police/pə'liːs/

n.

➊ [usu. the ~] the official organization that is responsible for making sure that people obey the law

➋ the people who work for this organization

n.

➊ [常the ~] [P] 警方，警察机关：[(the) police + v. 复] The police (或Police) are hunting for the murderer. 警方正在追捕谋杀者。

◇a police car 警车

◇Quick! Call the police! 赶快报警!

➋ [P] 警察：Several police were injured in the accident. 好几个警察在此次事件中受伤。

police

policeman

policewoman

常犯错误

✗ a police

✓ a policeman/policewoman

✓ a police officer 一个警察

[✌police为复数名词，前面常加the表示“警方”，the也可省略]