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-derivedCommon 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.