"it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"
"short haircuts were the regulation"
"the convention of not naming the main character"
"violence is the rule not the exception"
"his formula for impressing visitors"
"their principles of composition characterized all their works"
"during the rule of Elizabeth"
"France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"
"the rule of Caesar"
"he knew the rules of chess"
"the rule of St. Dominic"
"the principle of the conservation of mass"
"the principle of jet propulsion"
"the right-hand rule for inductive fields"
"he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"
"he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials"
"Who is governing the country now?"
"The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"
"Money reigns supreme here"
"Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
"find someone guilty"
"rule the margins"
"rule one's temper"
The representatives ruled against the motion.
代表们否决了这项动议。
The government has ruled against any increase in taxes this year.
政府作出决定,今年不增加税收。
The judge ruled against the plaintiff.
法官作出不利于原告的裁决。
The chairman ruled against admitting the press to the meeting.
主席决定,不准新闻记者到会采访。
When you have finished an exercise, rule off.
做完一个练习,就画一条线隔开。
rule sth ⇔ offHe added up the list of figures and ruled it off neatly.
他把这一列数字合计一下,然后清晰地画了一条线将其隔开。
Rule off the column and we'll close the account at that date.
画线把那栏隔开,我们将按那个日期结账。
rule sb ⇔ off for sthA bad leg ruled him off for long distance running.
他的腿痛使他不能参加长跑。
The referee ruled him off for rough attitude.
裁判员因他的态度粗暴而不准他参加比赛。
The court will rule on the matter.
法院将对此事作出裁决。
The judges have been asked to rule on the question of the lawfulness of the drug in medical use.
已经要求法官对这种药物用于医疗的合法性问题作出裁决。
Rule out neatly any words which you don't wish the examiner to read.
把你不想让主考人看的词句整整齐齐地画掉。
rule sb/sth ⇔ outThe regulations rule out anyone under the age of eighteen.
按规定,18岁以下的人都不能参加。
A sudden storm ruled out the boat race.
突如其来的暴风雨使划船比赛无法进行。
But this does not rule out unofficial discussions.
但这并不排除进行非正式的讨论。
So I should ask you not to rule out that possibility.
因此我想请你不要不考虑这个可能性。
Police have ruled out murder but are still holding several people for questioning.
警方已排除了他杀的可能性,但仍然拘留数人进行询问。
That's a possibility that can't be ruled out.
那是一个不能不予考虑的可能性。
He said the possibility was not ruled out for them to meet again in June.
他说不排除他们6月份再次会晤的可能性。
The parents ruled over their children.
父母亲监管着孩子。
He ruled over his people with cruelty.
他残酷地统治他的人民。
An emperor is a monarch who rules over an empire.
皇帝就是统治一个帝国的君主。
He was the only person who could rule over the tribes.
他是唯一能统治那些部族的人。
They ruled over that country for more than 300 years.
他们统治那个国家达三百多年之久。
Gessler ruled over Switzerland. The Swiss people hated him.
盖斯勒统治着瑞士,瑞士人都痛恨他。
He ruled over the country with great justice.
他治国非常公正。
They no longer rule over any overseas dominions.
他们不再拥有什么海外领土了。
He sent a special governor to Altorf, a man named Gressber, who would rule with a firm hand.
他往阿尔托夫城派了一个特别总督—一个名叫盖斯勒的人,这个人要用铁的手腕来统治。
rule sb/sth with sthThe headmaster ruled the school with a stern discipline.
校长治校严谨。
Mark said that he would like to rule a small kingdom with a rod of iron .
马克说他很想能严格统治一个小王国。
John is ruled by his wife with a rod of iron .
约翰被他的妻子严加管束。