police
English → Chinese
noun//pəˈliːs//
(organization) 警察: 负责维护法律秩序、预防犯罪和保护公民安全的政府武装力量
The police are investigating the robbery that took place last night.
(Chinese) 警方正在调查昨晚发生的抢劫案。
If you witness an accident, you should call the police immediately.
(Chinese) 如果你目击了事故，你应该立即报警。
verb//pəˈliːs//
(action) 治安维持: 监督某个区域或活动以确保法律和规章制度得到遵守
It is difficult to police such a vast and remote border area.
(Chinese) 要监管如此广阔而偏远的边境地区是很困难的。
Security guards were hired to police the crowd during the music festival.
(Chinese) 在音乐节期间，雇佣了保安来维持人群秩序。
Entry ID: en:zh:police · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary