law and order

英 [lɔː ənd ˈɔːdə(r)]

美 [lɔː ənd ˈɔːrdər]

n.  法律和秩序; 治安

法律

Collins.2

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 法律和秩序；法治
  When there islaw and orderin a country, the laws are generally accepted and obeyed, so that society there functions normally.
  1. If there were a breakdown of law and order, the army might be tempted to intervene.
     如果法治被践踏，军队可能会介入。
  2. ...people who had no respect for law and order.
     不尊重法治的那些人

双语例句

• In New Orleans, when flood controls failed, so did law and order.
  在新奥尔良，当洪水失去控制的时候，法律和命令也失去了约束。
• The president relied on the coercive powers of the military and the police to enforce law and order.
  总统依靠军队和警察的高压手段来实施法律和维持秩序。
• But, in the interim, we obviously have a duty to maintain law and order
  但是，在过渡期间，我们显然有责任维护治安。
• Defenders of law and order, they had no desire to defend a dead regime.
  他们身为法律和秩序的捍卫者，却根本不想去保卫一个行将死亡的政权。
• The police are guardians of law and order.
  警察是法律和秩序的护卫者。
• The maintenance of law and order is of vital importance.
  法律与秩序的维持是至关重要的。
• Absence of law and order, because the government has lost control or because there is no government.
  因为政府失去控制或因为没有政府，没有法律和秩序。
• The Tories have lost the plot on law and order.
  保守党人在治安问题上不知所措。
• They have no conception of law and order.
  他们没有法律和秩序的观念。
• The function of a policeman is to preserve law and order.
  警察的职责是维护法律和治安。