police

IPA/pəˈliːs/
KK[pəlˈis]IPA/pəˈliːs/

police — 名詞

1. the government organization in a place that keeps public order, protects people,

1.名詞A2
釋義

警方

負責治安與辦案的官方機構

the government organization in a place that keeps public order, protects people, and investigates crime

例句

The police are asking drivers to avoid River Road tonight.

警方要求駕駛今晚避開 River Road。

the police are ... — usual plural verb

After the fraud report, local police opened an investigation.

接獲詐騙通報後，當地警方展開調查。

local police + investigation

常見搭配
  • call the police
  • local police
  • police investigation
  • police report
同義詞
  • law enforcement

    broader, especially in American English, for the policing system as a whole

  • police force

    more explicit and often used for a particular city's or country's service

  • authorities

    broader; can include officials other than the police

文法句型

the police are ...

call the police

local police

用法筆記

Often appears with a plural verb even when you mean the department or organization. Distinguish from sense 2 when the focus is on the actual officers at a scene rather than the institution taking action.

常見錯誤

She reported the theft to a police.
She reported the theft to the police.
use 'the police' for the organization; one person is 'a police officer'.

2. police officers as a group, especially the ones working in a particular place

2.名詞A2
釋義

警察

執勤的警員們

police officers as a group, especially the ones working in a particular place

例句

The police arrived within minutes after Maya pressed the alarm.

Maya 按下警報後，警察幾分鐘內就到了。

the police arrived — officers as a group

Outside the stadium, police checked bags with flashlights.

體育場外，警察拿著手電筒檢查包包。

常見搭配
  • the police arrived
  • police officers
  • police checked bags
  • call the police
同義詞
  • officers

    neutral and often used when the individual people are more visible

  • cops

    informal and common in speech, films, and headlines

  • law enforcement

    more institutional and broader than the officers on one scene

文法句型

the police arrived

police checked [something]

the police were ...

用法筆記

Normally takes a plural verb in standard English. Distinguish from sense 1 when you mean the service or department making decisions, not the officers physically present.

常見錯誤

The police is outside the building.
The police are outside the building.
this noun normally takes a plural verb.
A police stopped my bike.
A police officer stopped my bike.
do not use 'a police' for one person.

police — 動詞

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