontrolof acountry:
统治（期）；管辖（期）
Theperiodof Fascist rule is onepeopletrytoforget.那段法西斯统治的历史时期是人们想要努力忘却的。
We don'twantone-party rule - wewantrulebythepeople.我们不想要一党专制－－我们想要的是民治。
See also
misrule
More examples
  • VariouspartsofAfricahavesufferedundercolonialrule.
  • UK TheconstituencyfelltoLabourat the lastelection, after tenyearsofConservativerule.
  • Thepresidentresignedafter 30yearsofautocraticrule.
  • In the end shelefthomejust toescapethetyrannicalrule of hermother.
  • Thepeoplerevoltedagainstforeignrule andestablishedtheirowngovernment.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Ruling & governing
  • administration
  • affairs of state
  • ascend
  • ascend the throneidiom
  • bipartisanship
  • government-owned
  • government-sponsored
  • governmental
  • governorate
  • hard Brexitidiom
  • oppression
  • oppressive
  • oppressively
  • oppressiveness
  • overgovern
  • subjugate
  • subjugation
  • super-government
  • the politburo
  • tinpot
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Idioms

as a (general) rule
make it a rule
rule of thumb
rules are made to be broken
rule
verb
uk
/ruːl/us
/ruːl/

ruleverb(CONTROL)

B2[IorT]
tocontrolor be thepersoninchargeof something such as acountry:
控制；统治；治理
Mostmodernkingsandqueensrule (theircountries) only in aformalway, withoutrealpower.现代的大多数国王或女王（对他们的国家）的统治都只是形式上的，并不握有实权。
She rules herhouseholdwith anironhand/fist(=severely).她在家里大权在握，持家很严。
B2[IorT]
to be the mostimportantandcontrollinginfluenceon someone:
支配，操控，控制
Love ruledsupremein herheart.她的心已被爱所俘虏。
Thedesperatedesireto go to Moscow ruledtheirlives.要去莫斯科的强烈愿望支配了他们的生活。
More examples
  • Theoccupyingforceruled bydiktat.
  • The Romans ruled over most ofEurope.
  • He wasableto rule thegamewith hissuperiorstrengthandskill.
  • He has been ruling thecountrysince amilitarycoupin 1987.
  • It used to be said thatBritainruled anempireon which thesunnever set.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Ruling & governing
  • administration
  • affairs of state
  • ascend
  • ascend the throneidiom
  • bipartisanship
  • government-owned
  • government-sponsored
  • governmental
  • governorate
  • hard Brexitidiom
  • oppression
  • oppressive
  • oppressively
  • oppressiveness
  • overgovern
  • subjugate
  • subjugation
  • super-government
  • the politburo
  • tinpot
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Controlling and being in charge

ruleverb(DECIDE)

[IorT]
todecideofficially:
裁决，裁定；判定；决定
Only the AppealCourtcan ruleonthispoint.只有上诉法院才可以就这一问题作出判决。
Thejudgeruledfor/infavourof/againstthedefendant.法官作出了有利于／不利于被告的判决。
[+ that]Thegovernmenthas ruledthattherefugeesmust bedeported.政府已经作出决定，难民必须被驱逐出境。
[+ obj + noun/adj]Thecourtshave ruled hisbraveactionillegal.法院裁决他的勇敢行为不合法。
See also
overruleformal
More examples
  • Herconfessionwas ruledinadmissibleasevidencebecause it was given underpressurefrom thepolice.
  • Thejudgeruled that thedirectorshadknowinglybrokenthelaw.
  • Thejudgeruled herunfittopleadon thegroundsofinsanity.
  • We won't besurprisedif thejudgerules in herfavour.
  • Theplayerwas ruled off-side and so thegoalwasdisallowed.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
UK politics: legislation & law-making
  • abolish
  • abrogate
  • abrogation
  • amend
  • amendment
  • assemblyman
  • constitutional
  • enforce
  • gold plate
  • Green Paper
  • guillotine
  • hard Brexitidiom
  • jurisprudence
  • presiding officer
  • Prime Minister's Questions
  • private member's bill
  • prohibit
  • prohibition
  • sanction
  • writ
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Judges & juries

ruleverb(DRAW)

[T]
todrawastraightlineusing something that has astraightedge:
（借助有直边的东西）画（线）
She ruled tworedlinesunder thetitle.她在标题下面画了两条红线。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Painting, drawing & printing
  • airbrush
  • brushstroke
  • brushwork
  • chiaroscuro
  • coloursomethingin
  • describe
  • engraving
  • etching
  • face painting
  • foreshorten
  • foreshortened
  • illustrate
  • painting by numbersidiom
  • pentimento
  • picturize
  • re-ink
  • redraw
  • shade
  • sketch
  • stroke
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Idioms

be ruled bysomeone
rule OK
rule the roost

Phrasal verbs

rulesomething or someonein
rulesomething or someoneout
rulesomethingout

the rule

idiom
theusualsituation:
普遍情况；惯常的事，通常发生的事
InEngland, it oftenseemsthatrainis theruleallyearlong.在英格兰，人们常感觉好像一年到头总在下雨。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Habitual and customary
  • accustomed
  • all in a day's workidiom
  • as a (general) ruleidiom
  • as a matter of courseidiom
  • as per usual/normalidiom
  • knee-jerk
  • mainstreaming
  • make it a ruleidiom
  • mechanical
  • more often than notidiom
  • natural
  • nine
  • per
  • prevail
  • pro forma
  • regulation
  • surprise
  • surprise, surpriseidiom
  • territory
  • trad
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(Definition ofrulefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

rule| American Dictionary

rule
noun
us
/rul/

rulenoun(INSTRUCTION)

