ruled
past simple and past participle ofrule
| 单词 | ruled |
| 释义 | ruled past simple and past participle ofrule rule verb uk/ruːl/us/ruːl/ruleverb(CONTROL)B2[IorT] tocontrolor be thepersoninchargeof something such as acountry: Mostmodernkingsandqueensrule (theircountries) only in aformalway, withoutrealpower. She rules herhouseholdwith anironhand/fist(=severely). B2[IorT] to be the mostimportantandcontrollinginfluenceon someone: Love ruledsupremein herheart. Thedesperatedesireto go to Moscow ruledtheirlives.
Ruling & governing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Controlling and being in charge ruleverb(DECIDE)[IorT] todecideofficially: Only the AppealCourtcan ruleonthispoint. Thejudgeruledfor/infavourof/againstthedefendant. [+ that]Thegovernmenthas ruledthattherefugeesmust bedeported. [+ obj + noun/adj]Thecourtshave ruled hisbraveactionillegal. See also overruleformal
UK politics: legislation & law-making
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Judges & juries ruleverb(DRAW)[T] todrawastraightlineusing something that has astraightedge: She ruled tworedlinesunder thetitle. Painting, drawing & printing
Idiomsbe ruled bysomeone rule OK rule the roost Phrasal verbsrulesomething or someonein rulesomething or someoneout rulesomethingout Examplesofruledruled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. What there does seem to be little support for is something which we virtuallyruledout at the start, namely another straight academic journal. From theCambridge English Corpus These differences have beenruledout almost entirely by the original matching procedure, and consequently the prediction stands. From theCambridge English Corpus If one is committed to a religious outlook, the first option isruledout. From theCambridge English Corpus In this way, any group differences that arose simply through difficulty in reading the cloze texts or understanding the individual words could beruledout. From theCambridge English Corpus First, egalitarians might measure inequality in ways that permit losses to the badly off that would beruledout by utilitarianism and prioritarianism. From theCambridge English Corpus Nevertheless, depending on the geographical location, and immunization history of the patient, most of these cross-reactive flaviviruses can readily beruledout. From theCambridge English Corpus They respond to questions on this by quite rightly dismissing the topic as simplyruledout by known regulations. From theCambridge English Corpus Stateness matters because without its basic constitutive elements a given territory cannot beruledas a liberal democratic regime. From theCambridge English Corpus It seemed to spread directly to close contacts - but airborne contagion could not beruledout. From theCambridge English Corpus The use of this questionnaire may reduce the number of individualsruledout following the more costly structured interview. From theCambridge English Corpus I will then turn to the voicing mutations to show how variation isruledout. From theCambridge English Corpus By definition, imperial contexts create new power-relations between the rulers and theruledand, while these may be very complex, they should not be neglected. From theCambridge English Corpus However, if their dialect does not have metathesis in this context, it can easily beruledout. From theCambridge English Corpus This second reading cannot be easilyruledout. From theCambridge English Corpus Several factors that could potentially have confounded these results can beruledout. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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