rules

英 [ruːlz]

美 [ruːlz]

n.  规则; 规章; 条例; 建议; 应做之事; 习惯; 常规; 惯常的做法
v.  控制; 统治; 支配; 操纵; 决定; 裁定; 判决
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IELTS

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 规则;规定;章程;条例
  Rulesare instructions that tell you what you are allowed to do and what you are not allowed to do.
  1. ...a thirty-two-page pamphlet explaining the rules of basketball...
     说明篮球规则的32页的小册子
  2. Sikhs were expected to adhere strictly to the religious rules concerning appearance...
     锡克教徒应当严格遵守该教对外表的规定。
  3. Strictly speaking, this was against the rules.
     严格地说，这是违规的。
  4. ...the amendment to Rule 22.
     对第22条章程的修订
• N-COUNT 行事准则;指导方针;应做的事
  Aruleis a statement telling people what they should do in order to achieve success or a benefit of some kind.
  1. An important rule is to drink plenty of water during any flight...
     一条重要的原则就是每次坐飞机都要多喝水。
  2. By and large, the rules for healthy eating are the same during pregnancy as at any other time.
     总的来说，怀孕期间健康饮食的原则和其他时期是一致的。
• N-COUNT （语言或科学中的）规律，法则
  Therules ofsomething such as a language or a science are statements that describe the way that things usually happen in a particular situation.
  1. It is a rule of English that adjectives generally precede the noun they modify.
     形容词一般放在所修饰名词的前面是英语中的一条规律。
  2. ...according to the rules of quantum theory.
     根据量子论的原理
• N-SING 普遍情况;常规;惯例
  If something isthe rule, it is the normal state of affairs.
  1. However, for many Americans today, weekend work has unfortunately become the rule rather than the exception.
     然而，现在对于很多美国人来说，周末工作不幸已经成为了一种普遍情况，而非例外。
• VERB 统治;控制;支配
  The person or group thatrulesa country controls its affairs.
  1. For four centuries, he says, foreigners have ruled Angola...
     他说，外来者统治安哥拉的时间已长达4个世纪。
  2. He ruled for eight months.
     他统治了8个月的时间。
  3. ...the long line of feudal lords who had ruled over this land.
     曾经统治这片土地的历代封建领主
  4. Ruleis also a noun.
     
  5. ...demands for an end to one-party rule.
     结束一党专政的要求
• VERB 控制;制约;影响
  If somethingrulesyour life, it influences or restricts your actions in a way that is not good for you.
  1. Scientists have always been aware of how fear can rule our lives and make us ill.
     科学家一直都很清楚恐惧会影响我们的生活，引起我们身体的不适。
• VERB 判定;裁定;裁决
  When someone in authorityrulesthat something is true or should happen, they state that they have officially decided that it is true or should happen.
  1. The court ruled that laws passed by the assembly remained valid...
     法院裁定议会通过的法律仍然有效。
  2. The Israeli court has not yet ruled on the case...
     以色列法院尚未对此案作出裁决。
  3. A provincial magistrates' court last week ruled it unconstitutional...
     一家省级地方法院上周裁定其违宪。
  4. The committee ruled against all-night opening mainly on safety grounds.
     委员会反对通宵营业主要是出于安全方面的考虑。
• VERB (用尺等)画(直线)
  If yourulea straight line, you draw it using something that has a straight edge.
  1. ...a ruled grid of horizontal and vertical lines.
     由水平线和垂直线画成的格子
• See also:golden ruleground rulerulingslide rule
• PHRASE 通常;一般来说
  If you say that something happensas a rule, you mean that it usually happens.
  1. As a rule, however, such attacks have been aimed at causing damage rather than taking life.
     然而，通常此类袭击只是为了造成破坏，并非要人性命。
  2. As a general rule, burglars are wary about gaining entry from the front or side of a building.
     通常来说，窃贼对从房屋的正面或侧面潜入会比较谨慎。
• PHRASE 变通规则;放松规定;通融
  If someone in authoritybends the rulesorstretches the rules, they do something even though it is against the rules.
  1. There is a particular urgency in this case, and it would help if you could bend the rules.
     这次碰巧有紧急情况，如果您能通融一下就好了。
• PHRASE (根据实际经验的)粗略估算;经验之谈
  Arule of thumbis a rule or principle that you follow which is not based on exact calculations, but rather on experience.
  1. 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...
     根据经验来看，如果雇主要获得利润，那么其代理商必须卖出相当于其工资10倍的销售额。
  2. As a rule of thumb, a cup of filter coffee contains about 80mg of caffeine.
     凭经验估计，一杯过滤咖啡约含80毫克咖啡因。
• PHRASE 按章工作;变相怠工
  If workerswork to rule, they protest by working according to the rules of their job without doing any extra work or taking any new decisions.
  1. Nurses are continuing to work to rule.
     护士们还在消极怠工。

双语例句

• Can they be allowed to violate rules and regulations at will?
  难道能容许他们随心所欲地破坏规章制度吗？
• International rules stipulate the number of foreign entrants.
  国际规则规定了外国参赛者的人数。
• The new rules have been embraced by government watchdog organizations.
  政府监察机构已经欣然接受了这些新规则。
• She gave a clear explanation of each of the rules and regulations.
  她对各项规定作了明确的阐释。
• Many cultures still have fairly strict rules about women displaying unbound hair.
  许多文化中对女子披散头发仍有着相当严格的规定。
• We thought cheating was against the rules.
  我们认为作弊是违反规定的。
• There might have been an infringement of the rules
  可能存在违反规章制度的现象。
• There is nothing in the rules of grammar to suggest that ending a sentence with a preposition is wrong.
  语法规则中并没有规定句子以介词结尾是错误的。
• Marine insurance is governed by a strict series of rules and regulations
  关于海险有一系列严格的规章制度对其作了规定。
• We have already succeeded in working out ground rules with the Department of Defense
  我们已经成功地与国防部敲定了基本原则。