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police

Related topics: Police, Occupations
po·lice1 /pəˈliːs/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [plural]  
1 SCPBOthe people who work for an official organization whose job is to catch criminals and make sure that people obey the law 警察
 Police surrounded the courthouse.
警察围在法院大楼四周。
2 the police SCPBOSCPthe official organization whose job is to catch criminals and make sure that people obey the law 警察部门,警方
 Quick! Call the police!
快报警!
 By the time the police arrived the man had fled.
等警察到达时,那人已逃走了。
 He was arrested by the police for dangerous driving.
他因危险驾驶被警察逮捕。
 He plans to join the police when he leaves school.
他打算毕业后去当警察。
Examples from the Corpus
military police, secret police
5GRAMMAR 语法
Police and the police are plural. police Police the police 是复数名词
Police are still searching for the murder weapon.
警方仍在寻找凶器。
Do not say a police. Say a police officer, a policeman, or a policewoman. 不要说 a police. 而要说 a police officer, a policeman, a policewoman.
The police were called.
已经报了警。
nGRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?
Police is a plural noun and is followed by a plural verb:
The police are investigating the case.
Don’t say: The police is investigating the case.
When talking about someone who works for the police, you say a police officer, a policeman, or a policewoman. Don’t say: a police
COLLOCATIONSMeanings 1 & 2
verbs
call the police 报警
Staff called the police when they noticed a broken window.
员工注意到一块窗玻璃被打碎便报了警。
tell the police (also inform the police formal) 告诉警察
I think we should tell the police.
我认为我们应该告诉警察。
report something to the police 把某事报知警方
Why are so many crimes not reported to the police?
为什么有这么多罪案未报警?
the police investigate something 警方调查某事
Sussex Police are investigating a break-in at the club.
萨塞克斯警方正在调查一宗俱乐部盗窃案。
the police catch somebody 警方抓住某人
nThe police are no nearer to catching his killer.
the police arrest somebody/make an arrest 警方逮捕某人
nThe police arrested Mr Fox as he tried to leave the country.
nOfficer Singer said the police have made no arrests in the robbery.
the police question/interview somebody 警方盘问/讯问某人
nPolice are questioning two men about the deaths.
the police charge somebody (=officially say that someone will be judged in a court for committing a crime) 警方指控某人
nThe police have charged the parents with murder.
the police hold somebody (also the police detain somebody formal) (=keep them at a police station) 警方拘押某人
nThe police can hold suspects for up to 48 hours without charge.
nThe police detained several activists, but released them after questioning.
the police release somebody 警方释放某人
nThe police released William and all charges were dropped.
nthe police appeal for something
Police are appealing for witnesses to the attack.
nthe police raid/storm a place
The police raided his home and took his computer.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + police
armed police 武装警察
Armed police surrounded the house.
武装警察包围了这幢房子。
uniformed police 穿制服的警察
Uniformed police and plain clothes detectives were present in large numbers.
现场有大批穿制服的警察和便衣警探。
riot police 防暴警察
nRiot police moved in with tear gas.
traffic police British EnglishBrE 交通警察
nTraffic police closed the motorway after the accident.
police + NOUN
a police investigation 警方调查
Despite a police investigation, no arrests were made.
尽管警方进行了调查,但没有人被逮捕。
a police raid (=a surprise visit made by the police to search for something illegal) 警方突击搜查
Six people were arrested in a police raid on the bar.
六人在警方突击搜查酒吧时被逮捕。
a police escort (=a police officer or officers that go with someone to guard or protect them) 警方护卫(队)
nThe teams will parade through the city with a police escort.
na police cordon (=a line of police officers who are preventing people going somewhere)
The demonstrators tried to break through a police cordon.
the police force 警力,警察部队
nHer son is in the police force.
a police officer 警察,警官
nThe police officer asked to see his driving licence.
a police station (=building where the police work) 警察局
nThey took him down to the police station to ask him some questions.
a police car 警车
nThe men were being followed by an unmarked police car.
a police dog 警犬
nPolice dogs were used to catch the thieves.
npolice brutality/harassment (=when the police hit or threaten people)
He claims to have witnessed many instances of police brutality.
nTHESAURUS
people in the police
police officer (also officer) a member of the police. In British English, police officer is used especially in more formal contexts, for example in news reports. In everyday English, British people still usually say policeman or policewoman
a senior police officer
He was sentenced to life in prison for killing a police officer.
He is the officer in charge of the case.
Officer Fayard (=in the US ‘Officer’ is used in the title of police officers)
policeman a man who is a member of the police
an off-duty policeman
He’s a former policeman.
policewoman a woman who is a member of the police
The girl, accompanied by a policewoman and two social workers, was seen in private by Sheriff George Crozier.
PC/WPC abbreviation used in the job titles of British police officers. PC means ‘Police Constable’ and WPC means ‘Woman Police Constable’
PC Keith Fletcher
WPC Susan Larkin
detective a police officer whose job is to discover who is responsible for crimes
Detectives are investigating the death of a baby boy.
Detective Inspector John Hartwell
plain-clothes adjectiveadj a plain-clothes police officer wears ordinary clothes instead of a uniform
Two plain-clothes police officers, acting as hotel security men, kept watch on him.
constable a British police officer of the lowest rank
a police constable
Constable Robin Cameron
chief constable a senior police officer who is in charge of the police in a particular area in Britain
the chief constable of North Yorkshire police
cop informal a police officer
You’d better call the cops.
trooper a US police officer in a state police force
a New Jersey state trooper
Examples from the Corpus
Related topics: Law
police2 ●○○ verb [transitiveT]  
1 SCPSCPto keep control over a particular area in order to make sure that laws are obeyed and that people and property are protected, using a police or military force 〔动用警察或军队〕对实施管制,维持的治安
 The army was brought in to police the city centre.
调来军队维持市中心的治安。
2 SCLCONTROLto control a particular activity or industry by making sure that people follow the correct rules for what they do 控制,监督〔某活动或行业〕
 The agency was set up to police the nuclear power industry.
设立这个机构是为了监督核电工业。
policing
Examples from the Corpus
From Longman Business Dictionary
policepo·lice /pəˈliːs/ verb [transitiveT]
to control a particular activity or industry by making sure that people follow the correct rulesSYN REGULATE
The agency was set up to police the nuclear power industry.
Origin police1
(1400-1500) French Late Latin politia government, from polites; → POLITIC

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