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ruling

noun
 
🔊/ˈruːlɪŋ/
🔊/ˈruːlɪŋ/
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  1. ruling (on something) an official decision made by somebody in a position of authority, especially a judge裁决；裁定；判决
    • The court will make its ruling on the case next week.法庭下周将对本案作出裁决。🔊🔊
    • The company intends to appeal against the ruling that it was negligent.该公司打算就其过失的裁决提出上诉。
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    • The court overturned the original ruling.法庭推翻了原来的裁决。
    • The judge's ruling is based on legal precedent.法官是基于法律判例作出的裁决。
    • The newspaper said that this was a ruling in favour of freedom of speech.这份报纸认为这一裁决是对言论自由的支持。
    • the European Court's ruling against detention without trial欧洲法庭未经审判不得拘留的裁决
    Topics Preferences and decisionsc1, Law and justicec1, Politicsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • authoritative
    • definitive
    • unanimous
    • …
    verb + ruling
    • give
    • hand down
    • issue
    • …
    preposition
    • ruling against
    • ruling by
    • ruling in favour/​favor of
    • …
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ruling

adjective
🔊/ˈruːlɪŋ/
🔊/ˈruːlɪŋ/
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  1. having control over a particular group, country, etc.统治的；支配的；占统治地位的
    • the ruling party执政党
    • the ruling class/elite统治阶级/精英
    • He has been elected head of the country’s new ruling body.他当选为该国新执政机构的负责人。
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    • He was a leading figure in the ruling military junta.他是执政的军政府的领导人物。
    • The party announced it had pulled out of the ruling coalition.该党宣布退出执政联盟。
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryRuling is used with these nouns:
    • class
    • coalition
    • council
    • …
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