[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]法律；法规Legislation consists of a law or laws passed by a government.
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...a letter calling for legislation to protect women's rights.
一封呼吁立法保护妇女权益的信
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le·gis·la·tionAWL/ˌledʒɪsˈleɪʃn; NAmEˌledʒɪsˈleɪʃn/noun[uncountable ]1a law or a set of laws passed by a parliament 法规；法律◆an important piece of legislation一条重要的法规◆New legislation on the sale of drugs will be introduced next year.有关药物销售的新法规将于明年出台。☞collocationsat
politics
2the process of making and passing laws 立法；制订法律◆Legislation will be difficult and will take time.立法既费力又耗时。le·gis·la·tion/ˌledʒɪsˈleɪʃn; NAmEˌledʒɪsˈleɪʃn/
a law or set of laws: It is a very important piece of legislation.legislation on the legislation on abortionlegislation to do something new legislation to protect childrenintroduce/bring in legislation The government is bringing in legislation to combat this problem.under new/existing/current etc legislation The company can be prosecuted under the new legislation.COLLOCATIONSverbsintroduce/bring in legislation· The government will introduce legislation to force brewers to list the ingredients in their beers.pass legislation (=officially approve it so that it becomes law)· Legislation was passed banning the use of child labour.legislation allows something· It was a huge change when Russia passed legislation to allow the sale of private property.legislation prevents something· Legislation prevents the import and export of certain types of drug.legislation requires something· Legislation requires newspapers to be printed on recycled paper.draft legislation (=write it before it is finally approved)· She is a member of the committee that is drafting the legislation.enact legislation formal (=make it into a law)· Much legislation has been enacted to control pollution.propose legislation (=suggest a new law)· The government proposed legislation on data protection.phrasesa piece of legislation· The most important piece of legislation was the Prevention of Fraud Act.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + legislationexisting/current etc legislation· The existing legislation may need to be amended.new legislation· The Government has promised new legislation to deal with the problem.safety legislation· Safety legislation requires all construction workers to wear protective headgear .national legislation· National legislation defines the powers of local authorities.government legislation· New government legislation will force manufacturers to label their products more accurately.federal legislation American English· Federal legislation is drafted primarily by the staffs of the congressional committees.anti-terrorism legislation· The House Of Representatives is expected to pass new anti-terrorism legislation today.
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立法(68%)，法律(18%)，法规(14%)
n.立法；法律
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