[N-SING-COLL 单数集合名词]警察部门；警察机关；警方 The police are the official organization that is responsible for making sure that people obey the law.
The police are also looking for a second car...
警方也在寻找另一辆车。
Police say they have arrested twenty people following the disturbances...
警方说骚乱发生后他们已逮捕了20人。
I noticed a police car shadowing us.
我注意到一辆警车尾随着我们。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]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.
More than one hundred police have ringed the area.
这一地区已被上百名警察包围。
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[VERB 动词]See also:
secret police
；维持…的治安；守卫；保卫 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.
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...the tiny UN observer force whose job it is to police the border...
承担守卫边界职责的一小支联合国观察员部队
The march was heavily policed.
出动了大批警察维持游行示威的秩序。
policing
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community policing
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...the policing of public places.
公共场所治安的维持
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[VERB 动词]管理；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.
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...IMRO, the self-regulatory body that polices the investment management business.
投资管理监管组织，监督投资管理业务的自律机构
policing
Policing of business courses varies widely.
对商业行为的监管差别很大。
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po·lice★/pəˈliːs; NAmEpəˈliːs/
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policepolicespolicedpolicingnoun★(oftenthe police )[plural ]an official organization whose job is to make people obey the law and to prevent and solve crime; the people who work for this organization 警察部门；警方◆A man was arrested by the police and held for questioning.一名男子被警方逮捕并拘押讯问。◆Get out of the house or I'll call the police.滚出这所房子，不然我就叫警察了。◆Police suspect a local gang.警方怀疑当地的一个不良帮派。◆a police car警车◆Hundreds of police in riot gear struggled to control the violence.数以百计的警察身披防暴装备，奋力镇压暴乱。☞see also
secret police
verb1policesth (of the police, army, etc. 警察、军队等)to go around a particular area to make sure that nobody is breaking the law there 巡查；维护治安◆The border will be policed by UN officials.边境将由联合国官员巡查。2policesth (of a committee, etc. 委员会等)to make sure that a particular set of rules is obeyed 监督；管制SYN
monitor
◆The profession is policed by its own regulatory body.这个行业由其自律机构监督。po·lice/pəˈliːs; NAmEpəˈliːs/
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police1 noun
police2 verb
policepo‧lice1 /pəˈliːs/ ●●●S1W1 noun [plural]
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1the people who work for an official organization whose job is to catch criminals and make sure that people obey the law: Police surrounded the courthouse.2the police the official organization whose job is to catch criminals and make sure that people obey the law: Quick! Call the police! By the time the police arrived the man had fled. He was arrested by the police for dangerous driving. He plans to join the police when he leaves school. →
military police
, secret police
GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?• Police is a plural noun and is followed by a plural verb: · The police are investigating the case.✗Don’t say: The police is investigating the case.• When talking about someone who works for the police, you say a police officer, a policeman, or a policewoman. ✗Don’t say: a policeCOLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2verbscall the police· Staff called the police when they noticed a broken window.tell the police (also inform the police formal)· I think we should tell the police.report something to the police· Why are so many crimes not reported to the police?the police investigate something· Sussex Police are investigating a break-in at the club.the police catch somebody· The police are no nearer to catching his killer.the police arrest somebody/make an arrest· The police arrested Mr Fox as he tried to leave the country.· Officer Singer said the police have made no arrests in the robbery.the police question/interview somebody· Police are questioning two men about the deaths.the police charge somebody (=officially say that someone will be judged in a court for committing a crime)· The police have charged the parents with murder.the police hold somebody (also the police detain somebody formal) (=keep them at a police station)· The police can hold suspects for up to 48 hours without charge.· The police detained several activists, but released them after questioning.the police release somebody· The police released William and all charges were dropped.the police appeal for something· Police are appealing for witnesses to the attack.the police raid/storm a place· The police raided his home and took his computer.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + policearmed police· Armed police surrounded the house.uniformed police· Uniformed police and plain clothes detectives were present in large numbers.riot police· Riot police moved in with tear gas.traffic police British English· Traffic police closed the motorway after the accident.police + NOUNa police investigation· Despite a police investigation, no arrests were made.a police raid (=a surprise visit made by the police to search for something illegal)· Six people were arrested in a police raid on the bar.a police escort (=a police officer or officers that go with someone to guard or protect them)· The teams will parade through the city with a police escort.a police cordon (=a line of police officers who are preventing people going somewhere)· The demonstrators tried to break through a police cordon.the police force· Her son is in the police force.a police officer· The police officer asked to see his driving licence.a police station (=building where the police work)· They took him down to the police station to ask him some questions.a police car· The men were being followed by an unmarked police car.a police dog· Police dogs were used to catch the thieves.police brutality/harassment (=when the police hit or threaten people)· He claims to have witnessed many instances of police brutality.THESAURUSpeople in the policepolice officer (also officer) a member of the police. In British English, police officer is used especially in more formal contexts, for example in news reports. In everyday English, British people still usually say policeman or policewoman: · a senior police officer· He was sentenced to life in prison for killing a police officer.· He is the officer in charge of the case.· Officer Fayard (=in the US ‘Officer’ is used in the title of police officers)policeman a man who is a member of the police: · an off-duty policeman· He’s a former policeman.policewoman a woman who is a member of the police: · The girl, accompanied by a policewoman and two social workers, was seen in private by Sheriff George Crozier.PC/WPC abbreviation used in the job titles of British police officers. PC means ‘Police Constable’ and WPC means ‘Woman Police Constable’: · PC Keith Fletcher· WPC Susan Larkindetective a police officer whose job is to discover who is responsible for crimes: · Detectives are investigating the death of a baby boy.· Detective Inspector John Hartwellplain-clothes adjective a plain-clothes police officer wears ordinary clothes instead of a uniform: · Two plain-clothes police officers, acting as hotel security men, kept watch on him.constable a British police officer of the lowest rank: · a police constable· Constable Robin Cameronchief constable a senior police officer who is in charge of the police in a particular area in Britain: · the chief constable of North Yorkshire policecop informal a police officer: · You’d better call the cops.trooper a US police officer in a state police force: · a New Jersey state trooper
police1 noun
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policepolice2 ●○○ verb [transitive]
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1to 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: The army was brought in to police the city centre.2to control a particular activity or industry by making sure that people follow the correct rules for what they do: The agency was set up to police the nuclear power industry. →
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