[C]
anacceptedprincipleorinstructionthatstatesthe way things are or should be done, andtellsyou what you areallowedor are notallowedto do:
The company'schiefexecutivefailedtoenforcefederalworkplacerules.
If youbrokethe rule, you’re going to bepunishedfor it.
It's against the rules tokicksomeone.

rulenoun(CONTROL)

[U]
control:
Thisareawas underPolishrule until thestartofWorldWar II.
rule
verb[I/T]
us
/rul/

ruleverb[I/T](DECIDE)

todecideofficially:
[I]Alowercourtruled infavorof thesociety.
[+ that clause]Thejudgeruled that thedefendantbe taken back toVirginia.

ruleverb[I/T](CONTROL)

politics & government
tocontrol, or be thepersoninchargeof acountry:
[I]Theprinceruledwiselyand well.

Phrasal verb

rule outsomething
(Definition ofrulefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

rule| Business English

rule
noun[C]
uk
/ruːl/us
GOVERNMENT,LAW
anacceptedprincipleorinstructionthatstatesthe way things are or should be done, andtellsyou what you areallowedor are notallowedto do:
rules andregulations.
ageneral/basic/fundamentalrule
As ageneralrule,companiesdo notqualifyfor thegeneroustaxbreaksif they arelistedon anotherexchange.
a rule about/on sthHodgsonbreachedFootballLeaguerules onpaymentstoagents.
a rule of sthAbasicrule offinanceis that if anassetproducesa highreturn, itcarriesa highrisk.
make/set/changethe rules
follow/obey/observethe rules
strict/toughrules
be against the rulesSuchmisleadingadvertisingis against the rules.
it is against the rules to do sthHalverson said it was against the group's rules todisclosethenumberofvolunteersinitsranks.
Undercurrentrulesonly €30,000 ofsavingswould beprotectedshould thebankcollapse.
breakthe rules
Thishugecompanyhas been theexceptionto the rulethatconglomeratesaredoomedto underperformance.
bend/stretch the rules
toallowthe rules to bebrokenin a way that is not veryserious:
Is itacceptabletolie,cheat, or justbendthe rules a little inordertosucceedinourhighlycompetitiveworld?
Inspecialcasesthemanagerwillstretchthe rules.
rule of thumb
apracticalandapproximateway ofmeasuringordecidingabout something:
As a rule ofthumb, thehighertheyieldoffered, theriskiertheinvestmentswill be.
the rules of the game
the set ofideasandprinciplesthat mostpeopleinvolvedin anactivity,areaofbusiness, etc.acceptandfollow:
Bothcompanieschangedthe rules of theretailgamebyproducingentertainingretailexperiences.
knowthe rules of thegame.
sth is the rule
used to say that aparticularconditionor way ofoperatingistypicaloracceptedin a particuarsituation:
In mostpublicschoollibraries, astaffof onepersonis the rule, not theexception.
In thenewesthigh-endrestaurants, highstyleis the rule.

See also

ground rules
the Hague Rules
runverb
rule
verb
uk
/ruːl/us
[IorT]LAW
todecideofficially:
Thejudgeruled thatthedirectorshadknowinglybrokenthelaw.
rule on sthShe isexpectedto rule on thematterwithin 20days.
rule on how/whether/what, etc.OnFridayajudgewill rule on whetherproperprocedureswereadheredto.
rule for/againstThe EC ruled against themerger.
Thejudgedruled infavouroftheplaintiff.

See also

overrule

Phrasal verbs

rule sth/sb out
rule sth out
(Definition ofrulefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrule

rule
Disjunctive logic programs are characterised by permitting disjunctions inruleheads.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The advice is a genuinerulefor the players who give it extra weight, but not for the ones who do not.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The treatment of linearised rules in the rest of the section, though rigorous, will not be too formal.
From theCambridge English Corpus
When aruleis universally applied, the differentiation of the characteristics is purely through the curve modification rules.
From theCambridge English Corpus
If arulewith such a "compound" body is not redundant it might be so in part.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Therefore, by repeated application of the rules the input types are reduced to a normal form.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He refuses to give his experiences over to the historian and let him examine them according to the rules of scientific discourse.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We apply a reductionruleby using a maximal reduction context for the term that should be reduced.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The rules that were removed, were simply those with the smallest probability (irrespective of the nonterminals they contained).
From theCambridge English Corpus
This process does require technical knowledge forruleconstruction and assumes that the user understands negation as failure extensively.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But whether such ends are achieved may depend on how the rules are taught.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Young people simply don't come along with a preconceived perfect set of rules; they need to learn and need to be taught.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Perhaps some of the rules of social behaviour are instilled in us by a form of teaching which we have all now forgotten.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Although weakening of contexts is not present as arule, it is obviously admissible in all these systems.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In particular, we will consider rewrite rules whose 'algebraicability' is independent from systems and contexts.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithrule

rule

These are words often used in combination withrule.

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accepted rule
However, these plays seem at first to be exceptions to a generallyacceptedrule.
From theCambridge English Corpus
allocation rule
In this case, however, would everyone, or even most people, support this allocation rule?
From theCambridge English Corpus
authoritarian rule
The same is true ofauthoritarianrule.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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