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

• May I remind you that here law and order means the law of the jungle.
  我可要提醒你，在这儿法律与秩序就是弱肉强食。
• 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。
• He targets the economy as the root cause of the deteriorating law and order situation.
  他抨击经济是治安状况不断恶化的根源。
• A thin veneer of law and order barely keeps the seething, bubbling cauldron of chaos and anarchy in check.
  表面上的几条法令基本控制不住无政府混乱局面的湍流涌动。
• Law and order is necessary for a peaceful society.
  法律和秩序对于社会安宁是必需的。
• The maintenance of law and order is of vital importance.
  法律与秩序的维持是至关重要的。
• The international system of law and order, by contrast, remains highly imperfect.
  国际法的体系和规定，相对而言依旧很不完善。
• The function of a policeman is to preserve law and order.
  警察的职责是维护法律和治安。
• The Tories have lost the plot on law and order.
  保守党人在治安问题上不知所措。
• 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。