police1/pəˋlis; pəˈliːs/n [plural 复数]1 the police the official organization whose job is to catch criminals and make sure that people obey the law 警方﹐警察部门: The police are looking for him. 警方在寻找他。If you see anything suspicious, call the police . 如果发现可疑情况就报警。She reported the incident to the police . 她向警方举告了这一事件。a police car 一辆警车THESAURUS 同类词People in the police 警务人员police officer/policeman/policewoman 警察/男警察/女警察detective – a police officer whose job is to discover who is responsible for crimes 警探﹐侦探plain-clothes police – police officers who are wearing ordinary clothes instead of a uniform 便衣警察cop – an informal word for a police officer 警察〔非正式用语〕What the police do 警察做的事情investigate crimes 调查罪案find/collect evidence 搜集证据arrest sb 逮捕某人question/interrogate/interview sb 审问某人hold sb in custody – to keep someone somewhere while collecting more information about a crime 拘留某人charge sb with a crime – to state officially that someone might be guilty of a crime 以某个罪名起诉嫌疑人2 members of the police 警察﹐警员: Police surrounded the building. 警察包围了这栋大楼。Several police were hurt. 有几名警察受了伤。SECRET POLICE
police2v [T] to make sure that laws or rules are obeyed in an area or activity 维持…的治安﹔监督〔某活动〕: an agency that polices the nuclear power industry 一个监督核电工业的机构