基本释义
Police 是一个英文名词和动词,最常见用作名词,指“警察”或“警方”。
- 英式发音: /pəˈliːs/
- 美式发音: /pəˈliːs/
- 词性: 名词(可数)、动词
作为名词的用法
“Police” 通常以复数形式出现,但表示一个整体机构,谓语动词用复数:
The police are investigating the case.(警方正在调查此案。)
注意:不能说 “a police”,正确说法是 “a police officer” 或 “a policeman/policewoman”。
作为动词的用法(较少见)
作动词时,“police” 意为“维持秩序”、“巡逻监管”:
Volunteers were hired to police the event.(志愿者被雇来维持活动现场秩序。)
常见搭配与短语
- call the police(报警)
- police station(警察局)
- traffic police(交警)
- police officer(警官)
- go to the police(向警方报案)
- police car(警车)
- under police protection(受警方保护)
同义词与相关词汇
- Law enforcement(执法部门)
- Cop(口语,警察)
- Constable(巡警,英式)
- Officer(警官)
- Authorities(当局,常包括警方)
实用例句
- The police arrived within minutes of the emergency call.
- She works as a police detective in New York.
- All citizens must cooperate with the police during an investigation.
- The area is heavily policed during major festivals.