constable

1. N-COUNT/N-TITLE In the United States, a constable is an official who helps keep the peace in a town. They are lower in rank than a sheriff. (美國鄉(xiāng)鎮(zhèn)的) 治安官

Courts and magistrates may be set up but they cannot function without sheriffs and constables. 法院和地方法院可以設立，但沒有縣治安官和鄉(xiāng)鎮(zhèn)治安官它們便無法運作。

2. N-COUNT/N-TITLE/N-VOC In Britain and some other countries, a constable is a police officer of the lowest rank. (英國等國家中級別最低的) 警官