POLICE,可读做“普利斯”。
police
英 [pə'liːs]
美 [pə'lis]
n. 警察,警方;治安
vt. 监督;管辖哪猛;维持治安;为…配备警察
adj. 警察的猛桥;有关警察的
[ 过去式 policed 过去分词 policed 现在分词 policing ]
1.
N-SING-COLL The police are the official organization that is responsible for making sure that people obey the law. 警方
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.
警方称他们已经在骚乱后逮捕了20个人。
2.
N-PLURAL Police are men and women who are members of the official organization that is responsible for making sure that people obey the law. 警察
例:
More than one hundred police have ringed the area.
一百多名警察已经包围了这个李知桥地区。
3.
V-T 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. 维持…的治安
例:
...the tiny U.N. observer force whose job it is to police the border.
…维持边界治安的那一小支联合国观察部队。
4.
V-T 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. 监督
例:
...the self-regulatory body that polices the investment management business.
…监督投资管理事务的自律机构。