英语词汇“rule”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

rule1

/ruːl

noun

1One of a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing conduct or procedure within a particular area of activity: the rules of cricket those who did break the rules would be dealt with swiftly...

One can demonstrate to skeptics the explicit rules which govern a skill, or a game, but not those which govern an art.
He said he did not understand the document explaining rules and procedures for taxi drivers from the council.
These managers rode roughshod over the rules that govern corporate activity and betrayed the trust of the investors.

Synonyms

regulation, ruling, directive, order, court order, act, law, by-law, statute, edict, canon, ordinance, pronouncement, mandate, command, dictate, dictum, decree, fiat, proclamation, injunction, commandment, prescription, stipulation, requirement, precept, guideline, direction;

in Tsarist Russia ukase;

in Spain & Spanish-speaking countries pronunciamento

1.1A principle that operates within a particular sphere of knowledge, describing or prescribing what is possible or allowable: the rules of grammar...

Silicon Valley is still operating under the rules and values I described nearly three years ago.
It is a descriptive fact that some people do eat peas with a knife, just as many speakers of English do not follow the rules of prescriptive grammars.
To get through it unscathed, we all have to play by our own rules as much as possible.

Synonyms

precept, principle, standard, axiom, truth, truism, maxim, aphorism

1.2A code of practice and discipline for a religious order or community: the Rule of St Benedict...

New-style communities based on a rule, first provided by St Augustine of Hippo, but refined and made more austere at the end of the eleventh century, emerged.
Toward the end of his life, Benedict drew up his rule for this community.
Benedict drew up a rule for the monastic communities which were based on needs and functions.

2 [mass noun] Control of or dominion over an area or people: the revolution brought an end to British rule...

It puts the Republicans in a strange position, because they are in favor of local control and local rule, and here it is on television, local democracy in action.
During its sixty years of colonial rule, Britain controlled the population by fomenting regional and ethnic divisions.
Lasting only ten months before Spain resumed control, Britain's rule was of short duration.

Synonyms

control, jurisdiction, command, power, sway, dominion, government, administration, sovereignty, leadership, ascendancy, supremacy, authority, direction, mastery, hegemony, regime, influence;

Indian raj

archaic regiment

3 (the rule) The normal or customary state of things: such accidents are the exception rather than the rule...

It's become the norm rather than the rule, and it does nothing to enhance the credibility of the medical profession.
Starvation is mercifully the exception rather than the rule - when it still exists, it is the result of social inequality rather than an absolute failure to produce food.
There was a time, decades ago, when third-level education was the exception rather than the rule in Irish society; that is no longer the case.

Synonyms

procedure, practice, protocol, convention, standard, norm, form, routine, custom, habit, wont

formal praxis

4A strip of wood or other rigid material used for measuring length or marking straight lines; a ruler.The plastic template contains rules, measures and a hole-punching guide....

Bench rules were often made of maple, log and board rules of hickory, and blacksmith's rules and counter measures of brass.
When there are bubbles, cut into the veneer with a sharp razor blade using a steel rule for guidance.

4.1A thin printed line or dash.In accordance with guidelines for advertising labeling in print newspapers, a thin black rule was placed just after the sponsorship.

5 (Rules) Australian short for Australian Rules.

verb

1 [with object] Exercise ultimate power or authority over (an area and its people): Latin America today is ruled by elected politicians [no object]: the period in which Spain ruled over Portugal...

Previous governments had ended quickly and violently, the people wanted to be ruled over by a single capable man.
But the Ruthenians of Galicia had no wish to be ruled over by Poles and drew close to the Czechs in defence of Austro-Slavism.
Ancient Egypt declined, was overrun and thereafter ruled by foreign powers.

Synonyms

govern, preside over, control, have control of, be in control of, lead, be the leader of, dominate, run, head, direct, administer, manage, regulate

literary sway

be in power, be in control, hold sway, be in authority, be in command, be in charge, govern, be at the helm;

reign, sit on the throne, wear the crown, wield the sceptre, be monarch, be sovereign

1.1(Of a feeling) have a powerful and restricting influence on: her whole life seemed to be ruled by fear...

There are times when you'll have every right to be angry, but you should never let that emotion rule you, or guide you.
Embarrassment and anger ruled her actions now.
Essentially, nobody knew what was going on, and emotions were ruling some heads that should have been kept cooler.

