police

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n. 警察, 警察当局, 治安 vt. 维持治安, 管辖

发音

UK /pəˈliːs/
其它 /pəˈliːs/
US /pəˈliːs/
IN /pəˈliːs/
IN /pəˈliːs/
IN /pəˈliːs/

词形变化

polices policed polices 三单 policing policing 现在分词 policed 过去式 policed 过去分词

别名

p'lice

教材释义与例句

名词

警察,警方;治安

the people who work for an official organization whose job is to catch criminals and make sure that people obey the law

动词

监督;管辖;维持治安;为…配备警察

to keep control over a particular area in order to make sure that laws are obeyed and that people and property are protected, using a police or military force

释义与例句

n. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    A constituted body of officers representing the civil authority of government, empowered to maintain public order and safety, enforce the law, and prevent, detect, and investigate crime.

    政治 法律

    There are nine Principles of Police: ... 7 To maintain at all times a relationship with the public that gives reality to the historic tradition that the police are the public and that the public are the police; the police being only members of the public who are paid to give full-time attention to duties which are incumbent on every citizen, in the interests of community welfare and existence.

    In the criminal justice system, the People are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime, and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders.

    Call the police!

    Police! help! Police! help!

  2. 2.

    A constituted body of officers representing the civil authority of government, empowered to maintain public order and safety, enforce the law, and prevent, detect, and investigate crime.

    A department of local (usually municipal) government responsible for general law enforcement.

    警察

    警方

    公安

    加拿大 美国 历史 政治 法律

    The Cook County Sheriff's Department has jurisdiction across most of Chicago but focuses on the unincorporated area and tasks like prisoner transport, leaving the rest to the Chicago Police Department.

  3. 3.

    A constituted body of officers representing the civil authority of government, empowered to maintain public order and safety, enforce the law, and prevent, detect, and investigate crime.

    A branch of the Home Office responsible for general law enforcement within a specific territory.

    英国 政治 法律

    Scotland Yard is, technically speaking, only the metropolitan police for Greater London but because of their importance they have special jurisdiction for some crimes across the United Kingdom.

  4. 4.

    A constituted body of officers representing the civil authority of government, empowered to maintain public order and safety, enforce the law, and prevent, detect, and investigate crime.

    Any of the formally enacted law enforcement agencies at various levels of government.

    澳大利亚 新西兰 政治 法律
  5. 5.

    The staff of such a department or agency, particularly its officers; (regional, chiefly US, Caribbean, Jamaica, Scotland, countable) an individual police officer.

    仅复数

    Pearlman: Very clever, Lester. You got it all figured, huh? Freamon: Me? I'm just a police.

  6. 6.

    People who try to enforce norms or standards as if granted authority similar to the police.

    贬义 比喻

    Who called the fashion police?

  7. 7.

    Cleanup of a military facility, as a formal duty.

    俚语 政治 军事
  8. 8.

    Synonym of administration, the regulation of a community or society.

    古体
  9. 9.

    Alternative form of policy.

    废旧
  10. 10.

    Alternative form of polity, civilization, a regulated community.

    废旧
v.
  1. 1.

    To enforce the law and keep order among (a group).

    及物

    Extra security was hired to police the crowd at the big game.

  2. 2.

    To clean up an area.

    及物/不及物 俚语 政治 军事

    ELIAS: Police up your extra ammo and frags, don't leave nothing for the dinks.

  3. 3.

    To enforce norms or standards upon.

    比喻 及物

    to police a person's identity

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle French police, from Latin polītīa (“state, government”), from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía). Doublet of policy, polis (“police”), and polity.

来源:wiktionary