Word · Frequency #20202
constabulary
警察部队；警官队
the police of a particular area
- 1.
A police force.
警察队伍,警力。
- 2.
The police in a particular district or area.
特定地区或区域的警察。
警察队伍,警力。；特定地区或区域的警察。；警官队；警察
In use
The local constabulary arrived quickly after the alarm went off.
She reported the missing bicycle to the village constabulary.
The constabulary have increased patrols around the town.
the constabulary
名词用法：constabulary 作集体名词，指一支警察部队；主语强调整体时，谓语动词用单数。
The constabulary is investigating the burglary.
该警察部队正在调查这起入室盗窃案。
a constabulary
名词用法：表示具体的一支警察部队，为可数名词，复数形式为 constabularies。
The county established a constabulary in 1850.
该县在1850年建立了一支警察部队。
constabulary + noun
形容词用法：constabulary 作前置定语，意为“警察的、警官的”，常修饰 duties、forces 等名词。
Connections
Collocations
- the local constabulary
- 当地警察部队；地方警察
- The local constabulary responded within minutes.当地警察部队在几分钟内就做出了反应。
- the county constabulary
- 郡警察部队
- She works for the county constabulary.她在郡警察部队工作。
- the special constabulary
- 特别警察队；辅警队
- He joined the special constabulary in his free time.他在空闲时间加入了辅警队。
- constabulary headquarters
- 警察部队总部
- The suspect was taken to constabulary headquarters for questioning.嫌疑犯被带到警察部队总部接受讯问。
- the national constabulary
- 国家警察部队
- The national constabulary was called in to restore order.国家警察部队被召来恢复秩序。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 constable（治安官）+ -ary（集体），把警察部队想成‘一群常备的治安官’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、legal documents、official reports constabulary 是正式用词，多用于书面语及正式场合，指警察部队或警官队。日常口语中较少用，更常说 police 或 police force。
Grammar Note
名词复数形式为 constabularies。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见英文单词与 /kənˈstæbjuləri/ 完全押韵。vocabulary 拼写含有相同的 -bulary，但读音中的 /bjə/ 与目标词的 /bju/ 不同；其余词只共享 -ary 拼写和末尾的 /əri/（或 /eri/）读音，并不是真正的韵脚。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.