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

• You can, if you please, legislate for the laborers, or yourselves.
  如果愿意，你们可以为劳工或为自己立法。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It is very difficult to legislate against racism.
  很难立法来反种族歧视。
• It's impossible to legislate for every contingency.
  为每一偶发事件都立法是不可能的。
• A way to legislate people's love life, Should we do that?
  一条让人们过法定爱情生活的路，我们应该这个做吗？
• 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。
• We also have government bureaucracies trying to legislate for or against Net Neutrality and spam.
  我们也有政府官僚机构试图立法支持或反对网络中立性和垃圾邮件。