late 15c., "constraint, compulsion," from Old French enforcement "strengthening, fortification; rape; compulsion, coercion;" from enforcier; see enforce + -ment. Meaning "compelling of obedience to a law, etc." is from 1680s.
双语例句
1. We need to restore respect for the law-enforcement agencies.
我们需要重塑执法机构的声望。
来自柯林斯例句
2. MPs called for tougher enforcement of the existing laws on drugs.
下院议员呼籲加强现行毒品法律的执行力度.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. The court is ineffective because it lacks the necessary enforcement machinery.
法院效率低是因为缺乏必要的执行机制.
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4. The four men arrested were described as really big fish by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency.
美国禁毒署称被捕的4个人都是分量十足的大鱼。
来自柯林斯例句
5. The study will strengthen the hand of congressmen who want stricter enforcement of the 14-year-old Act.
