police
/pəˈlis/KK
pə·lis
變化形
polices
1.
警察；警方
負責維持公共秩序、預防及調查犯罪的警察人員總稱
用法：通常視為集合名詞，搭配複數動詞；不可直接說一名警察。表示一名警察時應使用相應的個體名詞
We called the police after someone broke into our house.
有人闖入我們家後，我們報了警。
The police helped cars move near the school.
警察幫助車輛在學校附近行駛。
2.
維持治安；巡查；管制
以警察的身分在某個地區、活動或事件中維持秩序及執行法律
用法：通常作及物動詞，後面直接接受管制的地區、活動或事件作受詞
Police officers policed the streets during the festival.
節慶期間，警察在街上維持秩序。
The city asked some people to help the police keep people safe at the show.
市政府請一些人幫助警察在表演會場保護大家的安全。
常見錯誤
We called to the police.
We called the police.
The police controlled the traffic yesterday.
The police controlled traffic yesterday.
I saw a police near the station.
I saw a police officer near the station.
The police is investigating the case.
The police are investigating the case.
相關字詞
學習提示
・表示警方這個群體時，通常使用定冠詞搭配這個字。
・表示一名警察時，使用相應的個體名詞，不直接使用這個字。
・作動詞時，常用於地區、街道、活動或事件等受詞。