rule

规则；法规；规定；章程

统治权；管辖

尺；界尺

（常与over连用）统治；支配

（常与that连用）裁决

用尺划线

划线隔开

排除在外

rule

规则, 惯例, 统治, 章程, 破折号, 准则, 标准, 控制

规定, 统治, 支配, 裁决

统治, 管辖, 裁定

规则, 水线

rule

1. a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"

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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"

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3. prescribed guide for conduct or action

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

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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"

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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"

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7. the duration of a monarch's or government's power; "during the rule of Elizabeth"

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8. dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar"

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9. directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess"

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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"

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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"

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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

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1. exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"

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2. decide with authority; "The King decreed that all first-born males should be killed"

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3. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"

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4. decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty"

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

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6. mark or draw with a ruler; "rule the margins"

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7. keep in check; "rule one's temper"

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