| 单词 | to help the police |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto help the police e. to help the police in (also with) their inquiries: to be questioned by the police in connection with a crime, often regarded as having the implication of being the chief suspect; also to help the police, to help with inquiries. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > investigation of crime > investigate crime [verb (intransitive)] > be interrogated to help the police in (also with) their inquiries1957 1957 Times 3 Sept. 4/3 The police are anxious to trace an itinerant photographer... It is believed that he may be able to help them in their inquiries. 1970 Guardian 10 Nov. 20/4 A man was helping police last night after the body of Susan Young, aged 12..was found. 1971 ‘J. Fraser’ Death in Pheasant's Eye xxvi. 162 What's the deadline for arresting Stanley Robinson? At the moment he's ‘helping with enquiries’. 1972 V. C. Clinton-Baddeley To study Long Silence ii. 72 In newspaper language..the man who is ‘helping the police’ is the chap who's being badgered into a confession. 1973 Sunday Times 14 Oct. 1/1 A 17-year-old girl..was found battered to death... Later, a man was helping police with their inquiries. < as lemmas |
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