policeman

/pəˈliːsmən/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
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警察；男警察

释义与例句

n. 警察；男警察
a male member of the police force
  1. The policeman directed the traffic.
    警察在指挥交通。
  2. Two policemen arrived at the scene quickly.
    两名警察很快到达现场。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The old gentleman used to be a policeman.
    这位老先生以前是警察。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 police（警察）+ man（人）→ 男警察。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • police 警察；警方
    policeman 的词根。
  • policewoman 女警察
    女性对应词。
同义词
  • officer 警官；警察
    officer 较正式，可指警官；policeman 指普通男警察。现代英语常用 police officer 避免性别偏向。
    The officer asked for my identification. 警官要求我出示证件。
反义词
  • criminal 罪犯
    criminal 是违法者，与 policeman 所代表的执法者相对。
    The criminal was arrested by the police. 罪犯被警方逮捕。
常见搭配
  • policeman on duty 执勤警察
    There is a policeman on duty at the gate. 门口有一位执勤警察。
  • call the policeman 叫警察
    If there's trouble, call the policeman. 如果有麻烦，就叫警察。
  • traffic policeman 交通警察
    The traffic policeman waved us through. 交通警察挥手示意我们通过。