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pc/wpc noun
⇨ policeman policeman noun policeman ♦︎ officer ♦︎ detective ♦︎ police officer ♦︎ cop ♦︎ constable ♦︎ PC/WPC ♦︎ policewoman ♦︎ trooperThese are all words for a member of the police. 这些词均表示警察。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a uniformed policeman / officer / police officer / cop / policewoman◆a plain-clothes policeman / officer / detective / police officer / cop / policewoman◆an undercover policeman / officer / detective / police officer / cop◆an off-duty policeman / officer / detective / police officer / policewoman / cop◆a senior policeman / officer / detective / police officer / policewoman◆a policeman / an officer / a detective / a police officer / a cop / a constable arrests sb / investigates sth◆a policeman / an officer / a police officer / a cop / a constable patrols sth■ policeman [countable] a male member of the police 男警察◆A policeman was called to the house just after midnight.午夜刚过，一名警察接报来到这所房子。■ officer [countable] a member of the police, often used as a form of address （常用于称谓）警察◆Yes, officer, I saw what happened.是，警官先生，我看到了发生的事。◆We spoke to the duty officer at the police station.我们在警察局跟值班警察说了。◆I tried to find out who was the officer in charge of the case.我设法弄清楚谁是负责本案的警察。ⓘ In the US, officer is also used as a title for a member of the police. 在美国，officer还用作警察的头衔◆Officer Dibble迪布尔警官 ■ detective / /dɪˈtektɪv/ / [countable] a person, especially a member of the police, whose job is to examine crimes and catch criminals 侦探；警探◆Detective Sergeant John Nelson约翰•纳尔逊警长◆Detectives investigating the case are appealing for witnesses to the attack.调查此案的警探呼吁这起袭击的目击者出来作证。ⓘ Detective is a rank of a police officer who investigates crimes. It is often part of a title such as Detective Inspector or Detective Constable. * detective表示负责犯罪调查的警官这一警衔，常作为头衔的一部分，如Detective Inspector（侦缉督察）或Detective Constable（警员）。■ poˈlice officer [countable] a member of the police 警察◆The plans were drawn up at a meeting of senior police officers.这些方案是在一次高级警官会议上起草的。NOTE 辨析 Policeman, officer or police officer? Policeman is the most frequent word used for a member of the police, especially by ordinary people in conversation. Officer and police officer are words used by the police, in more formal contexts such as news reports, and in order to avoid referring to the gender of the person. Officer is used instead of police officer when the context makes it clear that you are talking about a police officer, not any other kind of officer, especially when it forms part of another compound noun. * policeman最常用，尤用于普通人的谈话中。officer和police officer乃警方用语，或用于新闻报道等较正式的语境中，或用以避免涉及警官性别。当上下文语义清楚，尤其在officer构成复合名词时，用officer而不用police officer◆We spoke to the duty police officer at the police station. ■ cop [countable] (informal) a police officer 警察◆The film is based on the true story of a New York cop.本片以一名纽约警察的真实故事为蓝本。◆Somebody call the cops!哪位帮忙报警啊！ⓘ The cops is often used to mean 'the police' in general. * the cops常指警方。■ constable /ˈkʌnstəbl; NAmE ˈkɑːnstəbl/ [countable](in the UK and some other countries) a police officer of the lowest rank （英国和其他一些国家的警察中最低级别的）警员◆Have you finished your report yet, Constable?你的报告写完了吗，警员？◆The children were taken out of the room by a woman police constable.孩子们被一名女警员带到了房间外。◆Special constables provide part-time assistance for the regular police force.兼职纠察可以补充正规警力。ⓘ Constable is a rank and is mainly used within the police when referring to or talking to particular police officers with this rank, including as a title. * constable是个级别，主要在警察内部使用，指这一级别的警察，或用于称呼这一级别的警察，也作头衔◆Constable Quinn奎恩警员It is not used to refer to groups of police officers or the police in general. In the UK, a chief constable is a senior police officer who is in charge of the police force in a particular area. * constable不用来指一群警察，也不用来统称警方。在英国，chief constable指地区警察局长。 ■ PC ■ WPC [countable] (BrE) the abbreviations for 'police constable' and 'woman police constable'; used as titles 警员，女警员（police constable和woman police constable的缩写，用作头衔）◆PC Jason Adams is a community policeman patrolling the estate.贾森•亚当斯警员是在这个住宅区巡逻的社区警察。◆WPC Karen Mills was praised for her swift action.卡伦•米尔斯警员因行动迅速受到表扬。■ policewoman [countable] a female police officer 女警察◆A plain-clothes policewoman waited at the entrance to her office.一名女便衣在她办公室门外等候。■ trooper [countable] (NAmE) a member of a State police force 州警察◆The teenager was shot by a state trooper during a drugs raid.在一次缉毒行动中，那个少年被州警察击中。 |