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

单词	rule
释义	rule I. \ˈrül\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English riwle, reule, riule, from Old French reule, riule, from Latin regula straightedge, rule, from regere to lead straight, guide — more at right 1. a. : a prescribed, suggested, or self-imposed guide for conduct or action : a regulation or principle < his parents laid down the rule that he must do his homework before going out to play > < a very sound rule for any hiker is to mind his own business — F.D.Smith & Barbara Wilcox > < made it a rule never to lose his temper > b. : the laws or regulations prescribed by the founder of a religious order for observance by its members < the rule of St. Dominic > c. : an accepted procedure, custom, or habit having the force of a regulation < we are bound by the rules of our culture to conceal such matters — Marjorie Fischer > < the rule of the house was an early bedtime > d. (1) : a usually written order or direction made by a court regulating court practice or the action of parties but not making a final judgment on the merits of a controversy (2) : a legal precept applied to a given set of facts as stating the law applicable to a case (3) : a statement or doctrine accepted as part of the common law — see rule against perpetuities e. : a regulation or bylaw governing procedure in a public or private body (as a legislature or club) or controlling the conduct of its members < a rule for limiting debate > < a rule against insulting language > < a rule for the admission of new members > f. : one of a set of usually official regulations by which an activity (as a sport) is governed < the infield fly rule > < the rules of professional basketball > 2. a. (1) : a statement of a fact or relationship generally found to hold good : a usually valid generalization < the exception proves the rule > (2) : a generally prevailing condition, quality, state, or mode of activity or behavior < fair weather was the rule yesterday afternoon over most of the nation — New York Times > < persons in whose families high blood pressure was the rule rather than the exception — Morris Fishbein > b. : a standard by which something is judged or valued : criterion < “good enough” becomes the rule and enters into the character of our theater life — Leslie Rees > c. (1) : a principle regulating or held to regulate the practice of an art or science < the rules of perspective > < the rules of harmony > < the rules of versification > (2) : a principle regulating or held to regulate the form and use of words < a knowledge of the irrefragable rules of the comma was mistaken for a knowledge of language — Charlton Laird > d. (1) : a determinate method prescribed for performing a mathematical operation and attaining a certain result (2) dialect : recipe 3. a. (1) : the exercise of authority or control : dominion, government, sway < under his firm rule, however, conditions quickly improved — C.M.Fuess > < establishing a single rule throughout the kingdom far and wide — B.N.Cardozo > (2) : a period during which a specified ruler or government exercises control < during the rule of the Caesars > < in the first year of the rule of the republic > b. : the state of being governed : control < to a child, winter … was confinement, school, rule, discipline — Henry Adams > 4. a. (1) : an instrument for measuring or ruling off lengths that consists of a strip or strips of material (as wood, metal, or tape) marked off in units of length (as inches or centimeters) (2) : ruler 2a b. (1) : a metal strip with a type-high face that prints a linear design (2) Britain : dash 3e (3) : line gauge (4) : composing rule (5) : makeup rule 5. obsolete : behavior, conduct < this uncivil rule — Shakespeare > 6. a. rules plural : a limited area formerly established near a prison for the residence of prisoners of certain categories (as debtors) b. : the freedom to live in such an area < was a prisoner on rule > Synonyms: see law • - as a rule - under the rule II. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English riwlen, reulen, rulen, from Old French reuler, riuler, from Latin regulare, from regula rule *transitive verb* 1. a. : to control, direct, or influence the mind, character, or actions of < so long as she could rule her own mind she was not afraid of the forces without — Ellen Glasgow > < what rules an Admission Dean's judgment in the midwinter heat of competition — V.S.Carruthers > < be ruled by me and have a care o' the crowd — Robert Browning > b. : to curb or moderate by the use of self-control < went on a diet but found it difficult to rule her appetite > c. : to exercise control over : guide, manage < rule a horse > 2. a. : to exercise authority or power over : govern < became Speaker and for nearly two years ruled the Assembly with a rod of iron — E.H.Collis > < the territory is ruled by a high commissioner — Americana Annual > b. : to hold preeminence in (as by ability, strength, or position) : dominate < an actor who rules the Shakespearean stage > < ruled the featherweight division — Providence (R.I.) Evening Bulletin > c. : to play a dominant role in or exert a controlling influence over < profit taking ruled the stock market yesterday — Wall Street Journal > < the monsoon seasons, which rule the climate in a great part of Asia — Owen & Eleanor Lattimore > 3. a. : to declare authoritatively : decide, decree, determine; specifically : to require or command by judicial rule : give as a direction, order, or determination of a court b. : to consider as : judge < at the risk of really being ruled a maverick — Irving Kolodin > 4. a. (1) : to mark with lines drawn along the straight edge of a ruler < rule a sheet of paper > : print or mark with lines by means of a rule < a pad of ruled yellow paper > (2) : to mark (a line) on a paper with a ruler < ruled vertical lines on the sheet > b. : to arrange in a straight line or mark off in lines as if with a ruler < nor were the eyebrows bushy like most old men's, but smoothly ruled — Clemence Dane > < flowering shrubs which ruled the mountain walls like a sheet of paper — John Muir †1914 > *intransitive verb* 1. a. : to have power or command : exercise supreme authority < ruled wisely over his subjects — Time > < a king who reigns but does not rule > b. : to exercise control : predominate < the physical did not rule in her nature — Sherwood Anderson > 2. a. : to prevail at a specified rate or level < prices had ruled high — Robert Hunter > < in the offshore islands … temperature and humidity rule higher than on the mainland — Internat'l Reference Service > b. : to exist in a specified state or condition 3. a. : to lay down a legal rule or order of court b. : to decide an incidental legal point c. : to enter a rule Synonyms: see decide • - rule the roast III. intransitive verb slang : to be extremely cool or popular — used as a generalized term of praise or approval < for a little attitude at the right price, sneakers rule — Tish Hamilton >
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