rule是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 an accepted principle or instruction that states the way things are or should be done, and tells you what you are allowed or are not allowed to do -- 規則；法則；規章；條例

  • A referee must know all the rules of the game. 裁判一定要通曉比賽的所有規則。

  • The first/most important rule in life is always to appear confident. 人生的首要法則就是永遠要表現得自信。

  • Before you start your own business you should be familiar with the government's rules and regulations. 在創立自己的公司之前，你應該了解政府的有關條例和規定。

  • You must follow/obey/observe the rules. 你一定要遵守規則。

  • You must not break the rules. 你千萬不可違反規則。

  • In special cases the manager will bend/stretch the rules (= allow the rules to be broken slightly). 在特殊情況下，經理會對這些規定進行變通。

  • You can trust Ruth because she always plays (it) by/goes by/does things by the rules (= follows instructions, standards, or rules). 你可以信任露絲，她做事一貫遵守規矩。

  • [ + to infinitive ] It's against the rules (of/in boxing) to hit below the belt. 擊打腰帶以下的部位是違反（拳擊比賽）規則的。

  • [ + that ] It's a club rule that new members must sing a song. 新成員一定要唱一首歌，這是俱樂部的規定。

• 1 a period of time during which a particular person or group is in control of a country -- 統治（期）；管轄（期）

  • The period of Fascist rule is one people try to forget. 那段法西斯統治的歷史時期是人們想要努力忘卻的。

  • We don't want one-party rule - we want rule by the people. 我們不想要一黨專政－－我們想要的是民治。

• 2 to control or be the person in charge of something such as a country -- 控制；統治；治理

  • Most modern kings and queens rule (their countries) only in a formal way, without real power. 現代的大多數國王或女王（對他們的國家）的統治都只是形式上的，並不握有實權。

  • She rules her household with an iron hand/fist (= severely). 她在家裡攥著大權，持家很嚴。

  • Love ruled supreme in her heart. 她的心已被愛所俘虜。

  • The desperate desire to go to Moscow ruled their lives. 要去莫斯科的強烈願望支配了他們的生活。

• 3 to decide officially -- 裁決，裁定；判定；決定

  • Only the Appeal Court can rule on this point. 只有上訴法院才可以就這一問題作出判決。

  • The judge ruled for/in favour of/against the defendant. 法官作出了有利於／不利於被告的判決。

  • [ + that ] The government has ruled that the refugees must be deported. 政府已經作出決定，難民必須被驅逐出境。

  • [ + obj + noun/adj ] The courts have ruled his brave action illegal. 法院裁決他的勇敢行為不合法。

• 4 to draw a straight line using something that has a straight edge -- （借助有直邊的東西）畫（線）

  • She ruled two red lines under the title. 她在標題下面畫了兩條紅線。

• 5 the usual situation -- 普遍情況；慣常的事，通常發生的事

  • In England, it often seems that rain is the rule all year long. 在英格蘭，人們常感覺好像一年到頭總在下雨。