Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #328
police
/ˈpoʊliːs/
noun
警察；警察队伍
核心释义
the police force
- 1.
警察队伍
the force of policemen and officers
警察队伍；警察；警察当局；治安
用法In use
The police are investigating the theft at the shop.
用法提示：police 作名词，指警察队伍，句中与复数动词搭配。
She called the police when she heard a strange noise.
用法提示：police 作名词，指警察机构/队伍，作 called 的宾语。
The police have released a statement about the accident.
用法提示：police 作名词，集合名词，与 have 搭配。
the police + plural verb
police 是集合名词，作主语时通常接复数动词，如 The police are...；表示“一名警察”不说 a police，而说 a police officer。
The police are investigating the robbery.
警方正在调查这起抢劫案。
call the police
指“报警、叫警察”时常用 call the police，也可说 contact the police；the 不能省略。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- call the police
- 报警；打电话叫警察
- She called the police as soon as she heard the noise.她一听到响声就报了警。
- police officer
- 警察；警官
- A police officer stopped us at the corner.一名警察在街角拦住了我们。
- police station
- 警察局；派出所
- He went to the police station to report the theft.他去警察局报了这起盗窃案。
- police force
- 警察部队；警力
- The city's police force has grown in recent years.该市的警力近年来有所扩充。
- report to the police
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
police 是集合名词，永远用复数谓语；不能说 a police / two polices，表示单个警察要说 a police officer。
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。
一起学习词形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。
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