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police force

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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poˈlice force noun [countable]  SCPthe official police organization in a country or area 警察部门 Jones joined the police force in 1983. 琼斯于1983年加入警察部队。
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police forceTime allowed 00:11 Read in studio A police force is testing a laser speed detector.Bill Foley of the UC-Berkeley police force was one of the first to respond.The Houston police force was beset by charges of racism and brutality.Ferdinand resigned from the police force last May.The Lawson brothers retired from the police force in January.The police force inherited by Nicholas was small, corrupt and ill-trained.
poˈlice force nounChineseSyllable
Corpus a in or organization police the official country area


police force
poˈlice force noun [countable]
the official police organization in a country or area:
    Jones joined the police force in 1983.


police forceBrE /pəˈliːs fɔːs/ 🔊NAmE /pəˈliːs fɔːrs/ 🔊 nounthe police organization of a country, district or town (国家、地区或城镇的)警力,警察部队