Word · Frequency #328
police
/ˈpoʊliːs/
verb
维持治安；维护秩序
核心释义
to keep order and security among a group or in a place by enforcing laws and patrolling
- 1.
在(某群体)中执行法律并维持秩序
To enforce the law and keep order among (a group).
- 2.
对......强制实行规范或标准
To enforce norms or standards upon.
- 3.
通过巡逻维持安全
maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
监管；强制实行（规范）；在(某群体)中执行法律并维持秩序；对......强制实行规范或标准；通过巡逻维持安全；维持治安
用法In use
The city hired more officers to police the busy downtown area during the festival.
用法提示：此处 police 是及物动词，表示通过巡逻来维护安全。
Our neighborhood association meets once a month to police the new parking rules.
用法提示：police 在这里作动词，表示强制执行规范或标准。
The committee polices the use of shared tools in the workshop.
用法提示：polices 是 police 的第三人称单数，在这里表示监督、规范。
police sth
作及物动词，后面直接跟表示地点、群体或规范的名词作宾语。
Local officers police the neighborhood every night.
当地警察每晚都在这个街区巡逻维持治安。
be policed by sb/sth
常用被动语态，用 by 引出负责维持秩序的人或机构。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- police the streets
- 在街头巡逻维持治安
- Hundreds of officers were brought in to police the streets during the summit.峰会期间调来了数百名警察在街头维持治安。
- police a protest
- 维持抗议活动的秩序
- The government sent in troops to police the protest.政府派军队去维持抗议活动的秩序。
- police the border
- 守卫边境
- Extra patrols were assigned to police the border.增派了巡逻队守卫边境。
- police the industry
- 监管该行业
- A new watchdog was created to police the industry.设立了新的监管机构来监管该行业。
- police an event
学习提示Learner notes
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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