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🔑 ruleBrE /ruːl/NAmE /ruːl/ noun➤of activity/game 活动；游戏🔑 [C] a statement of what may, must or must not be done in a particular situation or when playing a game 规则；规章；条例◆to follow/obey/observe the rules 遵循/服从/遵守规则◆It's against all rules and regulations. 这违背了所有的规章制度。◆to break a rule (= not follow it) 违反规定◆This explains the rules under which the library operates. 这份材料说明了图书馆的运作方式。◆Without unwritten rules civilized life would be impossible. 没有不成文的规章，就不会有文明生活。 ➡ see also ground rule (1) allow, emancipation, freedom, imprisonment, independence, liberty, oppress, restriction, rule, slave ➤advice 建议🔑 [C] a statement of what you are advised to do in a particular situation 建议；应做之事◆There are no hard and fast rules for planning healthy meals. 在安排健康饮食方面，没有什么硬性规定。◆The first rule is to make eye contact with your interviewer. 首先是眼睛要直视面试官。 ➡ see also golden rule ➤habit/normally true 习惯；常规 [C, usually sing.] a habit; the normal state of things; what is true in most cases 习惯；常规；惯常的做法◆He makes it a rule never to borrow money. 他的规矩是从不向人借钱。◆I go to bed early as a rule. 我一贯睡得早。◆Cold winters here are the exception rather than the rule (= are rare). 在这里，严寒的冬天并不多见。◆As a general rule vegetable oils are better for you than animal fats. 一般来说，植物油比动物脂肪对人较有好处。➤of system 体系🔑 [C] a statement of what is possible according to a particular system, for example the grammar of a language 定律；规则◆the rules of grammar 语法规则➤government/control 统治；控制🔑 [U] the government of a country or control of a group of people by a particular person, group or system 统治；管理；支配；控制◆under civilian/military, etc. rule 在文官、军人等统治之下◆majority rule (= government by the political party that most people have voted for) 获选票多数的政党组成政府的原则◆The 1972 act imposed direct rule from Westminster. 1972 年的法案强制实行了英国中央政府的直接统治。 ➡ see also home rule ➤measuring tool 测量工具 [C] a measuring instrument with a straight edge 尺；直尺 ➡ see also slide rule  ●bend/stretch the ˈrulesto change the rules to suit a particular person or situation 根据具体情况改变规则；通融●play by sb's (own) ˈrulesif sb plays by their own rules or makes other people play by their rules, they set the conditions for doing business or having a relationship 按某人定的规矩行事●play by the ˈrulesto deal fairly and honestly with people 按规则玩游戏；处事公正诚实；循规蹈矩●the rules of the ˈgamethe standards of behaviour that most people accept or that actually operate in a particular area of life or business 游戏规则；大家共同遵守的行为标准●the rule of ˈlawthe condition in which all members of society, including its rulers, accept the authority of the law 法治●a rule of ˈthumba practical method of doing or measuring sth, usually based on past experience rather than on exact measurement 实用的估算方法，经验工作法（常依据经验而非准确测量）●work to ˈruleto follow the rules of your job in a very strict way in order to cause delay, as a form of protest against your employer or your working conditions 按章工作；变相罢工 ➡ see also work-to-rule ●the exception that proves the ˈrule(saying) people say that sth is the exception that proves the rule when they are stating sth that seems to be different from the normal situation, but they mean that the normal situation remains true in general 反证规律的例外；足以证明普遍性的例外◆Most electronics companies have not done well this year, but ours is the exception that proves the rule. 今年多数电子公司都不景气，而我们公司却是普遍中的例外。 🔑 ruleBrE /ruːl/NAmE /ruːl/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they rule BrE /ruːl/ NAmE /ruːl/present simple - he / she / it rules BrE /ruːlz/ NAmE /ruːlz/past simple ruled BrE /ruːld/ NAmE /ruːld/past participle ruled BrE /ruːld/ NAmE /ruːld/ -ing form ruling BrE /ˈruːlɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈruːlɪŋ/➤govern/control 统治；控制🔑 [T, I] to control and have authority over a country, a group of people, etc. 控制；统治；支配◆~ sthAt that time John ruled England. 当时是约翰统治着英格兰。◆(figurative) Eighty million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the earth. 八千万年前，地球是恐龙的天下。◆~ (over sb/sth) Charles I ruled for eleven years. 查理一世统治了十一年。◆She once ruled over a vast empire. 她曾统治过一个幅员辽阔的帝国。◆(figurative) After the revolution, anarchy ruled. 革命以后，无政府主义大行其道。🔑 [T, often passive] ~ sth(often disapproving) to be the main thing that influences and controls sb/sth 支配；控制；操纵◆The pursuit of money ruled his life. 对金钱的追求支配着他的生活。◆We live in a society where we are ruled by the clock. 我们生活在一个人人都围着时间转的社会。➤give official decision 作出正式决定 [I, T] to give an official decision about sth 决定；裁定；判决 SYNpronounce◆~ (on sth) The court will rule on the legality of the action. 法庭将裁定此举是否合法。◆~ against/in favour of sb/sthThe judge ruled against/in favour of the plaintiff.法官判原告败诉/胜诉。◆The deal may be ruled illegal. 这笔交易可能会被判定为非法。◆~ sb/sth to be/have sthThe deal was ruled to be illegal. 这笔交易被判定为非法。◆~ that…The court ruled that the women were unfairly dismissed. 法院裁定这些妇女是被不公平地开除的。◆it is ruled that…It was ruled that the women had been unfairly dismissed. 已经裁定这些妇女被开除是不公平的。➤draw straight line 画直线 [T] ~ sthto draw a straight line using sth that has a firm straight edge 用直尺等画（线）；画（直线）◆Rule a line at the end of every piece of work. 在每一篇作品的末尾画一条直线。●rule the ˈroost(informal) to be the most powerful member of a group 当头头；充当首领；主宰●rule (sb/sth) with a rod of ˈironto control a person or a group of people very severely 残酷统治；严厉控制●rule/throw sth out of ˈcourtto say that sth is completely wrong or not worth considering, especially in a trial （尤指在法庭上）指明完全错误，不予考虑，不予受理◆The charges were thrown out of court. 这些指控未予受理。◆Well that's my theory ruled out of court. 唉，那就是我遭到摒弃的意见。●diˌvide and ˈruleto keep control over people by making them disagree with and fight each other, therefore not giving them the chance to unite and oppose you together 分而治之◆a policy of divide and rule分而治之的政策●let your ˌheart rule your ˈheadto act according to what you feel rather than to what you think is sensible 感情用事 ●ˌrule ˈoff●ˌrule sth↔ˈoffto separate sth from the next section of writing by drawing a line underneath it 画线隔开●ˌrule sb/sth↔ˈout🔑 rule sb/sth out (as sth) to state that sth is not possible or that sb/sth is not suitable 把…排除在外；认为…不适合 SYN exclude ◆Police have not ruled out the possibility that the man was murdered. 警方尚未排除那个男子是被谋杀的可能性。◆The proposed solution was ruled out as too expensive. 建议的解决方案被认为花钱太多而遭否决。to prevent sb from doing sth; to prevent sth from happening 阻止；防止…发生◆His age effectively ruled him out as a possible candidate. 他的年岁使他根本不可能成为候选人。●ˌrule sb ˈout of sth [usually passive] (in sport 体育运动) to state that a player, runner, etc. will not be able to take part in a sporting event; to prevent a player from taking part 声明某人不能参赛；阻止某人参赛◆He has been ruled out of the match with a knee injury. 他因膝伤已经无缘参加这场比赛。 |