legislate

英 [ˈledʒɪsleɪt]

美 [ˈledʒɪsleɪt]

v.  制定法律; 立法

现在分词：legislating　过去分词：legislated　过去式：legislated　第三人称单数：legislates　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11880 / COCA.12493

牛津词典

verb

• 制定法律；立法
  to make a law affecting sth
  1. The government will legislate against discrimination in the workplace.
     政府将制定法律，在工作场所禁止歧视。
  2. You can't legislate against bad luck!
     你无法用立法手段来阻止噩运！
  3. They promised to legislate to protect people's right to privacy.
     他们承诺立法保护公民的隐私权。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 立法；制定（或通过）法律
  When a government or statelegislates, it passes a new law.
  1. Most member countries have already legislated against excessive overtime...
     大多数成员国均已立法禁止超时加班。
  2. You cannot legislate to change attitudes.
     态度是不能用立法来改变的。
  3. ...attempts to legislate a national energy strategy.
     为国家能源战略立法的努力

英英释义

verb

• make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
  1. They passed the amendment
  2. We cannot legislate how people spend their free time
  Synonym:pass

双语例句

• It is important to legislate regularly, but the more important thing is the implementation of the law.
  制定法律固然重要，但更重要的是法律的实施。
• All of the governments around the world should legislate to protect the environment.
  世界上所有的政府都应该立法来保护环境。
• Though it's impossible to legislate high self-esteem, our own self-esteem has huge implications for our life paths.
  虽然要对高自尊制定法律不可能；但是我们自己的自尊对自己的人生道路确有很大的后果影响。
• It is very difficult to legislate against racism.
  很难立法来反种族歧视。
• Is it necessary to legislate to regulate pet-keeping?
  你认为有必要通过立法来规范宠物饲养吗？
• It's impossible to legislate for every contingency.
  为每一偶发事件都立法是不可能的。
• In the legislative practice, phenomenon of going beyond one's commission to legislate is seen more frequently;
  在立法实践中，越权立法的现象不时可见；
• You vote not to legislate change.
  你投票不是为了立法改革。
• They have the right to legislate within gaps, but often there are no gaps.
  他们的确有权在空白之处立法，但那里常常没有空白。
• He also said Australia would legislate to tighten disclosure requirements on short-selling.
  他同时表示，澳大利亚将通过立法，收紧对卖空的披露要求。