ruled

adj.

1. （纸张）有横格的，有平行线的
   ruled paper has lines printed across it

1. N-COUNT 规则;规定;章程;条例
   Rules are instructions that tell you what you are allowed to do and what you are not allowed to do.
   1. ...a thirty-two-page pamphlet explaining the rules of basketball...
      说明篮球规则的32页的小册子
   2. Sikhs were expected to adhere strictly to the religious rules concerning appearance...
      锡克教徒应当严格遵守该教对外表的规定。
   3. Strictly speaking, this was against the rules.
      严格地说，这是违规的。
   4. ...the amendment to Rule 22.
      对第22条章程的修订
2. N-COUNT 行事准则;指导方针;应做的事
   A rule is a statement telling people what they should do in order to achieve success or a benefit of some kind.
   1. An important rule is to drink plenty of water during any flight...
      一条重要的原则就是每次坐飞机都要多喝水。
   2. By and large, the rules for healthy eating are the same during pregnancy as at any other time.
      总的来说，怀孕期间健康饮食的原则和其他时期是一致的。
3. N-COUNT （语言或科学中的）规律，法则
   The rules of something such as a language or a science are statements that describe the way that things usually happen in a particular situation.
   1. It is a rule of English that adjectives generally precede the noun they modify.
      形容词一般放在所修饰名词的前面是英语中的一条规律。
   2. ...according to the rules of quantum theory.
      根据量子论的原理
4. N-SING 普遍情况;常规;惯例
   If something is the rule, it is the normal state of affairs.
   1. However, for many Americans today, weekend work has unfortunately become the rule rather than the exception.
      然而，现在对于很多美国人来说，周末工作不幸已经成为了一种普遍情况，而非例外。
5. VERB 统治;控制;支配
   The person or group that rules a country controls its affairs.
   1. For four centuries, he says, foreigners have ruled Angola...
      他说，外来者统治安哥拉的时间已长达4个世纪。
   2. He ruled for eight months.
      他统治了8个月的时间。
   3. ...the long line of feudal lords who had ruled over this land.
      曾经统治这片土地的历代封建领主
   4. Rule is also a noun.
      
   5. ...demands for an end to one-party rule.
      结束一党专政的要求
6. VERB 控制;制约;影响
   If something rules your life, it influences or restricts your actions in a way that is not good for you.
   1. Scientists have always been aware of how fear can rule our lives and make us ill.
      科学家一直都很清楚恐惧会影响我们的生活，引起我们身体的不适。
7. VERB 判定;裁定;裁决
   When someone in authority rules that something is true or should happen, they state that they have officially decided that it is true or should happen.
   1. The court ruled that laws passed by the assembly remained valid...
      法院裁定议会通过的法律仍然有效。
   2. The Israeli court has not yet ruled on the case...
      以色列法院尚未对此案作出裁决。
   3. A provincial magistrates' court last week ruled it unconstitutional...
      一家省级地方法院上周裁定其违宪。
   4. The committee ruled against all-night opening mainly on safety grounds.
      委员会反对通宵营业主要是出于安全方面的考虑。
8. VERB (用尺等)画(直线)
   If you rule a straight line, you draw it using something that has a straight edge.
   1. ...a ruled grid of horizontal and vertical lines.
      由水平线和垂直线画成的格子
9. See also: golden rule ground rule ruling slide rule
10. PHRASE 通常;一般来说
    If you say that something happens as a rule, you mean that it usually happens.
    1. As a rule, however, such attacks have been aimed at causing damage rather than taking life.
       然而，通常此类袭击只是为了造成破坏，并非要人性命。
    2. As a general rule, burglars are wary about gaining entry from the front or side of a building.
       通常来说，窃贼对从房屋的正面或侧面潜入会比较谨慎。
11. PHRASE 变通规则;放松规定;通融
    If someone in authority bends the rules or stretches the rules, they do something even though it is against the rules.
    1. There is a particular urgency in this case, and it would help if you could bend the rules.
       这次碰巧有紧急情况，如果您能通融一下就好了。
12. PHRASE (根据实际经验的)粗略估算;经验之谈
    A rule of thumb is a rule or principle that you follow which is not based on exact calculations, but rather on experience.
    1. A good rule of thumb is that a broker must generate sales of ten times his salary if his employer is to make a profit...
       根据经验来看，如果雇主要获得利润，那么其代理商必须卖出相当于其工资10倍的销售额。
    2. As a rule of thumb, a cup of filter coffee contains about 80mg of caffeine.
       凭经验估计，一杯过滤咖啡约含80毫克咖啡因。
13. PHRASE 按章工作;变相怠工
    If workers work to rule, they protest by working according to the rules of their job without doing any extra work or taking any new decisions.
    1. Nurses are continuing to work to rule.
       护士们还在消极怠工。

