police

柯林斯词典

1. N-SING-COLL The police are the official organization that is responsible for making sure that people obey the law. 警方
The police are also looking for a second car. 警方也在寻找第二辆车。
Police say they have arrested twenty people following the disturbances. 警方称他们已经在骚乱后逮捕了20个人。
2. N-PLURAL Police are men and women who are members of the official organization that is responsible for making sure that people obey the law. 警察
More than one hundred police have ringed the area. 一百多名警察已经包围了这个地区。
3. V-T If the police or military forces police an area or event, they make sure that law and order is preserved in that area or at that event. 维持…的治安
...the tiny U.N. observer force whose job it is to police the border. …维持边界治安的那一小支联合国观察部队。
4. V-T If a person or group in authority polices a law or an area of public life, they make sure that what is done is fair and legal. 监督
...the self-regulatory body that polices the investment management business. …监督投资管理事务的自律机构。
5. →see also secret police

The police are appealing to the public for any information about the missing girl .
The police gave out road-safety booklets to the children .
Get out of here now or I'll call the police.
When she was stopped by the police for speeding , she gave them a false name and address .
The role of the police is to ensure that the law is obeyed .