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出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第1102页（1231字）

【释义】：

n．①规则，规章，法则：the rules of a school校规．a standing rule 定则，章程．the Three Rules of Discipline三大纪律．break(obey)the rules of the game破坏(遵守)游戏规则．It is against the rules to do tbat．做那事是违反规定的．This rule still holds good．这规则仍有效．There is a rule that the leading cadres must do physical labour once a week．规定领导干部每周劳动一次．by rule 按规则，墨守成规．a hard and fast rule 固定规则．work to rule 怠工．②惯例，通例：Rainy weather is the rule there during April．那里四月照例是多雨天气．They make a rule of having the League meeting every Saturday afternoon．他们照例每星期六下午开团会．as a rule 大概，通常：As a(general) rule we have militarytraining on Monday．通常我们在星期一进行军事训练．③统治：under the rule of在…的统治下．revolt against the U．S．imperialist rule 反抗美帝的统治．④尺，界尺，画线板：a carpenter’s rule 曲尺．a slide rule 计算尺．

－vt．①统治，管理，支配：rule a state统治国家．The days when the imperialists could rule the fate of mankind at will are gone forever．帝国主义任意摆布人类命运的日子一去不复返了．Don’t be ruled by your passions．不要感情冲动．②判决，决定：rule out of order判定…不合程序．rule sth．out拒绝考虑某事：They ruled out the possibility of negotiation．他们排除了谈判的可能性．③划界线，用尺划线：rule a line on paper在纸上划线．ruled paper格子纸．rule sth．off划线分开某物．

－vi．①统治，支配，管理(over)．②价格保持(高、低等)：Prices(or the market) ruled high．价格一直高．