dea
dea — 名詞
1. the US federal law enforcement agency that stops people from making, selling, or
緝毒局
美國聯邦緝毒執法機構
the US federal law enforcement agency that stops people from making, selling, or moving illegal drugs by investigating and arresting those responsible
The DEA arrested three people at a warehouse in Chicago last night.
美國緝毒局昨晚在芝加哥一處倉庫逮捕了三個人。
the DEA + past tense verb (arrested)
Astrid works as an investigator for the DEA in the southwestern division.
Astrid 在緝毒局西南分部擔任調查員。
works as [role] for the DEA
The DEA's annual report showed a large increase in drug seizures at the border.
緝毒局的年度報告顯示邊境毒品查獲量大幅增加。
After a resident's tip, the DEA searched the building and found a hidden lab.
接獲當地居民密報後，緝毒局搜查了那棟建築物，發現了一間隱蔽的製毒實驗室。
Local police called the DEA after finding a large shipment of heroin in the port.
當地警方在港口發現大批海洛因後，通知了緝毒局。
- Drug Enforcement Administration
the full official name; used only in very formal or legal writing
- federal drug agents
refers to the people who work for the DEA rather than the agency itself
- narcotics bureau
a general term for any drug-enforcement agency, not specifically the US federal one
文法句型
the DEA
the DEA + verb
DEA + noun
用法筆記
Always used with the definite article: the DEA. The full name Drug Enforcement Administration is rarely used in news reports; the abbreviation DEA is standard. Treated as singular: the DEA has (not have) offices across the US.