Word · Frequency #539
rule
统治；管辖；支配
To govern or control a country or group of people; to be in charge.
- 1.
To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
统治；管理；支配
- 2.
To decide judicially.
裁定；判决
- 3.
To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.
规定；确定
- 4.
To mark (paper or the like) with rules (lines).
在...上画线
裁决；裁定；规定；定为；画线；用尺画线；统治；管理；支配；裁定；判决
In use
The king ruled the country for over fifty years.
In a true democracy, the people rule.
The judge ruled that the contract was invalid.
rule + noun phrase
直接接宾语表示统治或管理。
The king ruled the kingdom for many years.
国王统治了这个王国许多年。
rule over + noun phrase
强调统治的范围或对象。
She ruled over a vast empire.
她统治了一个庞大的帝国。
rule that + clause
用于法律或正式裁决。
The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible.
法官裁定该证据不可采纳。
Connections
Collocations
- rule a country
- 统治国家
- She ruled the country for twenty years.她统治了这个国家二十年。
- rule over
- 统治；支配
- The emperor ruled over a vast empire.皇帝统治着一个庞大的帝国。
- rule against
- 裁定…败诉
- The judge ruled against the defendant.法官作出了不利于被告的裁定。
- rule in favor of
- 裁定…胜诉
- The court ruled in favor of the plaintiff.法院作出了有利于原告的裁定。
- rule out
- 排除；把…排除在外
- Police have not ruled out arson.警方尚未排除纵火的可能性。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 ruler（尺子/统治者）：统治者拿尺子划线、定规矩，于是 rule 表示“统治、裁定、画线”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：political/historical discourse、court/legal rulings、rules and regulations、technical drawing/printing rule 作动词时，正式程度随义项和搭配变化：表“统治/管辖”或法律“裁定”时通常较正式，多用于政治、历史或法律语境；表“规定/定为”时较中性，常见于规则、标准说明；表“画线”则用于具体技术场景。一般口语中要表达“管理/负责”，可用 manage 或 be in charge of，语气更自然。
Grammar Note
ruling
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 rule 的发音 /ruːl/ 同韵，都包含 /uːl/ 音：cool、pool、school、tool、fool。注意 rule 中的 u 发长音 /uː/，不要受拼写影响读成 /rʌl/。类似拼写但读音不同的词如 ruler /ˈruːlər/ 虽然由 rule 加 -er 构成，但发音与 rule 不完全相同。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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