| 单词 | rule |
| 释义 | rule rule // noun, verb
■ noun [C]
80/20 RULE, WORK-TO-RULE
1 an official statement of what may, must or must not be done in a particular situation: It's against company rules to smoke in offices. the rules and regulations concerning safety equipment The deal was unusual, but didn't break any rules. It is an unwritten rule that employees should be considerate to their co-workers. This explains the rules under which the company operates. She laid down strict rules concerning client/staff relations. The three companies had been fixing prices, breaching competition rules.
❖ to establish/make/set rules ◆ to follow/obey/observe the rules ◆ to breach/break/violate a rule
2 a measuring instrument with a straight edge
3 a thin straight line that has been drawn or printed: Draw a rule under the table of figures.
4 a statement of what you are advised to do in a particular situation: There are no hard and fast rules (= fixed rules) for successful presentations. The first rule is to make eye contact with your customer. ◆ The golden rule (=the most important rule) is to know your core market.
IDIOMS
bend/stretch the rules to change the rules to suit a particular person or situation
the rules of the game the standards of behaviour that most people accept or that actually operate in a particular area of life or business
PLAY verb, PLAY verb, RULE verb
■ verb
1 [+ obj or no obj] to give an official decision about sth: The deal may be ruled illegal. The court ruled that the women were unfairly dismissed. The court will rule on the legality of the action. ⇨ RULING, OVERRULE
to rule against/in favour of/on sth
2 [+ obj] to draw a straight line using sth that has a firm straight edge: Rule a line at the end of every piece of work.
COURT noun
PHRASAL VERBS
rule sb/sth out
1 to state or decide that sth is not possible or that sb/sth is not suitable: He would not rule out the possibility of a merger. The proposed solution was ruled out as too expensive. They ruled him out for the top job at the bank.
2 to prevent sb from doing sth; to prevent sth from happening: His age ruled him out as a possible candidate. |
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