1. 規(guī)則;規(guī)定;章程;條例
    Rules are instructions that tell you what you are allowed to do and what you are not allowed to do.

    e.g. ...a thirty-two-page pamphlet explaining the rules of basketball...
           說(shuō)明籃球規(guī)則的32頁(yè)的小冊(cè)子
    e.g. Sikhs were expected to adhere strictly to the religious rules concerning appearance...
           錫克教徒應(yīng)當(dāng)嚴(yán)格遵守該教對(duì)外表的規(guī)定。

2. 行事準(zhǔn)則;指導(dǎo)方針;應(yīng)做的事
    A rule is a statement telling people what they should do in order to achieve success or a benefit of some kind.

    e.g. An important rule is to drink plenty of water during any flight...
           一條重要的原則就是每次坐飛機(jī)都要多喝水。
    e.g. By and large, the rules for healthy eating are the same during pregnancy as at any other time.
           總的來(lái)說(shuō)，懷孕期間健康飲食的原則和其他時(shí)期是一致的。

3. （語(yǔ)言或科學(xué)中的）規(guī)律，法則
    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.

    e.g. It is a rule of English that adjectives generally precede the noun they modify.
           形容詞一般放在所修飾名詞的前面是英語(yǔ)中的一條規(guī)律。
    e.g. ...according to the rules of quantum theory.
           根據(jù)量子論的原理

4. 普遍情況;常規(guī);慣例
    If something is the rule, it is the normal state of affairs.

    e.g. However, for many Americans today, weekend work has unfortunately become the rule rather than the exception.
           然而，現(xiàn)在對(duì)于很多美國(guó)人來(lái)說(shuō)，周末工作不幸已經(jīng)成為了一種普遍情況，而非例外。

5. 統(tǒng)治;控制;支配
    The person or group that rules a country controls its affairs.

    e.g. For four centuries, he says, foreigners have ruled Angola...
           他說(shuō)，外來(lái)者統(tǒng)治安哥拉的時(shí)間已長(zhǎng)達(dá)4個(gè)世紀(jì)。
    e.g. He ruled for eight months.
           他統(tǒng)治了8個(gè)月的時(shí)間。

6. 控制;制約;影響
    If something rules your life, it influences or restricts your actions in a way that is not good for you.

    e.g. Scientists have always been aware of how fear can rule our lives and make us ill.
           科學(xué)家一直都很清楚恐懼會(huì)影響我們的生活，引起我們身體的不適。

7. 判定;裁定;裁決
    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.

    e.g. The court ruled that laws passed by the assembly remained valid...
           法院裁定議會(huì)通過(guò)的法律仍然有效。
    e.g. The Israeli court has not yet ruled on the case...
           以色列法院尚未對(duì)此案作出裁決。

8. (用尺等)畫(huà)(直線(xiàn))
    If you rule a straight line, you draw it using something that has a straight edge.

    e.g. ...a ruled grid of horizontal and vertical lines.
           由水平線(xiàn)和垂直線(xiàn)畫(huà)成的格子

9. see also: golden rule;ground rule;ruling;slide rule

10. 通常;一般來(lái)說(shuō)
    If you say that something happens as a rule, you mean that it usually happens.

    e.g. As a rule, however, such attacks have been aimed at causing damage rather than taking life.
           然而，通常此類(lèi)襲擊只是為了造成破壞，并非要人性命。
    e.g. As a general rule, burglars are wary about gaining entry from the front or side of a building.
           通常來(lái)說(shuō)，竊賊對(duì)從房屋的正面或側(cè)面潛入會(huì)比較謹(jǐn)慎。

11. 變通規(guī)則;放松規(guī)定;通融
      If someone in authority bends the rules or stretches the rules, they do something even though it is against the rules.

      e.g. There is 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，如果您能通融一下就好了。

12. (根據(jù)實(shí)際經(jīng)驗(yàn)的)粗略估算;經(jīng)驗(yàn)之談
      A rule of thumb is a rule or principle that you follow which is not based on exact calculations, but rather on experience.

      e.g. 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...
             根據(jù)經(jīng)驗(yàn)來(lái)看，如果雇主要獲得利潤(rùn)，那么其代理商必須賣(mài)出相當(dāng)于其工資10倍的銷(xiāo)售額。
      e.g. As a rule of thumb, a cup of filter coffee contains about 80mg of caffeine.
             憑經(jīng)驗(yàn)估計(jì)，一杯過(guò)濾咖啡約含80毫克咖啡因。

13. 按章工作;變相怠工
      If workers work to rule, they protest by working according to the rules of their job without doing any extra work or taking any new decisions.

      e.g. Nurses are continuing to work to rule.
             護(hù)士們還在消極怠工。

相關(guān)詞組：rule inrule outrule out of