- one of a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing a person's conduct within a particular activity or sphere规则; 条例; 细则：
the rules of the game were understood
比赛规则弄清楚了
those who did break the rules would be dealt with swiftly.
违规的人会被迅速处理。
- a law or principle that operates within a particular sphere of knowledge, describing or prescribing what is possible or allowable法则; 规章; 规则; 原则：
the rules of grammar.
语法规则。
- a code of practice and discipline for a religious order or community（教会或社区的）教规, 教条：
the Rule of St Benedict.
圣本尼迪克特教规。
- mass noun control of or dominion over an area or people控制; 统治; 管辖：
the revolution brought an end to British rule.
这次革命结束了英国的统治。
the rule
the normal or customary state of things正常情况; 普遍情况; 惯例, 通例：such accidents are the exception rather than the rule.
这样的事故是例外而不是普遍情况。
- a strip of wood or other rigid material used for measuring length or marking straight lines; a ruler尺, 直尺, 计算尺。
- a thin printed line or dash铅线印出的线; 破折号。
Rules
Austral. short forA USTRALIANR ULES.〈澳〉A USTRALIANR ULES的简称。
- with obj. exercise ultimate power or authority over (an area and its people)统治; 管理; 管辖（地方及其人民）：
Latin America today is ruled by elected politicians
拉丁美洲现在由当选的政治家管理
no obj. the period in which Spain ruled over Portugal.西班牙统治葡萄牙的时期。
- (of a feeling) have a powerful and restricting influence on (a person's life)（感情）强烈影响（人的生活）; 控制; 支配; 遏制：
her whole life seemed to be ruled by fear.
她的一生似乎都被恐惧所笼罩着。
- no obj. be a dominant or powerful factor or force起支配作用, 占上风; 居首位：
with complement the black market rules supreme.黑市占了上风。
- no obj. informal be very good or the best〈非正式〉极好; 最好：
Jackie tells me about Hanna's newest band, and says that it absolutely rules.
杰基告诉我汉纳最新乐队的情况, 还说这支乐队绝对是最好的。
- with clause pronounce authoritatively and legally to be the case裁决, 裁定：
an industrial tribunal ruled that he was unfairly dismissed from his job.
工业法庭裁定解雇他是不公平的。
- Astrology (of a planet) have a particular influence over (a sign of the zodiac, house, aspect of life, etc.)【占星】（行星）对（黄道十二宫图的宫, 房子, 生活等）有影响。
- with obj. make parallel lines across (paper)在（纸）上画平行线：
as adj. ruled a sheet of ruled paper.一张画了平行线的纸。
- make (a straight line) on paper with a ruler（用尺）在纸上画（直线）。
- no obj., with adverbial(of a price or a traded commodity with regard to its price) have a specified general level or strength（价格或贸易商品的价格）普遍处于某一水平（或坚挺趋势）：
in the jutes section Indus and Pak Jute ruled firm.
在黄麻部分, 印度和巴基斯坦黄麻走势普遍坚挺。
as a rule
- usually, but not always通常, 一般说来。
by rule
- in a regular manner according to a particular set of rules按规则, 照规矩, 循规蹈矩地：
stress is not predictable by rule and must be learned word by word.
重音不可按规则预测, 必须逐词学习。
make it a rule to do something
- have it as a habit or general principle to do something有做某事的习惯, 有做某事的原则：
I make it a rule never to mix business with pleasure.
不把工作和娱乐弄混, 这是我的原则。
rule of law
- the restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws法律原则; 法治。
rule of thumb
- a broadly accurate guide or principle, based on experience or practice rather than theory经验法则, 凭经验（或实践）得来的法则。
- rule（或rules）, OK?
- informal, humorous used to express one's enthusiasm for the specified person or thing〈非正式, 幽默〉…必胜（用于表达某人对具体的人或物的热情）。
rule the roost
- be in complete control主宰; 支配; 当家。
run the rule over
- Brit. examine cursorily for correctness or adequacy〈英〉粗略检查（是否正确或恰当）。
ruleless
adjectiverule something out（或in）
- exclude (or include) something as a possibility排除（不排除）…的可能性：
the prime minister ruled out a November election.
首相排除了11月份进行选举的可能性。