1.2 [no object] Be a dominant or powerful factor: [with complement]: the black market rules supreme...

Even in India, its birthplace, where it has been ruling supreme for the last 3,000 years, it has not been able to permeate the masses.
National Hunt racing rules supreme in this country.
But if you visit The Venue on other than a weekend night, when music rules supreme, you will find though that there is more to this pub than just music.

Synonyms

prevail, obtain, be the order of the day, predominate, hold sway, be supreme

1.3 [no object] informal Be very good or the best: Jackie tells me about Hanna’s newest band, and says that it absolutely rules...

This band rules, but it's a good prediction that the vocalist will ruin it.
This film rules! It has the coolest zombies I have ever seen!

1.4 Astrology (Of a planet) have a particular influence over (a sign of the zodiac, house, etc.): the tenth House, ruled by Saturn and associated with Capricorn...

The moon rules my sign, maybe this is why I'm a night owl.
Aries and Scorpio were ruled by the same planet, which was Mars, the war-god of passion, activity, and courage.
The first sign in the Zodiac, you're ruled by Mars, the action planet, and are a natural leader and innovator.

2 [with clause] Pronounce authoritatively and legally to be the case: an industrial tribunal ruled that he was unfairly dismissed from his job...

Nearly simultaneously, however, a federal district court ruled that an Ohio city could be sued for discriminatory effects.
A state appellate court ruled that federal law pre-empted the state claims.
In a case decided in 1950 the Brussels Court Martial had already ruled that torture in time of armed conflict was prohibited by a customary international law rule.

Synonyms

decree, order, direct, pronounce, make a judgement, judge, adjudge, adjudicate, lay down, ordain;

decide, find, determine, resolve, settle, establish, hold

rare asseverate

3 [with object] Make parallel lines across (paper): (as adjective ruled) a sheet of ruled paper...

Written on ruled paper, the letter was found in a pile of papers at the Greens's home in Gloucestershire.
A workhorse of a machine was busy feeding a swath of yellow paper from one of these rolls, mechanically ruling the paper with calibrated pins dipped in blue ink.
Robin got a map from the Land Office with a lot of lines ruled on it, from which the position of our holding could be deduced.

4 [no object, with adverbial] (Of a price or a traded commodity with regard to its price) have a specified general level or strength: in the jutes section Indus and Pak Jute ruled firm...

There were large numbers of horses of various kinds at the Stow-on-the-Wold October Fair, but very little trade, prices ruling low.
The cherry crop was immense, and despite the abundance of this fruit the prices ruled high.
In difficult years, when the crop fell short of expectations and market prices ruled high, the majority of consumers in this poor country were unable to afford the market price prevailing for essential foodgrains.

Phrases

as a rule

by rule

make it a rule to do something

the rules of the game

rule of law

rule of thumb

rule the roost

run the rule over

Phrasal verbs

rule something out (or in)

Derivatives

ruleless

adjective ...

Those who like crisp rules tend to think rules are needed to have real law and think ruleless ‘judgment’ is not law.
By the eighties, the ghetto had become a ruleless war zone, where people were their own worst enemies.
The web is a terrible, confusing, violent, ruleless place that has run wild and cannot be harnessed and will never be placed under the benevolent, watchful eye of government!

Origin

Middle English: from Old French reule (noun), reuler (verb), from late Latin regulare, from Latin regula 'straight stick'.

We think of rules as giving us lines to follow, and the word goes back to Latin regula ‘straight stick’, and beyond that to regere ‘to rule’, the source of regency and royal (Late Middle English). To rule the roost is to be in complete control. The original form of the phrase was rule the roast, from the end of the 15th century, which may imply that it referred to the most important person at a banquet or feast. Roast changed to roost in the 18th century when people started thinking about a cockerel asserting itself over the other roosting birds in the farmyard. The rule in run the rule over, ‘to examine quickly’, is a measuring stick or ruler. It has the same meaning in rule of thumb, ‘a broadly accurate guide based on practice rather than theory’. This expression, recorded from 1692, is probably from the ancient use of parts of the body, such as the foot and the hand, as units of measurement. The first joint of a man's thumb is about an inch long, and so is useful for making rough measurements when you have mislaid your ruler. See also rail

Rhymes

Rule 432

noun

(In the UK) a prison regulation whereby prisoners, typically sex offenders, can be isolated or segregated for their own protection.

