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nounverb to follow/obey/observe the rules遵循／服从／遵守规则 It's against all rules and regulations. 这违背了所有的规章制度。 to break a rule (= not follow it)违反规定 This explains the rules under which the library operates. 这份材料说明了图书馆的运作方式。 Without unwritten rules civilized life would be impossible. 没有不成文的规章，就不会有文明生活。 Normal competition rules apply. She laid down strict rules for her tenants including prompt payment of rent. There are no hard and fast rules for planning healthy meals. 在安排健康饮食方面，没有什么硬性规定。 The first rule is to make eye contact with your interviewer. 首先是眼睛要直视面试官。 He makes it a rule never to borrow money. 他的规矩是从不向人借钱。 I go to bed early as a rule. 我一贯睡得早。 Cold winters here are the exception rather than the rule (= are rare). 在这里，严寒的冬天并不多见。 As a general rule vegetable oils are better for you than animal fats. 一般来说，植物油比动物脂肪对人较有好处。 the rules of grammar语法规则 under Communist/civilian/military, etc. rule在共产党、文官、军人等统治之下 majority rule (= government by the political party that most people have voted for)获选票多数的政党组成政府的原则 The 1972 act imposed direct rule from Westminster. 1972 年的法案强制实行了英国中央政府的直接统治。 Most electronics companies have not done well this year, but ours is the exception that proves the rule. 今年多数电子公司都不景气，而我们公司却是普遍中的例外。 Democracy and the rule of law are yet to be firmly established in the country. As a rule of thumb, you should cook a chicken for 20 minutes for each pound of weight. Among her friends, casual dress and a relaxed manner are the rule. As a rule, hardly anybody uses this road. Couldn’t they just bend the rules and let us in without a ticket? Employees are bound by rules of confidentiality. Follow these few simple rules, and you won’t go far wrong. He made his children’s lives a misery with all his petty rules. I believed I was acting within the rules. If he wanted a loan he would have to play by the bank’s rules. New accounting rules come into force next year. Several proposed rule changes have been announced. Tackling a player without the ball is against the rules. The Internet has changed the rules of business. The aim is to get each member country to adhere to a single set of rules. The competition rules provide that a cash alternative may be given. The country remained under direct rule by the occupying powers. The existing rules allow for some flexibility. The music was turned off at midnight, in accordance with the rules. The officials went strictly by the rule book. The packaging does not conform to EU rules. The president imposed emergency rule following the riots. The punishment depends on how the umpire interprets the rules. The referee applied the rules to the letter. The rules keep changing. The rules of dating have had to be rewritten, thanks to the movies. The rules on claiming have been tightened up. The rules were drawn up to make it fair for everyone. The sport has strict rules for player safety. Their action was in breach of Stock Exchange rules. There are few exceptions to the general rule that bars close at midnight. There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to choosing a typeface. There seems to be one rule for the rich and another for the poor. Under this rule, only full members of the club are entitled to vote. What are the school rules about dress? What is the rule for forming plurals? You and your flatmates should establish some ground rules. You don’t make the rules, you know. You should know the rules by now. a society based on the rule of law behaviour which is outside the rules federal rules on campaign fund-raising rules limiting imports the lawless days of mob rule the rules governing the importing of livestock the traditional rules of grammar Communist/military rule He occasionally allowed himself to break his own rule. He was punished for breaking school rules. He’s a writer who doesn’t seem to know the most basic rules of English grammar. I make it a rule never to mix business with pleasure. I’ve made it a rule not to talk to the press. It was an unspoken rule in my family that my mother was always right. It’s one of my rules not to get into debt. Potatoes at the front of the stall and fruit at the back—that was his golden rule. She laid down strict rules for her tenants including prompt payment of rent. The first rule of interviews is to make eye contact with the interviewer. The golden rule of teaching is to remember that all children learn at different rates. There are no hard and fast rules for planning healthy meals. 在安排健康饮食方面，没有什么硬性规定。 There are several exceptions to the rule ‘i” before “e” except after “c’. There was a gradual process of returning the country to civilian rule. Without unwritten rules civilized life would be impossible. 没有不成文的规章，就不会有文明生活。 a return to civilian/democratic/majority rule colonial/British/Ottoman rule rule something At that time John ruled England. 当时是约翰统治着英格兰。 The family ruled London's gangland in the sixties. (figurative) Eighty million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the earth. 八千万年前，地球是恐龙的天下。 rule (over somebody/something) Charles I ruled for eleven years. 查理一世统治了十一年。 She once ruled over a vast empire. 她曾统治过一个幅员辽阔的帝国。 (figurative) After the revolution, anarchy ruled. 革命以后，无政府主义大行其道。 The pursuit of money ruled his life. 对金钱的追求支配着他的生活。 We live in a society where we are ruled by the clock. 我们生活在一个人人都围着时间转的社会。 rule (on something) The court will rule on the legality of the action. 法庭将裁定此举是否合法。 rule against/in favour of somebody/something The judge ruled against/in favour of the plaintiff.法官判原告败诉／胜诉。 rule somebody/something + adj. The deal may be ruled illegal. 这笔交易可能会被判定为非法。 The defendant was ruled not guilty. rule somebody/something to be/have something The deal was ruled to be illegal. 这笔交易被判定为非法。 rule that… The court ruled that the women were unfairly dismissed. 法院裁定这些妇女是被不公平地开除的。 it is ruled that… It was ruled that the women had been unfairly dismissed. 已经裁定这些妇女被开除是不公平的。 Rule a line at the end of every piece of work. 在每一篇作品的末尾画一条直线。 a policy of divide and rule分而治之的政策 Liverpool ruled the roost in English football for a decade. The charges were thrown out of court. 这些指控未予受理。 Well that's my theory ruled out of court. 唉，那就是我遭到摒弃的意见。 He left his son to rule over Saragossa. Infringement of this regulation would automatically rule you out of the championship. Police have now ruled her out as the killer. This theory cannot be ruled out altogether. We cannot rule out the possibility of a recession. the president’s powers to rule by decree Have they become a ruling elite or even a new ruling class? He was a leading figure in the ruling military junta. Her whole life seemed to be ruled by fear. The country was ruled by a brutal dictatorship. The court ruled that the women had been unfairly dismissed. The family ruled London’s gangland in the sixties. The high court will rule on the legality of the action. The judge ruled in favour of the plaintiff. The party announced it had pulled out of the ruling coalition. |