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rule

英/ɹˈuːl/
美/ˈɹuɫ/
01n.

规则, 统治, 控制, 支配, 规律, 标准, 章程, 破折号, 铅线

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; prescribed guide for conduct or action; (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice; the duration of a monarch's or government's power

02v.

规定, 统治, 管理, 控制, 支配, 裁决

03v.

统治, 管辖, 裁定