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- (规范) standard; norm; criterion:
norm; standard; criterion;
准则
an example;
例则
- (规则) regulation; rule; law:
general rules;
总则
principle;
原则
- (姓氏) a surname:
Ze Chang
则长
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- (效法) imitate; follow; copy:
follow it; imitate its way;
则之
follow the example of the martyrs in word and deed
则先烈之言行
- (是,乃是) be:
This is my fault.
此则余之过也。
The office of the mind is to think.
心之官则思。
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- (用于分项或自成段落的文字的条数) an item:
an item of news ; a news story;
新闻一则
a joke;
笑话一则
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- (表示因果、条件等):
between six months and a year;
多则一年,少则半载
Either one goes forward or he will be left behind.
不进则退。
- (表示对比、转折、让步等):
Some are hard at work and some are slack in work.
有的勤奋工作,有的则消极怠工。
Others may be fond of titles and honours, but I am not.
人皆好名,我则不然。
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- (用在“一、二、三”等后面,列举原因或理由):
Don't set him the task. For one thing he's old; for another he's in poor health.
不能让他去干,一则年纪大,二则身体弱。
I don't think I am going today. First, I am feeling a bit tired; secondly, I have been there several times before.
我想今天不去了,一则我有点累,二则我去过好几趟了。