legislate
verb🔊/ˈledʒɪsleɪt/
🔊/ˈledʒɪsleɪt/
[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| 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. 议会立法要求提高最低工资。 - legislate on something
The European Parliament will legislate on further integration. 欧洲议会将立法进一步一体化。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryLegislate is used with these nouns as the object:- morality
Word Originearly 18th cent.: back-formation from legislation.