rule/ruːl/

n

1. C (尤指比赛、工作等的)规定，规则；章程

• be against the rules of the university 违背大学校规

• the rules of the road 交通规则

• You can't break the rules of the game. 你不能违反比赛规则。

2. C (行为)规范，准则

• the rules of conduct of the society in which they live 他们所在的社会里的行为准则

3. C (语法等的)规则，条例

• It is a rule of English that adjectives generally precede the noun they modify. 英语里有这样一个规则，即形容词一般放在它们所修饰的名词前面。

4. U 统治(期)，管辖(期)；统治方式

• a region formerly under the British rule 以前由英国人统治的地区

• Our nation used to be under foreign rule. 我们国家曾经处于异族统治之下。

5. U 控制，支配

• rule by force 武力支配

6. C 旧 直尺，刻度尺

• a two-foot rule 两英尺长的尺

7. C，常用单 习惯，通例

• He makes it a rule never to borrow any money from others. 他通常无论如何也不向别人借钱。

• As a rule I am home by 8 o'clock. 我通常8点钟到家。

词组a rule of thumb (对事物)粗略的估计，单凭经验来做的方法 as a (general) rule 通常，一般来说 rules and regulations 规章制度