decree
[dɪ'kri:] noun countable or uncountable formal
■an official statement that something must happen 法令，政令；命令•The decree stopped short of a full declaration of independence.这项法令差点儿就宣布完全独立了。 •More than 200 people were freed by military decree.军方下令释放200多人。
[dɪ'kri:] verb transitive
■to officially state that something must happen 法令，政令；命令•They decreed an end to discrimination on grounds of age.他们下令不准再有年龄歧视。 •[+ that] The local council has decreed that the hospital should close.当地议会下令关闭那间医院。 |