单词	rule
释义	rule1 /ruːl / noun 1One of a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing conduct or procedure within a particular area of activity: the rules of cricket those who did break the rules* would be dealt with swiftly... One can demonstrate to skeptics the explicit rules which govern a skill, or a game, but not those which govern an art. He said he did not understand the document explaining rules and procedures for taxi drivers from the council. These managers rode roughshod over the rules that govern corporate activity and betrayed the trust of the investors. Synonyms regulation, ruling, directive, order, court order, act, law, by-law, statute, edict, canon, ordinance, pronouncement, mandate, command, dictate, dictum, decree, fiat, proclamation, injunction, commandment, prescription, stipulation, requirement, precept, guideline, direction; in Tsarist Russia ukase; in Spain & Spanish-speaking countries pronunciamento 1.1A principle that operates within a particular sphere of knowledge, describing or prescribing what is possible or allowable: the rules of grammar... Silicon Valley is still operating under the rules and values I described nearly three years ago. It is a descriptive fact that some people do eat peas with a knife, just as many speakers of English do not follow the rules of prescriptive grammars. To get through it unscathed, we all have to play by our own rules as much as possible. Synonyms precept, principle, standard, axiom, truth, truism, maxim, aphorism 1.2A code of practice and discipline for a religious order or community: the Rule of St Benedict... New-style communities based on a rule, first provided by St Augustine of Hippo, but refined and made more austere at the end of the eleventh century, emerged. Toward the end of his life, Benedict drew up his rule for this community. Benedict drew up a rule for the monastic communities which were based on needs and functions. 2 [mass noun]* Control of or dominion over an area or people: the revolution brought an end to British rule... It puts the Republicans in a strange position, because they are in favor of local control and local rule, and here it is on television, local democracy in action. During its sixty years of colonial rule, Britain controlled the population by fomenting regional and ethnic divisions. Lasting only ten months before Spain resumed control, Britain's rule was of short duration. Synonyms control, jurisdiction, command, power, sway, dominion, government, administration, sovereignty, leadership, ascendancy, supremacy, authority, direction, mastery, hegemony, regime, influence; Indian raj archaic regiment 3 (the rule) The normal or customary state of things: such accidents are the exception rather than the rule... It's become the norm rather than the rule, and it does nothing to enhance the credibility of the medical profession. Starvation is mercifully the exception rather than the rule - when it still exists, it is the result of social inequality rather than an absolute failure to produce food. There was a time, decades ago, when third-level education was the exception rather than the rule in Irish society; that is no longer the case. Synonyms procedure, practice, protocol, convention, standard, norm, form, routine, custom, habit, wont formal praxis 4A strip of wood or other rigid material used for measuring length or marking straight lines; a ruler.The plastic template contains rules, measures and a hole-punching guide.... Bench rules were often made of maple, log and board rules of hickory, and blacksmith's rules and counter measures of brass. When there are bubbles, cut into the veneer with a sharp razor blade using a steel rule for guidance. 4.1A thin printed line or dash.In accordance with guidelines for advertising labeling in print newspapers, a thin black rule was placed just after the sponsorship. 5 (Rules) Australian short for Australian Rules. verb 1 [with object] Exercise ultimate power or authority over (an area and its people): Latin America today is ruled by elected politicians [no object]: the period in which Spain ruled over* Portugal... Previous governments had ended quickly and violently, the people wanted to be ruled over by a single capable man. But the Ruthenians of Galicia had no wish to be ruled over by Poles and drew close to the Czechs in defence of Austro-Slavism. Ancient Egypt declined, was overrun and thereafter ruled by foreign powers. Synonyms govern, preside over, control, have control of, be in control of, lead, be the leader of, dominate, run, head, direct, administer, manage, regulate literary* sway be in power, be in control, hold sway, be in authority, be in command, be in charge, govern, be at the helm; reign, sit on the throne, wear the crown, wield the sceptre, be monarch, be sovereign 1.1(Of a feeling) have a powerful and restricting influence on: her whole life seemed to be ruled by fear... There are times when you'll have every right to be angry, but you should never let that emotion rule you, or guide you. Embarrassment and anger ruled her actions now. Essentially, nobody knew what was going on, and emotions were ruling some heads that should have been kept cooler. 