policed
past simple and past participle ofpolice
| 单词 | policed |
| 释义 | policed past simple and past participle ofpolice police verb[T] uk/pəˈliːs/us/pəˈliːs/tocontrolorguardapubliceventorareaby usingmembersof the police or asimilarforce: Themarchwill beheavilypoliced by an anti-riotunit. tocontrolthe way in which apossiblydangeroussubstanceisdealtwith or adangerousactivityis done: The use of thesechemicalsmust becarefullypoliced. The police generally
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Controlling and being in charge Examplesofpolicedpoliced In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It is about time wepolicedourselves by driving this insane practice out of the schools. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, communitiespolicedand judged themselves : the need to prevent crime and resolve disputes was one of the ties binding communities together. From theCambridge English Corpus Data on crimes and population refer to areaspolicedby county constabularies; prosecutions in boroughs were minimal. From theCambridge English Corpus One of the most obvious ways that masculinity might be "policed" is through the actual use of the police and legal system. From theCambridge English Corpus In the perfectlypolicedworld, chemical recommendations would generate police ordinances, and new knowledge would dictate immediate reform. From theCambridge English Corpus The implementation of these plans has however never beenpoliced. From theCambridge English Corpus This is not to deny that these boundaries were also carefullypoliced. From theCambridge English Corpus The boundary line between disability and unemployment does not have to bepolicedby making a medical determination. From theCambridge English Corpus The chasm between nature and culture yawned wider than ever before, and attempts to bridge that chasm werepolicedmore severely than ever before. From theCambridge English Corpus If freedom were to advance, both the state and the public sphere had to be opolicedby the right people. From theCambridge English Corpus Fixed pitches are provided (and sponsored by a brewery) and performers' sets are regulated; ad hoc performance outside these times and places is strictlypoliced. From theCambridge English Corpus Growing disapproval of children's work along with its patchilypolicedprohibition probably means undercounting was not uniform over time and across sectors. From theCambridge English Corpus Circulation was the key to establishing apolicedcity. From theCambridge English Corpus Acknowledgement of the private domain is sacrosanct in other areas of legislation, in fact heavilypoliced, but not addressed in discussions of the acoustic environment beyond amplitude limitations. From theCambridge English Corpus Parker relies on a sharp dichotomy between external actions, which can bepolicedby the public authority, and internal thoughts, which are inviolably private. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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