1. Some were obviously unsuitable and could be ruled out at once. Others were borderline cases.
   一些明显不合适，可以马上排除。另一些则勉强合格。
2. The judge ruled a mistrial and cited the prosecutors for outrageous misconduct.
   法官裁定为无效审判，并以严重渎职为名传讯了检察官。
3. This system has collapsed in most countries where it ruled
   这一体系在其占统治地位的大多数国家都失败了。
4. The country was ruled by a despotic tyrant.
   该国处在一个专制暴君的统治之下。
5. An appeals court had ruled that they could not get a fair trial in Los Angeles.
   上诉法庭已经裁定他们在洛杉矶无法得到公正的审判。
6. Henry and Richard both ruled with a heavy hand.
   亨利和理查都用高压手段实行统治。
7. The Prime Minister yesterday ruled out Government action to hold down petrol prices
   首相昨天表示政府不会采取行动抑制汽油价格上涨。
8. The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible.
   法官裁定该证据不能被采信。
9. The jury ruled that he had infringed no rules.
   陪审团裁决他没有违反任何规定。
10. Police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the killing.
    警方已排除因抢劫而杀人的可能。
11. When the invasion occurred he ruled as a puppet of the occupiers
    外敌入侵时，他作为占领者的傀儡行使统治。
12. The Party ruled the country without regard for the people's views.
    该党治国对民意视而不见。
13. For four centuries, he says, foreigners have ruled Angola
    他说，外来者统治安哥拉的时间已长达4个世纪。
14. He ruled for eight months.
    他统治了8个月的时间。
15. The court ruled that laws passed by the assembly remained valid
    法院裁定议会通过的法律仍然有效。
16. The Israeli court has not yet ruled on the case
    以色列法院尚未对此案作出裁决。
17. A provincial magistrates 'court last week ruled it unconstitutional
    一家省级地方法院上周裁定其违宪。
18. The committee ruled against all-night opening mainly on safety grounds.
    委员会反对通宵营业主要是出于安全方面的考虑。
19. The Prime Minister is believed to have ruled out cuts in child benefit or pensions
    据信首相已经排除了削减儿童救济金或养老金的可能。
20. Local detectives have ruled out foul play.
    当地的侦探已经排除了他杀的可能性。
21. A serious car accident in 1986 ruled out a permanent future for him in farming.
    1986年一场严重的车祸让他永远不可能再务农了。
22. Until this week he appeared to have ruled himself out of the running because of his age.
    他似乎一直因为年龄问题不认为自己有获胜的可能，但情况在这周改变了。
23. The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that racial segregation in schools was unconstitutional
    联邦最高法院一致裁定学校实行的种族隔离措施违反宪法。
24. The European Commission ruled that British Aerospace should pay back tens of millions of pounds.
    欧洲委员会裁定英国航空航天公司应该偿还数千万英镑。
25. The district court ruled that Popper's silence in court today should be entered as a plea of not guilty.
    区法院裁定今天波珀在法庭上的缄默将被视作是进行无罪抗辩。
26. The possibility of another stalking horse challenge this autumn cannot be ruled out.
    今年秋季可能会再次推出一名掩护性候选人出来挑战，不排除这种可能性。
27. He was a military strongman who ruled the country after a coup.
    他是个军事独裁者，在一场军事政变后成为这个国家的统治者。
28. Since 1804 the country has mostly been ruled by tyrants.
    自1804年以来，该国大部分时间都处于暴君的统治之下。
29. The possibility of suicide was ruled out.
    自杀的可能性已被排除。
30. Bismarck ruled Germany by a strong hand.
    俾斯麦用铁腕手段统治德国。

adj

1. subject to a ruling authority
   1. the ruled mass