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law /lɔː/► SEE ALLgo to lawhave the law on sblaw and orderthe law of averagesthe law of the junglea law unto himself, herself, etc.take the law into your own handsthere’s no law against sthlay down the lawthe letter of the lawthe long arm of the lawParkinson’s lawpossession is nine points/tenths/parts of the lawyour, his, etc. word is lawon the wrong side of the law
●go to ˈlaw (BrE) ask a court of law to settle a problem or disagreement 诉诸法律；提起诉讼；打官司◆They went to law to get their property back.
他们向法院提起诉讼，以索回他们的财产。●have the ˈlaw on sb (BrE, informal) (often used as a threat 常用作威胁) report sb to the police 控告某人◆If you have just one more noisy party, I’ll have the law on you.
你要是再搞这种闹哄哄的聚会，我就去报警。●law and ˈordera situation in which most people in a country respect and obey the law; public order 法治；治安；遵纪守法◆There has been a breakdown in law and order in some parts of the country.
该国某些地区的治安出现了严重问题。◆The President praised the forces of law and order (= the police and the army).
总统表彰了维护治安的警察和军队。●the ˌlaw of ˈaveragesthe principle that one thing will happen as often as another if you try enough times 平均律；有胜必有负的规律◆Keep applying for jobs and by the law of averages you’ll get one sooner or later.
继续去应聘吧，根据平均法则你迟早会找到工作的。●the ˌlaw of the ˈjunglea situation in which people are prepared to harm other people in order to succeed 丛林法则；弱肉强食◆The police daren’t go into certain parts of the city. It’s the law of the jungle in there.
警方不敢进入那座城市里的某些地区，那里起作用的是丛林法则。◆In this business it’s the law of the jungle.
这一行竞争激烈，弱肉强食。●a law unto himˈself, herˈself, etc.a person who does what they want, even when this is against the rules and customs of a group or society in general 独断专行的人；我行我素的人◆That man is a law unto himself. He comes to work when he likes, and when he’s here he doesn’t do what he’s supposed to do.
那个人一向自行其是，上班想来就来，来了也不务正业。●take the law into your own ˈhandstake action personally against sb who has broken the law or done sth wrong, instead of calling the police 不通过法律擅自处理；私自治罪◆I knew who had stolen my car, so I took the law into my own hands. I went to his house and beat him up. The police arrested both of us!
我知道是谁偷了我的车，于是决定自己解决这个问题。我到他家去，痛打了他一顿，结果警方把我俩都拘留了！●there’s no ˈlaw against sth (spoken) used to tell sb who is criticizing you that you are not doing anything wrong 这事谁也管不着；那可不犯法◆I’ll sing if I want to — there’s no law against it.
我想唱就唱，谁也管不着。●lay down the ˈlaw (informal, disapproving) give sb orders and express your opinions in an unpleasant, aggressive way, often when you have no right to do so 发号施令；指手画脚◆He came in here this morning and started laying down the law about all kinds of things. Who does he think he is?他一大早过来就开始对所有的事情指手画脚，他以为自己是谁？●the ˌletter of the ˈlaw (often disapproving) the exact words of a law or rule rather than its general meaning 法律（或规章）的条文（或每一个字）◆They insist on sticking to the letter of the law.他们坚持遵守法律条文。●the long arm of the ˈlawthe ability of the police and the legal system to find criminals and punish them 法网恢恢，疏而不漏◆You have to be a very clever criminal to escape the long arm of the law.再聪明的罪犯也逃不过法律的惩罚。●ˈParkinson’s law (humorous) the idea that work will always take as long as the time you have to do it 帕金森定律（指只要时间许可，工作总会拖到最后）◆I don’t know why this report is taking me so long. Parkinson’s law, I suppose.我不知道怎么在这篇文章上花了这么长时间，我想这就是帕金森定律吧。 ORIGIN This is the title of a book by C. Northcote Parkinson about inefficient administration. 这个习语原为 C. 诺思科特 ∙ 帕金森的一本有关低效能管理的书的名字。●possession is nine points/tenths/parts of the ˈlaw (saying) if you already have or control sth, it is difficult for sb else to take it away from you, even if they have the legal right to it 现实占有，败一胜九（占有者在诉讼中总占上风）●your, his, etc. ˌword is ˈlawused to say that sb has complete power and control 某人之言即是法律◆Their father is very old-fashioned. His word is law in their house.他们的父亲十分守旧。在家中，他的话就是法律。●on the ˌwrong side of the ˈlawin trouble with the police 触犯法律；违法◆The TV presenter found himself on the wrong side of the law after hitting a cyclist while driving.那位电视节目主持人开车撞了一个骑自行车的人，惹上了官司。 |