constable

英 [ˈkʌnstəbl]

美 [ˈkɑːnstəbl]

n.  (英国等国家中最低级别的)警察; 警员; (美国城镇中参与维持秩序、级别低于县治安官的)巡官

复数：constables　

TEM4TEM8法律

Collins.2 / BNC.3341 / COCA.19092

牛津词典

noun

noun

柯林斯词典

• See also:He was a constable at Sutton police station....Constable Stuart Clark...Thanks for your help, Constable.Chief Constable
• (美国城镇中参与维持秩序、级别低于县治安官的)巡官
  In the United States, aconstableis an official who helps keep the peace in a town. They are lower in rank than a sheriff.

英英释义

noun

• a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
• a police officer of the lowest rank
  Synonym:police constable

双语例句

• Then a police inspector arrived with a constable and she told them of her discovery of the ransacked flat.
  这时一位巡官带着一名警察到了，她向他们诉说她发现住房被窃的过程。
• Chief Constable Chris Sims of West Midlands police said some were "astonishingly young".
  西米德兰兹郡（WestMidlands）警察局长克里斯•西姆斯（ChrisSims）表示，有些人“年龄小得让人震惊”。
• I-wonder Edgar did not send for a constable, and give him into custody!
  我奇怪埃德加不找个警察，把他关起来！
• The chief constable was named in the divorce case.
  在离婚案中提到警察局长的名字。
• The order is understood to have come direct from the Chief Constable.
  据信这命令是警察局长直接下达的。
• Constable! That's the farm they haven't burnt down!
  治安官！那个农场并没有被烧毁。
• I have done nothing except send for the constaBle.
  我除了让人叫警察来之外，别的什么都没有做。
• Excuse me, are you one of constable hiller's trained killers?
  请原谅，你是治安官赫勒训练的杀手吗？
• He was a constable at Sutton police station.
  他是萨顿警察局的警员。
• The ultimate decision must be made by the chief constable himself.
  最后的决定必须由警察局长本人来作。