1.2 [no object] Be a dominant or powerful factor: [with complement]: the black market rules supreme... Even in India, its birthplace, where it has been ruling supreme for the last 3,000 years, it has not been able to permeate the masses. National Hunt racing rules supreme in this country. But if you visit The Venue on other than a weekend night, when music rules supreme, you will find though that there is more to this pub than just music. Synonyms prevail, obtain, be the order of the day, predominate, hold sway, be supreme 1.3 [no object] informal Be very good or the best: Jackie tells me about Hanna’s newest band, and says that it absolutely rules... This band rules, but it's a good prediction that the vocalist will ruin it. This film rules! It has the coolest zombies I have ever seen! 1.4 Astrology (Of a planet) have a particular influence over (a sign of the zodiac, house, etc.): the tenth House, ruled by Saturn and associated with Capricorn... The moon rules my sign, maybe this is why I'm a night owl. Aries and Scorpio were ruled by the same planet, which was Mars, the war-god of passion, activity, and courage. The first sign in the Zodiac, you're ruled by Mars, the action planet, and are a natural leader and innovator. 2 [with clause] Pronounce authoritatively and legally to be the case: an industrial tribunal ruled that he was unfairly dismissed from his job... Nearly simultaneously, however, a federal district court ruled that an Ohio city could be sued for discriminatory effects. A state appellate court ruled that federal law pre-empted the state claims. In a case decided in 1950 the Brussels Court Martial had already ruled that torture in time of armed conflict was prohibited by a customary international law rule. Synonyms decree, order, direct, pronounce, make a judgement, judge, adjudge, adjudicate, lay down, ordain; decide, find, determine, resolve, settle, establish, hold rare asseverate 3 [with object] Make parallel lines across (paper): (as adjective ruled) a sheet of ruled paper... Written on ruled paper, the letter was found in a pile of papers at the Greens's home in Gloucestershire. A workhorse of a machine was busy feeding a swath of yellow paper from one of these rolls, mechanically ruling the paper with calibrated pins dipped in blue ink. Robin got a map from the Land Office with a lot of lines ruled on it, from which the position of our holding could be deduced. 4 [no object, with adverbial] (Of a price or a traded commodity with regard to its price) have a specified general level or strength: in the jutes section Indus and Pak Jute ruled firm... There were large numbers of horses of various kinds at the Stow-on-the-Wold October Fair, but very little trade, prices ruling low. The cherry crop was immense, and despite the abundance of this fruit the prices ruled high. In difficult years, when the crop fell short of expectations and market prices ruled high, the majority of consumers in this poor country were unable to afford the market price prevailing for essential foodgrains. Phrases as a rule by rule make it a rule to do something the rules of the game rule of law rule of thumb rule the roost run the rule over Phrasal verbs rule something out (or in) Derivatives ruleless adjective ... Those who like crisp rules tend to think rules are needed to have real law and think ruleless ‘judgment’ is not law. By the eighties, the ghetto had become a ruleless war zone, where people were their own worst enemies. The web is a terrible, confusing, violent, ruleless place that has run wild and cannot be harnessed and will never be placed under the benevolent, watchful eye of government! Origin Middle English: from Old French reule (noun), reuler (verb), from late Latin regulare, from Latin regula 'straight stick'. We think of rules as giving us lines to follow, and the word goes back to Latin regula ‘straight stick’, and beyond that to regere ‘to rule’, the source of regency and royal (Late Middle English). To rule the roost is to be in complete control. The original form of the phrase was rule the roast, from the end of the 15th century, which may imply that it referred to the most important person at a banquet or feast. Roast changed to roost in the 18th century when people started thinking about a cockerel asserting itself over the other roosting birds in the farmyard. The rule in run the rule over, ‘to examine quickly’, is a measuring stick or ruler. It has the same meaning in rule of thumb, ‘a broadly accurate guide based on practice rather than theory’. This expression, recorded from 1692, is probably from the ancient use of parts of the body, such as the foot and the hand, as units of measurement. The first joint of a man's thumb is about an inch long, and so is useful for making rough measurements when you have mislaid your ruler. See also rail Rhymes Banjul, befool, Boole, boule, boules, boulle, cagoule, cool, drool, fool, ghoul, Joule, mewl, misrule, mule, O'Toole, pool, Poole, pul, pule, Raoul, school, shul, sool, spool, Stamboul, stool, Thule, tomfool, tulle, you'll, yule Rule 432 noun (In the UK) a prison regulation whereby prisoners, typically sex offenders, can be isolated or segregated for their own protection.
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