law/lɔː $ lɑː/

n.

➊ the system of rules that everyone in a country or place must obey

➋ such a rule

➌ a scientific rule which states how sth happens

n.

➊ [U] 法律（体系），法：In some countries hitting a child is against the law. 在一些国家里，打小孩是违法的。

◇obey/break the law 守/违法

➋ [C] 法律，法规：[law against (doing) sth] There are laws against smoking in some public places. 有法规限制在一些公共场所抽烟。

◇pass a law 通过一项法律

➌ [C] 定律：Newton's laws of motion 牛顿运动定律

◇the laws of physics 物理定律

音组-aw/-ɔː $ -ɑː/

claw; draw; jaw; law; raw; saw; straw

常犯错误

“违法”的表达有：

✗ Sb is against the law.

✓ Doing sth is against the law.

✓ It is against the law to do sth.

✓ Sb broke the law.

[✌sb is against the law只能理解为“反对这个法律”，不能理解为“违法”]