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