新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

police

英  [pəˈliːs]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[SING 单数型名词] 警方

    The police are the official organization that is responsible for making sure that people obey the law.

    近义词

    law enforcement , police officers

    双语例句

    例:

    The police are also looking for a second car.

    警方也在寻找第二辆车。

    例:

    Police say they have arrested twenty people following the disturbances.

    警方称骚乱发生后他们已经逮捕了20个人。

    2[PL 复数] 警察

    Police are men and women who are members of the official organization that is responsible for making sure that people obey the law.

    双语例句

    例:

    More than one hundred police have ringed the area.

    一百多名警察已经包围了这个地区。

    VERB. 动词
  • polices , policing , policed

    1[T 及物动词] 维持…的治安

    If the police or military forces police an area or event, they make sure that law and order is preserved in that area or at that event.

    双语例句

    例:

    the tiny UN observer force whose job it is to police the border.

    维持边界治安的一小支联合国观察部队。

    2[T 及物动词] 监督

    If a person or group in authority polices a law or an area of public life, they make sure that what is done is fair and legal.

    双语例句

    例:

    the self-regulatory body that polices the investment management business.

    监督投资管理事务的自律机构。