legislate 英 [ˈledʒɪsleɪt]   美 [ˈlɛdʒɪˌslet]

legislate

legislate  英 [ˈledʒɪsleɪt] 美 [ˈlɛdʒɪˌslet]

vt. 用立法规定;通过立法  vi. 立法;制定法律 

进行时:legislating  过去式:legislated  过去分词:legislated  第三人称单数:legislates  名词复数:legislates 

  • To legislate is to make laws. If you thought there should be a law that all money should be pink instead of green, you might write to your congresswoman with a suggestion to legislate your idea.
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  • vt. 用立法规定;通过立法
  • vi. 立法;制定法律
  • legislate (v.) "to make laws," 1805, back-formation from legislation or legislator. Related: Legislated; legislating.
le·gis·late AWL / ˈledʒɪsleɪt ; NAmE ˈledʒɪsleɪt / verb [intransitive ] legislate(for/against/on sth) ( formal) to make a law affecting sth 制订法律;立法 The government will legislate against discrimination in the workplace. 政府将制订法律,在工作场所禁止歧视。 ( figurative) You can't legislate against bad luck! 你无法用立法手段来阻止恶运! 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 legislates legislated legislating le·gis·late / ˈledʒɪsleɪt ; NAmE ˈledʒɪsleɪt /
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