| 释义 |
po·lice /pəˈliːs/ n. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. [the police] 警察部门，警察机关；警方
Contact the police as soon as possible after a burglary. 发生撬窃后应尽快报警。
This is a police matter; I'll phone them. 这是警方应管的事情，我来给他们打电话。
2. [用作复]警察；〈美口〉一名警察
several hundred police 数百名警察
a squad of mounted police 一队骑警
The police are searching for a tall dark man. 警察正在搜查一个皮肤黝黑的高个子男人。
His father was a police. 他父亲是名警察。
3. (非官方的)警卫组织，治安组织
railway police 铁路警卫处
the security police at a college 学院治安警卫处
4. [用作复] 警卫人员，治安人员
5. 〈古〉公共秩序，治安
The police of the boat is bad. 船上的秩序很糟。
6. 〈美〉(军营中维持整洁等的)内务值勤；[用作复]内务值勤兵
be responsible for the police of a gun position 负责炮兵阵地的内务值勤
II vt.
1. 维持…的治安；守卫，保卫
police a lawless place 维持闹事地点的治安
Several watchmen police the factory at night. 几名警卫在夜间守卫工厂。
2. 为…配备警察
We cannot police the whole area. 我们无法向整个地区派警察。
3. 管理；监督
police an agreement 监督协议的执行
police currency exchange rates 控制货币汇率
For years the medical profession was unable to police itself. 几年以来，医疗卫生事业不能把本身治理整顿好。
4. 〈美〉维持…的整洁；打扫
police (up) barracks (filth) 打扫营房(污物)
5. 〈废〉统治(国家)
[Fr < L polītīa administration, government; 见 POLITY] phr. help the police in (或 with) their inquiries (或 help the police) 见 help |