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rule
[英] [ru:l] [美] [rul] 生词本

n.

vt.& vi.

vt.

vi.

  • 易混淆的单词：Rule  

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

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1. N-COUNT 规则;规定;章程;条例 Rules are instructions that tell you what you are allowed to do and what you are not allowed to do. 

  • ...a thirty-two-page pamphlet explaining the rules of basketball...

    说明篮球规则的32页的小册子

  • Sikhs were expected to adhere strictly to the religious rules concerning appearance...

    锡克教徒应当严格遵守该教对外表的规定。

  • Strictly speaking, this was against the rules.

    严格地说，这是违规的。

2. N-COUNT 行事准则;指导方针;应做的事 A rule is a statement telling people what they should do in order to achieve success or a benefit of some kind. 

  • An important rule is to drink plenty of water during any flight...

    一条重要的原则就是每次坐飞机都要多喝水。

  • By and large, the rules for healthy eating are the same during pregnancy as at any other time.

    总的来说，怀孕期间健康饮食的原则和其他时期是一致的。

3. N-COUNT （语言或科学中的）规律，法则 The rules of something such as a language or a science are statements that describe the way that things usually happen in a particular situation. 

  • It is a rule of English that adjectives generally precede the noun they modify.

    形容词一般放在所修饰名词的前面是英语中的一条规律。

  • ...according to the rules of quantum theory.

    根据量子论的原理

4. N-SING 普遍情况;常规;惯例 If something is the rule, it is the normal state of affairs. 

  • However, for many Americans today, weekend work has unfortunately become the rule rather than the exception.

    然而，现在对于很多美国人来说，周末工作不幸已经成为了一种普遍情况，而非例外。

5. VERB 统治;控制;支配 The person or group that rules a country controls its affairs. 

  • For four centuries, he says, foreigners have ruled Angola...

    他说，外来者统治安哥拉的时间已长达4个世纪。

  • He ruled for eight months.

    他统治了8个月的时间。

  • ...the long line of feudal lords who had ruled over this land.

    曾经统治这片土地的历代封建领主

  • Rule is also a noun.

    • ...demands for an end to one-party rule.

      结束一党专政的要求

6. VERB 控制;制约;影响 If something rules your life, it influences or restricts your actions in a way that is not good for you. 

  • Scientists have always been aware of how fear can rule our lives and make us ill.

    科学家一直都很清楚恐惧会影响我们的生活，引起我们身体的不适。

7. VERB 判定;裁定;裁决 When someone in authority rules that something is true or should happen, they state that they have officially decided that it is true or should happen. 

  • The court ruled that laws passed by the assembly remained valid...

    法院裁定议会通过的法律仍然有效。

  • The Israeli court has not yet ruled on the case...

    以色列法院尚未对此案作出裁决。

  • A provincial magistrates' court last week ruled it unconstitutional...

    一家省级地方法院上周裁定其违宪。

8. VERB (用尺等)画(直线) If you rule a straight line, you draw it using something that has a straight edge. 

  • ...a ruled grid of horizontal and vertical lines.

    由水平线和垂直线画成的格子

9. See also: golden rule; ground rule; ruling; slide rule;  
10. PHRASE 通常;一般来说 If you say that something happens as a rule, you mean that it usually happens. 

  • As a rule, however, such attacks have been aimed at causing damage rather than taking life.

    然而，通常此类袭击只是为了造成破坏，并非要人性命。

  • As a general rule, burglars are wary about gaining entry from the front or side of a building.

    通常来说，窃贼对从房屋的正面或侧面潜入会比较谨慎。

11. PHRASE 变通规则;放松规定;通融 If someone in authority bends the rules or stretches the rules, they do something even though it is against the rules. 

  • There is a particular urgency in this case, and it would help if you could bend the rules.

    这次碰巧有紧急情况，如果您能通融一下就好了。

12. PHRASE (根据实际经验的)粗略估算;经验之谈 A rule of thumb is a rule or principle that you follow which is not based on exact calculations, but rather on experience. 

  • A good rule of thumb is that a broker must generate sales of ten times his salary if his employer is to make a profit...

    根据经验来看，如果雇主要获得利润，那么其代理商必须卖出相当于其工资10倍的销售额。

  • As a rule of thumb, a cup of filter coffee contains about 80mg of caffeine.

