新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

lawIELTS重点词汇

英 [lɔː]

[NOUN]

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NOUN. 名词

laws
1. [SING 单数型名词] 法律 , 执法者
The law is a system of rules that a society or government develops in order to deal with crime, business agreements, and social relationships. You can also use the law to refer to the people who work in this system.
双语例句
例：
Obscene and threatening phone calls are against the law.
猥亵电话和恐吓电话是违法的。
例：
They are beginning criminal proceedings against him for breaking the law on financing political parties.
他们正开始对他进行刑事诉讼，因为他违反了政党资助法。
例：
The book analyses why women kill and how the law treats them.
这本书分析了妇女杀人的原因以及法律对她们进行处置的方式。
2. [U 不可数名词] （某一类）法律
Law is used to refer to a particular branch of the law, such as criminal law or business law.
双语例句
例：
He was a professor of criminal law at Harvard University law school.
他曾是哈佛大学法学院的刑法教授。
例：
Under international law, diplomats living in foreign countries are exempt from criminal prosecution.
按照国际法，驻外外交官免受刑事诉讼。
3. [C 可数名词] （特定的）法规
A law is one of the rules in a system of law which deals with a particular type of agreement, relationship, or crime.
近义词
rule , regulation
双语例句
例：
the country's liberal political asylum law.
该国的自由政治避难法。
例：
The law was passed on a second vote.
该法律在二次表决时通过。
4. [PL 复数] 戒律 , 守则
The laws of an organization or activity are its rules, which are used to organize and control it.
近义词
rule
双语例句
例：
the laws of the Catholic Church.
天主教会的戒律。
5. [C 可数名词] 准则
A law is a rule or set of rules for good behaviour which is considered right and important by the majority of people for moral, religious, or emotional reasons.
近义词
code
双语例句
例：
inflexible moral laws.
不容更改的道德准则。
6. [C 可数名词] 规律
A law is a natural process in which a particular event or thing always leads to a particular result.
双语例句
例：
The laws of nature are absolute.
自然规律是绝对的。
7. [C 可数名词] 定律
A law is a scientific rule that someone has invented to explain a particular natural process.
近义词
principle
双语例句
例：
the law of gravity.
万有引力定律。
例：
Newton's laws of motion.
牛顿的运动定律。
例：
the laws of physics.
物理学定律。
8. [U 不可数名词] 法律行业
Law or the law is all the professions which deal with advising people about the law, representing people in court, or giving decisions and punishments.
双语例句
例：
A career in law is becoming increasingly attractive to young people.
法律行业对于年轻人越来越有吸引力。
9. [U 不可数名词] 法学
Law is the study of systems of law and how laws work.
双语例句
例：
He studied law.
他学习法学。
例：
He holds a law degree from Bristol University.
他有布里斯托尔大学的法学学位。

PHRASE. 习语

above the law
1. 凌驾于法律之上
If you accuse someone of thinking they are above the law, you criticize them for thinking that they are so clever or important that they do not need to obey the law.
双语例句
例：
He accuses the government of wanting to be above the law.
他谴责政府想凌驾于法律之上。
by law
1. 根据法律
If you have to do something by law or if you are not allowed to do something by law, the law states that you have to do it or that you are not allowed to do it.
双语例句
例：
By law all restaurants must display their prices outside.
根据法律，所有餐厅都必须在店外明示价格。