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police

🇬🇧 UK/pә'li:s/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 1kIELTSA2

Definitions

v.

To enforce rules or laws in an area; to keep order.

维持治安;监管

n.

The official body of people who enforce the law and maintain public order.

警察;警察机关

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
policcity, state, citizen
+
esuffix
=police

Common Collocations

  • 1.police officer警察
  • 2.local police当地警察
  • 3.police force警察部队

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The police arrested the suspect at the scene of the crime.

  • 2.

    Police officers work to keep order in our neighborhoods.

  • 3.

    She decided to call the police when she saw the break-in.

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