n 警察 (group of trained men and women whose job is to keep law and order in society and to try to stop crime) [接pl动词]： the local/state/national～地方/州/国家警察;Call the～! 打电话叫警察来!The～are investigating the matter/are guarding the entrace/have not made any arrests. 警方正在调查这件事/正把守着入口/还未逮捕任何人。a～car/dog/enquiry/raid/report/officer/station 警车/警犬/警方的询问/警察的突然搜捕/警方的报告/警官/派出所;～force (一国、一地区的全体)警察，警力;～state (derog) 警察国家;～constable (略作PC， 亦作constable)(英国等国最低一级的)普通警员;several hundred～数百名警察;

vt (用警察)维护(某地)治安(秩序);控(统)制 (control (a place) by or as if by using police; control) [T+n]：～the factory 维护工厂的治安;(teachers on duty)～the school building during the lunch hour (值班教师们)在午饭时间维持学校大楼的秩序;The army～ed the conquered city. 军队控制了被攻占的城市。a committee to～the new regulations (fig) 监督新法规实施的委员会;〖同〗guard， protect， regulate， control;

→po′liceman (pl-men) n 警察; po′licewoman (pl-women) n 女警察