the force

the force — 慣用語

1. the group of officers who keep order and stop crime in a town, city, or country,

1.慣用語B2
釋義

警方；警界

某地區維持治安、打擊犯罪的警察組織

the group of officers who keep order and stop crime in a town, city, or country, spoken about as one body

例句

Ramón joined the force at twenty-two and walked the same streets for thirty years.

Ramón 二十二歲就加入警界，在同樣的街區巡邏了三十年。

join the force — entering the police as a career

After the robbery near the market, the force sent four officers to question the shopkeepers.

市場附近發生搶案後，警方派了四名警員去詢問店家。

the force as subject — acting as one body

常見搭配
  • join the force
  • be in the force
  • leave the force
  • serve in the force
  • members of the force
同義詞
  • the police

    the plain, neutral term; works in every variety of English, while 'the force' sounds more like insider or career talk

  • the constabulary

    formal British term for a regional police body; far more official in tone than 'the force'

  • the cops

    very informal and slightly slangy; 'the force' is informal but still respectable enough for a job interview

文法句型

join the force

be in the force

leave the force

用法筆記

Almost always takes 'the' and refers to the local or national police as a single organisation; you talk about joining, serving in, or leaving 'the force', not about 'a force' meaning one officer. Most common in British and Irish English.

常見錯誤

My brother is a force.
My brother is in the force.
'the force' names the whole police body, not one officer.
She joined force last year.
She joined the force last year.
the phrase needs 'the' to mean the police.