[] to give an official decision about sth决定；判决；裁决◆The deal may be ruled illegal.这一协议可能被裁定为非法。◆The court ruled that the women were unfairly dismissed.法庭裁决这些妇女遭不公正解雇。➡ruling , overrule ⨁to rule against / in favour of / on sth作出对某事物不利／有利的裁决 [] to draw a straight line using sth that has a firm straight edge用直尺画线；画直线◆Rule a line at the end of every piece of work.在每篇作品的末尾画一条直线。➡ idiom at court noun●ˌrule sb/sth ˈoutto state or decide that sth is not possible or that sb/sth is not suitable把…排除在外；认为…不合适◆He would not rule out the possibility of a merger.他不会排除并购的可能性。◆The proposed solution was ruled out as too expensive.建议的解决方案因费用过高而遭到否决。◆They ruled him out for the top job at the bank.他们认为他不适合担任银行最高管理者。to prevent sb from doing sth; to prevent sth from happening阻止；防止…发生◆His age ruled him out as a possible candidate.他的年龄使他不可能成为候选人。