be ruled by someone

Related to word: rule

Idiom

Definition

  1. To accept and follow someone's advice or guidance; to be controlled or directed by someone.

    聽從某人的建議

    • In matters of investment, she is always ruled by her brother's advice.

      在投資方面,她總是聽從她哥哥的建議。

    • The company's decisions always seem to be ruled by the major shareholders.

      公司的決策似乎總是受主要股東的支配。

    • The young politician was heavily ruled by the influence of his mentor.

      這位年輕的政治家深受他導師的影響。