RULE/REGULATION1 a rule2 rules of acceptable behaviourRELATED WORDSthe law of a country or society 国家或社会的法律LAWsee alsoSTRICT/NOT STRICTPUNISH1 a rule 规定rule /ruːl/ [countable noun]an instruction that says what people are allowed to do or not allowed to do, for example in a game, or in a school or organization 〔用于游戏、学校或组织等的〕规则；规定；规章 No one's allowed to ride with the driver. That's a company rule. 任何人都不许搭司机的便车，那是公司的规定。 It says in the rules that every child has to wear school uniform. 校规中规定每个孩子都必须穿校服。against the rulesnot allowed by the rules 违反规定 It is strictly against the rules for athletes to take drugs. 运动员服用违禁药物是严重违反规定的行为。break a ruledisobey it 犯规 I have no sympathy for Jonson. He broke the rules and got caught, that's all. 我一点都不同情琼森，他违反规定被抓住了，就这样。rules govern somethingsay how something should be done 规则制约某事物 There have been some changes in the rules governing the use of safety equipment. 如何使用安全设备的规定已有所变动。hard and fast rulea definite fixed rule 清楚严格的规定 These are just guidelines, not hard and fast rules. 这些还只是准则，不是铁定的规章。regulation /ˌregjɑˈleɪʃən/ [countable noun usually plural]an official rule made by a government or organization, which is part of a set of rules 〔政府或组织制定的〕规章；规定；条例 Under the new regulations, coach drivers must take a break every four hours. 按新规定，长途汽车驾驶员必须每四小时休息一下。building/planning/environmental regulations The building regulations are very strict about the materials you can use. 建筑条例对材料的使用规定非常严格。safety/fire regulations Safety regulations affecting dangerous fluids must be scrupulously observed. 有关危险液体的安全条例必须严格遵守。comply with/conform to a regulationbe correct according to a regulation 遵守条例 All cars sold in Germany must conform to the regulations laid down by the Federal Road Safety Board. 所有在德国销售的汽车必须符合联邦道路安全委员会制定的条例。contravene/breach a regulationformaldo something that is forbidden by it 【正式】违反条例 Anyone who takes milk from an unhealthy cow will be contravening public health regulations. 任何人从病牛身上取奶均违反公共卫生条例。restriction /rɪˈstrɪkʃən/ [countable noun usually plural]an official rule that limits what people can do 限定；限制restriction on There are restrictions on what you can bring into the country. Alcohol, for example, is totally forbidden. 该国对可携带入境的东西是有限制的，比如说酒是绝对禁止的。impose a restrictionbring it into operation 实行限制 The restrictions imposed by the censors make objective reporting of news impossible. 审查人员制定的限制使新闻报道变得不可能客观。lift a restrictionstop it from operating 解除限制 Congress voted to lift trade restrictions against Iran. 国会投票通过取消对伊朗的贸易限制。travel/price/import restrictionsrules that limit the amount that someone can travel, how much something can cost etc 旅游/价格/进口限制 For a while they tried using price restrictions as a way of controlling inflation. 有一阵子他们试着限制价格以控制通货膨胀。law /lɔː/ [countable noun usually plural]one of the rules that say how a sport should be played 〔体育比赛的〕规则；条例 FIFA is the organization that runs world football and decides whether any of the laws should be changed. 国际足球联合会是个安排全世界的足球比赛并决定比赛规则是否应该修改的组织。law of the laws of cricket 板球的规则code /kəʊd/ [countable noun]a set of rules that people or organizations agree to obey but are not forced to obey 〔人或组织的〕准则，规范code of He will be dealt with under our code of discipline. 我们将按纪律规则处罚他。code of practicerules saying what a particular type of organization should or should not do 行业规则 A new code of practice governing the advertising of tobacco products is being introduced. 一条新的有关烟草广告的行业规则已经实施。code of conductrules saying how members of a profession should behave 行为守则 Hobbs had blatantly ignored the legal profession's code of conduct. 霍布斯公然无视法律行业的行为守则。moral/religious code people who follow some strict religious code 严格遵守宗教准则的人rules and regulations /ˌruːlz ən regjɑˈleɪʃənz/ [noun phrase]a set of rules - use this when you think the rules are too detailed or cause unnecessary inconvenience 规章制度〔用于你认为这些规定太详细或造成了不必要的麻烦〕 There were so many petty rules and regulations that some companies stopped trying to export their products. 琐碎的规章制度那么多，有些公司干脆就不去出口自己的产品了。2 rules of acceptable behaviour 合理行为的规定convention /kənˈvenʃən/ [countable/uncountable noun]the rules and customs of acceptable behaviour, which are generally accepted by the members of a group or society 社会习俗；惯例 He is a flamboyant millionaire who ignores social conventions. 他是个派头十足、无视社会惯例的百万富翁。convention of She shocked her neighbours by ignoring every convention of respectable society. 她无视上流社会的任何习俗，令邻居们惊愕不已。a matter of convention It is a matter of convention that male business people usually wear suits. 男性商人一般穿成套西装，这是个习惯问题。defy conventiondo something unconventional 违背习俗 For the next four years they defied convention by living as man and wife when they were not. 接下来的四年，他们无视社会规范，虽不是夫妻却以夫妻身份共同生活。protocol /ˈprəʊtəkɒlǁ-kɔːl/ [uncountable noun]the system of rules for behaviour on official occasions 礼节，礼仪 According to protocol, he was to arrive at the meeting exactly five minutes early. 按礼节他应该提早正好五分钟到会。breach of protocolbehaviour not according to protocol 违反礼节 Touching the Queen was a breach of royal protocol. 触碰女王是违反皇家礼仪的。etiquette /ˈetɪketǁ-kət/ [uncountable noun]the rules of polite behaviour in society or in a particular group 行为规范；礼仪 Etiquette is especially important on occasions such as weddings and funerals. 在婚礼、葬礼等场合中，礼仪尤其重要。breach of etiquettebehaviour not according to etiquette 违反礼节 It was considered a breach of etiquette to refuse an invitation. 拒绝邀请被视为一种违反礼节的行为。professional etiquettethe etiquette followed by people working in a particular profession 行业规矩 Professional etiquette dictates that judges should not express their opinions about a case in public. 行规规定法官不应该公开发表自己对某一案件的看法。unwritten law /ˌʌnrɪtn ˈlɔː/ [countable noun]a rule or way of behaving that is not official but is accepted by most members of a society or group 不成文的规定 It was an unwritten law of the Mafia that nobody should talk to the police. 黑手党有不成文的规定，就是任何人都不许跟警察交谈。 Jobs like this never go to women -- it just seems to be one of those unwritten laws of business. 这种工作永远也不会给妇女做—这就好像是商界的一条不成文的规定。netiquette /ˈnetɪket/ [uncountable noun]informalthe commonly accepted rules for polite behaviour when you are communicating with other people on the Internet 【非正式】网上礼仪 Sending an angry e-mail in capital letters breaks the rules of netiquette. 用全大写字母发出语调气愤的电子邮件违反了网上礼节。