police

police
noun
  1. [treated as pl.](一般作 the police)the civil force of a state, responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order
    警察部队,警察,警方
    ■members of a police force
    警察
    there are fewer women police than men.
    女警察比男警察要少。
    ■[with adj. or noun modifier]an organization engaged in the enforcement of official regulations in a specified domain
    警察部门,警察机构
    transport police.
    交通警察。
verb
  1. [with obj.][often as noun policing](of a police force) have the duty of maintaining law and order in or for (an area or event)
    (警察部队)在(某地区或事件)中维护治安
    ■enforce regulations or an agreement in (a particular area or domain)
    在(某地区或领域)监督执行(规定或协约)
    a UN resolution to use military force to police the no-fly zone.
    使用武装力量监督执行禁飞区联合国决议。
    ■enforce the provisions of (a law, agreement, or treaty)
    执行(法律,协议,条约)
    the regulations will be policed by factory inspectors.
    这些规定将由厂监来执行。
语源
  1. late 15th cent. (in the sense 'public order'): from French, from medieval Latin politia 'citizenship, government' (see policy). Current senses date from the early 19th cent
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