    凭经验估计，一杯过滤咖啡约含80毫克咖啡因。

13. PHRASE 按章工作;变相怠工 If workers work to rule, they protest by working according to the rules of their job without doing any extra work or taking any new decisions. 

  • Nurses are continuing to work to rule.

    护士们还在消极怠工。

相关词组：
rule in  rule out  rule out of 
Noun

1. a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior;

  • "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"
  • "short haircuts were the regulation"

2. something regarded as a normative example;

  • "the convention of not naming the main character"
  • "violence is the rule not the exception"
  • "his formula for impressing visitors"

3. prescribed guide for conduct or action

4. (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice

5. a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct;

  • "their principles of composition characterized all their works"

6. a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system;

  • "the principle of the conservation of mass"
  • "the principle of jet propulsion"
  • "the right-hand rule for inductive fields"

7. the duration of a monarch's or government's power;

  • "during the rule of Elizabeth"

8. dominance or power through legal authority;

  • "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"
  • "the rule of Caesar"

9. directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted;

  • "he knew the rules of chess"

10. any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order;

  • "the rule of St. Dominic"

11. (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems;

  • "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"
  • "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials"

12. measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths

Verb

1. exercise authority over; as of nations;

  • "Who is governing the country now?"

2. decide with authority;

  • "The King decreed that all first-born males should be killed"

3. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance;

  • "Money reigns supreme here"
  • "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"

4. decide on and make a declaration about;

  • "find someone guilty"

5. have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac

6. mark or draw with a ruler;

  • "rule the margins"

7. keep in check;

  • "rule one's temper"

体育

  • 1.规则判定
  • 2.裁决

医学

  • 1.规律，规则，条例

法律

  • 1.常规
  • 2.规律
  • 3.统治
  • 4.规章

物理学

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  • 1.定则

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  • 1.规则，法则；尺；【微软】水线
1. A powered vessel should give way to sail—it is an unwritten rule of the sea.
机动船在遇到帆船时必须让其先行，这是一条不成文的航海规则。

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2. Among her friends, casual dress and a relaxed manner are the rule.
她的朋友一般都衣着休闲，举止也轻松随意。

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3. As a general rule, prices follow demands; if there is no demand, prices are low.
一般说来，物价随需求而变化；没有需求，物价就会降低。

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4. As a rule I don't go to the office on Saturday morning.
一般说来，星期六上午我不到办公室。

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5. As a rule, where the broom does not reach the dust will not vanish of itself.
扫帚不到，灰尘照例不会自己跑掉。

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6. At that time,Rome subjected all Italy to her rule.
那时罗马把整个意大利置于自己的统治之下。

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7. But this does not rule out unofficial discussions.
但这并不排除进行非正式的讨论。

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8. English people are supposed to be very reserved, but Pete is the exception that proves the rule—he'll chat to anyone!
一般都认为英国人很矜持，可是皮特正好是个例外─他跟谁都聊得来。

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9. He does everything by rule.
他事事循规蹈矩。

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10. He had the strength and power; he meant to bear rule over others and he expected tributes from them.
他有权有势，想支配人，要人们拜倒在他的脚下。

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11. He often works by rule of thumb.
他通常凭经验办事。

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12. He parenthesized the rule with his own comment.
他在那规则中插入了自已的注解。

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13. He sent a special governor to Altorf, a man named Gressber, who would rule with a firm hand.
他往阿尔托夫城派了一个特别总督—一个名叫盖斯勒的人，这个人要用铁的手腕来统治。

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14. He was a prisoner on rule.
他是居于特殊犯人区的犯人。

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15. He works always by rule and line, never by chance or guess.
他一向办事精细，从不靠运气或凭猜测。

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16. I go to work by bicycle as a rule.
平常我骑自行车上班。

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17. I shall explain the rule to the students.
我要向学生解释这一规则。

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18. Infringement of this regulation would automatically rule you out of the championship.
违背这一规则会被自动取消参加锦标赛的资格。

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19. Instead of going on strike, the workers decided to work to rule.
工人们决定不罢工而消极怠工。

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20. Mrs. Simpson will rule on such dispute.
辛普森夫人将对这样的争议进行裁决。

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