police用法
指警察時(shí)往往前面有定冠詞the,指“多個(gè)警察”時(shí),前面有時(shí)有數(shù)詞,有時(shí)沒有?梢哉f(shuō)a few police,six or sevenpolice。例如:
We have reported the matter to the police.
我們將這件事報(bào)告了警察。
Several hundred police were on duty in the street.
幾百名警察在街上執(zhí)行任務(wù)。
注意:police作主語(yǔ)時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞應(yīng)該是復(fù)數(shù)形式。例如:
The police are looking for the little boy.
警察正在尋找小男孩。
policeman 是可數(shù)名詞。復(fù)數(shù)形式是policemen,說(shuō)“一個(gè)警察”通常用“a policeman”。例如:
If you want to know the way,ask a policeman.
如果你想要打聽路怎么走,可以去問(wèn)警察。