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  • Conjugation : past  policed ; ing  policing
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

police [pə'liːs]
  1. 1. n pl (organization) 警方
  2. 2. n pl (members) 警察
  3. 3. vt. [+street] [ area] [ event] 维持治安

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

police [pəˈliːs]
  1. 1. n.[c] [Plural] 警方警察部门
  2. 2. n.[c] [Plural] 警察
  3. 3. vt. 巡逻维持……的治安

Collins English-English Dictionary

police [pə'liːs]
  1. 1. n [functioning as plural] the members of such a force collectively
  2. 2. n any organized body with a similar function
    security police
  3. 3. n [Archaic] the regulation and control of a community, esp in regard to the enforcement of law, the prevention of crime, etc
  4. 4. n the department of government concerned with this
  5. 5. vt. [tr] to regulate, control, or keep in order by means of a police or similar force
  6. 6. vt. to observe or record the activity or enforcement of
    a committee was set up to police the new agreement on picketing
  7. 7. vt. [US] to make or keep (a military camp, etc) clean and orderly
  8. 8. vt. [Etymology] C16: via French from Latin politia administration, government; see polity

Examples

We called the police and ambulance but it was a long time before the police arrived.
我们报了警并叫了救护车,但是警察很长时间之后才到。
Rioters smashed police guard boxes, set fire to police cars and ransacked buildings.
暴徒们砸烂了警察岗亭,把警车付之一炬,并洗劫了这些大楼。
She hailed a passing police car, and the police picked him up.
她向路过的警车打招呼,警察将他逮捕了。
to bilk the police
躲避警察
A police blotter is a record of arrests and charges.
警察捕人记录簿是逮捕犯人和罪状记录簿。
a police decoy
警察的囮子
a police force
警察组织
mounted Police
骑警队

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