1748
are the exception
rather than the rule (= are rare), ft
j£.M, JXAAX^JEo o As a general rule vege
table oils are better for
you than animal fats.
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OF SYSTEM ]A - 4 [C] a statement of
what is possible
according to a particular
system, for example the grammar of a language g? # ; M
MJ : the rules of grammar ig&MM
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GOVERNMENT/CONTROL -ft fr. 5 [U] the government of
a country or control of a group of people by a particular person, group or
system ; ffJi; XK;
iffiJ: under
Communist/civilian/military, etc. rule X i X 0 majority rule
(= government by the political party that
most people have voted for) !%M 0
The
1972 act imposed direct rule from
—see
also HOME RULE
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MEASURING TOOL }|ij L‘.M 6 [C] a measuring
instrument with a straight edge R; .ICR — see also slide rule IT»171 bend/stretch the rules to change the rules to
suit a particular person or situation mm
;
i§® play
by sb’s (own) 'rules if sb plays by their own rules or makes other
people play by their rules, they set the conditions for doing business or
having a relationship AaEWMM^tX play by the 'rules to deal fairly and
honestly with people $cMM3?g iiMSSAE 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 MMM; the rule of
law the condition in which
all members of society, including its rulers, accept the authority of the law
Ajq a
rule of
thumb
a
practical method of doing or measuring sth, usually based on past experience
rather than on exact measurement ^^X#
&
() work
to 'rule to
follow the rules of your job in a very strict way in order to cause delay, as a
form of protest against your employer or your working conditions $ X ^ H X —
see also work-to-rulE —
more at exception
m verb
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GOVERN/CONTROL / ;f?: 1 ~ (over sb/sth) to control
and have authority over a
country, a group of people, etc. 1$M ; M'la', %Sd : [VN] At
that time John ruled
fj, 0 [V] Charles I ruled for eleven
years. X—-X0 0 She
once ruled over a
vast empire. TUMiMWitSL 0 (figura
tive) After the
revolution, anarchy ruled. X'&IUfa ,
■ JiM Xtf X A A ?.r if1 iS c 2
[VN] [often passive] (often disapproving) to be the main thing that
influences and controls sb/sth X SB ; 1$ %i ; III: The pursuit of
money ruled his life. ^ ii X XE# fife X ?£ 0 9
We live in a society where we are ruled by the clock, ffcf]
X?S£-AAAtPMlffi^&m£0
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GIVE OFFICIAL DECISION fA'Ii ili.AiA- / 3 ~ (on sth) to give
an official decision
about sth ; M/fL; M'& 1^771 pronounce : [V]
The court will rule on the legality of
the action. Ac 0 The
judge ruled
against/in favour of the
plaintiff. ft /!&
ift0 o [VN-ADJ] The
deal may be ruled illegal.
0
[V that] The court ruled that
the women were unfairly dismissed.
XiTTi&EFI^fEJo
[also VN to inf, VN that]
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DRAW STRAIGHT LINE m l!t
A 4
[VN]
to draw a straight
line using sth that has a
firm straight edge fi ll A # li Afst ) ; i® ( )
: Rule a line at the end of every
piece of work.
D32ZI
rule the 'roost (informal) to be the most powerful member of a group .-‘j
A A ; ft ^ If §5 ; X X rule (sb/sth) with a rod
of iron to
control a person or a group of people very severely SI £k ; A W ff
M — more at court n., divide v., heart ISTTiFi .rule off | .rule sth^'off to separate sth from
the next section of writing by drawing a line underneath it ®| %% PS ff
.rule
sb/sth*-'out 1
~ (as
sth) to
state that sth is not
possible or that sb/sth is not
suitable JE--iA A • ■ • X iS o'
BCC3 exclude : Police have not
ruled out the possibility that the man was murdered.
M X A X A M X (ft Rj ff o O The proposed solution was ruled out as too expensive.
2 to prevent sb from doing sth; to prevent
sth from happening ffiLih; PAX---AX: His age effectively ruled him out as a possible candidate. #, Eft X Xf£#.4EIXX Ac .rule sb 'out of sth
[usually passive] (in sport to state that a player,
runner, etc. will not be
able to take part in a sporting event; to prevent a player from taking part
XAfX AX fis#!?; A#H: He has been ruled out of the
match with a knee injury.
'rule book noun (usually the rule book) the set of rules that
must be followed in a particular job, organization or game MM ( ^M^ ) Xit
ruled /ru:ld/ adj. ruled paper has lines
printed across it
ruler (Hr/’ru:la(r)/ noun
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a person who rules or governs H jp # ; % @E
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a straight strip of wood, plastic or
metal, marked in centimetres or inches, used for measuring or for drawing
straight lines JlA
ruling/'ruilirj/ noun,
adj.
m noun ~ (on sth) an official
decision made by sb in a position of authority, especially a judge $5(A; M
A:
The court will make its ruling on the case
next week.
madj. [only
before noun] having control over a particular group, country, etc. ^^W; XBfiW; XfefvW: the ruling party fhM.1t
rum /rAm/ noun, adj.
u noun 1 [U, C] a strong alcoholic drink made
from the juice of SUGAR CANE ~ # % X E 'if
II P\ fX
M ) 2 [c] a glass of rum
■ adj. [usually before noun] (old-fashioned, BrE,
informal) strange X'SW H323 odd, peculiar
rumba (also rhumba) /'rAmba/ noun a fast dance
originally from
teen (); ^eh®
rum ble /'rAmbl/ verb, noun
mverb 1 [V] to make a long
deep sound or series of soundsThe machine rumbled
as it started up.
0 thunder rumbling in the distance 0 I’m
so hungry my stomach's rumbling. X f! St T M N To 2 [V +adv./prep.] to move slowly and heavily, making a
rumbling sound A ^ # Wi ft tj : tanks rumbling through the streets 3 [VN]
(BrE, informal) to discover the truth about sb or what
they are trying to hide ( ITO ) :
They knew they had been
rumbled,
4 (NAmE, informal) (of a gang of young people — (k X ^ A) to fight
against another gang fT tf- M IJil;ivi .rumble 'on (especially BrE) (of an argument, a
disagreement, etc. , jf jli #) to continue
slowly and steadily for a long time
^fe^^X A: Discussions rumble
on over the siting of the new airport. A X §r 4H M
W it W ® , X
'ST,
m noun 1 [U, C] ~ (of sth) a
long deep sound or series of sounds iWr t;
I%k$kr: the rumble of
thunder r# III EE) If X 0 Inside, the noise of the traffic was reduced to a
distant rumble. M M MM, X® I# P
O
(figurative) Although an agreement has
been reached, rumbles of resentment can still be heard. ffiXrilXMX^N-
A PJf S 0 2 [C] (NAmE,
informal) a fight in the street
between two or more gangs (= groups of young people)
'rumble strip noun (informal) a series of raised
strips across a road or along its edge that make a loud noise when a vehicle
drives over them in order to warn the driver to go slower or that he or she is
too close to the edge of the road ( J&®Wltfe#,
N-AMApIrI/X )