laws
US /lɔːz/
UK /lɔːz/
复数名词
1.
法律, 法规
the system of rules that a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and may enforce by the imposition of penalties
示例:
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Ignorance of the laws is no excuse.
对法律的无知不能作为借口。
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New laws were passed to protect the environment.
新的法律被通过以保护环境。
2.
定律, 法则
a statement of fact, deduced from observation, to the effect that a particular natural or scientific phenomenon always occurs if certain conditions are present
示例:
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Newton's laws of motion are fundamental to physics.
牛顿运动定律是物理学的基础。
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The laws of thermodynamics govern energy transfer.
热力学定律支配着能量的传递。