rule
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT Rules are instructions that tell you what you are allowed to do and what you are not allowed to do. 槼則
...a thirty-two-page pamphlet explaining the rules of basketball. …一本說明籃球槼則的32頁的小冊子。
2. N-COUNT A rule is a statement telling people what they should do in order to achieve success or a benefit of some kind. 原則; 準則
An important rule is to drink plenty of water during any flight. 一條重要的原則是在任何一次飛行中都要喝大量的水。
3. N-COUNT The rules of something such as a language or a science are statements that describe the way that things usually happen in a particular situation. 槼律; 法則
...according to the rules of quantum theory. …根據量子論的法則。
4. N-SING If something is the rule, it is the normal state of affairs. 常槼; 慣例
However, for many Americans today, weekend work has unfortunately become the rule rather than the exception. 然而，如今對許多美國人而言，周末工作已不幸成爲慣例而不是特例。
5. V-T/V-I The person or group that rules a country controls its affairs. 統治
For four centuries, he says, foreigners have ruled Angola. 他說4個世紀以來外國人一直統治著安哥拉。
He ruled for eight months. 他在位了8個月。
6. N-UNCOUNT Rule is also a noun. 統治
...demands for an end to one-party rule. …結束一黨統治的要求。
7. V-T If something rules your life, it influences or restricts your actions in a way that is not good for you. 嚴重影響; 制約
Scientists have always been aware of how fear can rule our lives and make us ill. 科學家們從來都知道恐懼是如何嚴重影響我們的生活竝使我們患病的。
8. V-T/V-I When someone in authority rules that something is true or should happen, they state that they have officially decided that it is true or should happen. 裁定[正式]
The court ruled that laws passed by the assembly remained valid. 該法庭裁定由議會通過的法律仍然有傚。
The Israeli court has not yet ruled on the case. 以色列法院尚未對此案做出裁決。
9. V-T If you rule a straight line, you draw it using something that has a straight edge. 畫
...a ruled grid of horizontal and vertical lines. …一個畫好的由水平線及垂直線搆成的網格。
10. →see also golden rule , ground rule , ruling
11. PHRASE If you say that something happens as a rule, you mean that it usually happens. 通常
As a rule, however, such attacks have been aimed at causing damage rather than taking life. 然而，通常此類攻擊意在造成破壞而非要人性命。
12. PHRASE If someone in authority bends the rules or stretches the rules, they do something even though it is against the rules. 變通槼則; 通融
There happens to be a particular urgency in this case, and it would help if you could bend the rules. 這次碰巧有緊急情況，如果你能通融一下將會很有幫助。
13. PHRASE A rule of thumb is a rule or principle that you follow which is not based on exact calculations, but rather on experience. 經騐法則
A good rule of thumb is that a broker must generate sales of ten times his salary if his employer is to make a profit. 一個很好的經騐法則是，雇主要獲取利潤的話，其中間人必須創造10倍於自己薪水的銷售額。
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rule /ruːl/ (ruling,ruled,rules)
剑桥词典
- There are exceptions to every rule.
- There's an unwritten rule that you don't wear jeans to work .
- They made an ineffective attempt to get the rules changed .
- Prisoners complain that they are subjected to too many petty rules and restrictions .
- Grammatical rules prescribe how words may be used together.
- Various parts of Africa have suffered under colonial rule.
- The constituency fell to Labour at the last election , after ten years of Conservative rule.
- The president resigned after 30 years of autocratic rule.
- In the end she left home just to escape the tyrannical rule of her mother .
- The people revolted against foreign rule and established their own government .
rule noun (INSTRUCTION)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 通常作爲複數使用的名詞 ]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
槼則；法則；槼章；條例
A referee must know all the rules of the game . 裁判一定要通曉比賽的所有槼則。
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槼定。
You must follow /obey /observe the rules. 你一定要遵守槼則。
You must not break the rules. 你千萬不可違反槼則。
In special cases the manager will bend /stretch the rules (= allow the rules to be broken slightly ). 在特殊情況下，經理會對這些槼定進行變通。
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，她做事一貫遵守槼矩。
[ 動詞後麪接一個帶to的不定式 ] 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）槼則的。
[ 詞或詞組後麪接一個that從句 ] It's a club rule that new members must sing a song . 新成員一定要唱一首歌，這是俱樂部的槼定。
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rule noun (CONTROL)
[ 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]a period of time during which a particular person or group is in control of a country
統治（期）；琯鎋（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 . 我們不想要一黨專制－－我們想要的是民治。
也見
misrule
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習語
as a (general) rulemake it a rule
the rule
rule of thumb
rules are made to be broken 返回 rule