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ruling out

/rool/US // rul //UK // (ruːl) //

排除,排除了,排除在外,排斥

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
    • : the code of regulations observed by a religious order or congregation: the Franciscan rule.
    • : the customary or normal circumstance, occurrence, manner, practice, quality, etc.: the rule rather than the exception.
    • : control, government, or dominion: under the rule of a dictator.
    • : tenure or conduct of reign or office: during the rule of George III.
    • : a prescribed mathematical method for performing a calculation or solving a problem.
    • : ruler.
    • : Astronomy. the constellation Norma.
    • : Printing. a thin, type-high strip of metal, for printing a solid or decorative line or lines.
    • : Law. a formal order or direction made by a court, as for governing the procedure of the court or for sending the case before a referee .a legal principle.a court order in a particular case.
    • : rules, Penology. a fixed area in the neighborhood of certain prisons within which certain prisoners were allowed to live.the freedom of such an area.
    • : Obsolete. behavior.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    ruled, rul·ing.

    • : to control or direct; exercise dominating power, authority, or influence over; govern: to rule the empire with severity.
    • : to decide or declare judicially or authoritatively; decree: The judge ruled that he should be exiled.
    • : to mark with lines, especially parallel straight lines, with the aid of a ruler or the like: to rule paper.
    • : to mark out or form by this method: to rule lines on paper.
    • : to be superior or preeminent in; dominate by superiority; hold sway over: For centuries, England ruled the seas.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    ruled, rul·ing.

    • : to exercise dominating power or influence; predominate.
    • : to exercise authority, dominion, or sovereignty.
    • : to make a formal decision or ruling, as on a point at law.
    • : to be prevalent or current: Higher prices ruled throughout France.
  1. 1
    • : rule out, to prove to be unrelated or not for consideration; eliminate; exclude: to rule out the possibility of error.to make impossible or impracticable: The rainstorm ruled out the holiday camping.

Phrases

  • rule of thumb
  • rule out
  • rule the roost
  • as a rule
  • exception proves the rule
  • ground rules

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Our guys have been great about the rules and we’re adjusting.

  • My rule of thumb is that if it cooks quickly at a high heat on the stovetop, it will cook quickly under the high heat of a broiler, too.

  • General rules and guidelines are not likely to be the way to go, she says.

  • He went back and forth over the legislature’s proposed vaccination rules and has struggled to convince teachers and administrators to reopen schools.

  • Nextdoor would not comment on individual users but emphasized the site has rules in place against profanity, over-posting, and personal disputes.

  • Obviously, the first obligation of all liberal democratic governments is to enforce the rule of law.

  • And so the same creeping rot of the rule of law that the administration has inflicted on immigration now bedevils our drug laws.

  • Rule 16(c) was a proposed change in the rules at the 1976 Republican Convention.

  • The rule of law, you see, buckles, bends and sometimes crumbles under the weight of racism, sexism, and classism.

  • His rule over the country came to an end in 1979 when the director of the KCIA shot Park and his bodyguard to death at dinner.

  • All elements of expression modify each other, so that no mere rule can cover all cases.

  • As a rule, however, even in the case of extreme varieties, a careful examination of the specimen will enable it to be identified.

  • He set down as the second the golden rule, “Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so to them.”

  • Hence arise factions, dissensions, and loss to their religious interests and work; and these intruders seek to rule the others.

  • This impulse to extend rule appears more plainly in many of the little ceremonial observances of the child.