overpolice

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To police too much, as by patrolling a neighborhood excessively or meting out a punishment incommensurate to the severity of a crime. transitive
    — First, many veterans of protest marches believe that the police overpolice these events. Second, why are the police still willing to protect a St. Patrick's Day Parade if security concerns and costs are suddenly so important?

词形变化

overpolices present,singular,third-person overpolicing participle,present overpoliced participle,past overpoliced past

词汇关系

反义词
underpolice

词源

From over- + police.
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