1 [C] an official rule of a country or state that says what people may or may not do 法律;法规;法令:
There's a new law about wearing seat belts in the back of cars.有一项新法令规定汽车后座乘客必须系安全带。
2the law [U] all the laws in a country or state (整体的)法律,法规,法令:
Stealing is against the law.偷窃是违法行为。to break the law违法to obey the law守法☞Look at legal. 参看legal。
3 [U] the law as a subject of study or as a profession 法律学;法学;法律专业:
She is studying law.她在念法律。My brother works for a law firm in Brighton.我哥哥在布赖顿一家律师事务所工作。☞Look at legal. 参看legal。
4 [C] (in science) a statement of what always happens in certain situations or conditions (科学)定律:
the laws of mathematics/gravity数学╱引力定律
law and order a situation in which the law is obeyed 法纪
law/lɔ; lɔː/n 1 [U] the system of rules that people in a country or area must obey [→ legal] 法律(体系): by law By law, seatbelts must be worn by all passengers. 按照法律﹐所有乘客都必须系安全带。In Sweden, it is against the law to hit a child. 在瑞典﹐打小孩是违法的。People are punished for breaking the law . 人们触犯法律会受到惩罚。an interesting area of criminal law 刑法中一个很有意思的领域I want to study law. 我想学法律。law court/court of law 法庭2 [C] a rule that people in a country or place must obey 法﹐法令﹐法规: the anti-terrorism laws 反恐法+against The laws against drug use are severe. 打击吸毒的法律非常严厉。 +on European laws on equal opportunities 欧洲的均等机会法3 law and order when people obey the law, and crime is controlled by the police and the courts of law 治安﹔法治4 the law the police 警方﹐警察: She may be in trouble with the law. 她可能和警察惹上麻烦了。5 [C] something that always happens in nature or society, or a statement that describes this 定律﹐规律: the law of gravity 万有引力定律MARTIAL LAW
lawlawlawsnoun1the law (no plural) all the rules of a country: Stealing is against the law (= illegal). You're breaking the law (= doing something illegal).2a rule of a country that says what people may or may not do: There is a law against carrying guns.