1 N-SING-COLL [with singular or plural verb] 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. 警察部门；警察机关；警方
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The police are also looking for a second car.
警方也在寻找另一辆车。
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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。
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I noticed a police car shadowing us.
我注意到一辆警车尾随着我们。
SYN the law [informal] , police force, constabulary, the fuzz [slang]
2 N-PLURAL 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. 警察
3 VERB 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. 维持…的治安；守卫；保卫
SYN control, patrol, guard, watch
policing See also:community policing
5 VERB 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. 管理；监督
SYN monitor, check, observe, oversee
| Word Link | poli ≈ city : metropolis, police, policy |
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