legislate
verb /ˈledʒɪsleɪt/
/ˈledʒɪsleɪt/
[intransitive] (formal)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they legislate | /ˈledʒɪsleɪt/ /ˈledʒɪsleɪt/ |
| he / she / it legislates | /ˈledʒɪsleɪts/ /ˈledʒɪsleɪts/ |
| past simple legislated | /ˈledʒɪsleɪtɪd/ /ˈledʒɪsleɪtɪd/ |
| past participle legislated | /ˈledʒɪsleɪtɪd/ /ˈledʒɪsleɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form legislating | /ˈledʒɪsleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈledʒɪsleɪtɪŋ/ |
- to make a law affecting something
制定法律；立法 - The King restricted Parliament's power to legislate.
国王限制议会的立法权。 - 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。 - legislate against something The government will legislate against discrimination in the workplace.
政府将制定法规，在工作场所禁止歧视。 - (figurative) You can't legislate against bad luck!
坏运气总是难免的！ - legislate for something Parliament legislated for a higher minimum wage.
议会立法提高最低工资。 - legislate on something The European Parliament will legislate on further integration.
欧洲议会将对进一步一体化进行立法。
Collocations DictionaryLegislate is used with these nouns as the object:- morality
词源early 18th cent.: back-formation from legislation. - The King restricted Parliament's power to legislate.