police

/pəˈliːs/ (bre, ipa) · /pəˈliːs/ (ame, ipa) · /pə-ˈlēs/ (ame, mw)

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

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。

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