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 -- 规则；法则；规章；条例

  • A referee must know all the rules of the game. 裁判一定要通晓比赛的所有规则。

  • The first/most important rule in life is always to appear confident. 人生的首要法则就是永远要表现得自信。

  • Before you start your own business you should be familiar with the government's rules and regulations. 在创立自己的公司之前，你应该了解政府的有关条例和规定。

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

  • You must not break the rules. 你千万不可违反规则。

  • In special cases the manager will bend/stretch the rules (= allow the rules to be broken slightly). 在特殊情况下，经理会对这些规定进行变通。

  • You can trust Ruth because she always plays (it) by/goes by/does things by the rules (= follows instructions, standards, or rules). 你可以信任露丝，她做事一贯遵守规矩。

  • [ + to infinitive ] It's against the rules (of/in boxing) to hit below the belt. 击打腰带以下的部位是违反（拳击比赛）规则的。

  • [ + that ] It's a club rule that new members must sing a song. 新成员一定要唱一首歌，这是俱乐部的规定。

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

  • The period of Fascist rule is one people try to forget. 那段法西斯统治的历史时期是人们想要努力忘却的。

  • We don't want one-party rule - we want rule by the people. 我们不想要一党专制－－我们想要的是民治。

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

  • Most modern kings and queens rule (their countries) only in a formal way, without real power. 现代的大多数国王或女王（对他们的国家）的统治都只是形式上的，并不握有实权。

  • She rules her household with an iron hand/fist (= severely). 她在家里大权在握，持家很严。

  • Love ruled supreme in her heart. 她的心已被爱所俘虏。

  • The desperate desire to go to Moscow ruled their lives. 要去莫斯科的强烈愿望支配了他们的生活。

• 3 to decide officially -- 裁决，裁定；判定；决定

  • Only the Appeal Court can rule on this point. 只有上诉法院才可以就这一问题作出判决。

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

  • [ + that ] The government has ruled that the refugees must be deported. 政府已经作出决定，难民必须被驱逐出境。

  • [ + obj + noun/adj ] The courts have ruled his brave action illegal. 法院裁决他的勇敢行为不合法。

• 4 to draw a straight line using something that has a straight edge -- （借助有直边的东西）画（线）

  • She ruled two red lines under the title. 她在标题下面画了两条红线。

• 5 the usual situation -- 普遍情况；惯常的事，通常发生的事

  • In England, it often seems that rain is the rule all year long. 在英格兰，人们常感觉好像一年到头总在下雨。