legislate是什么意思？

legislate

英[ˈledʒɪsleɪt] 美[ˈlɛdʒɪˌslet]

• vt.& vi. 立法，制定法律，〈美〉以立法程序创立；

第三人称单数：legislates;

过去式：legislated;

过去分词：legislated;

现在分词：legislating;

例句

• Higher medical costs legislate against an improvement in health. 医疗费用的上涨妨碍了健康的改善.
• Parliament may legislate on any matter of penal law. 议会可以对刑事法律的任何事项立法.
• You cannot legislate to change attitudes. 态度是不能用立法来改变的。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  立法；制定（或通过）法律
  When a government or state legislates, it passes a new law.
  例句
  Most member countries have already legislated against excessive overtime... 大多数成员国均已立法禁止超时加班。 You cannot legislate to change attitudes. 态度是不能用立法来改变的。

英汉词典释义

• vt. & vi.
  立法;制定法律
  Congress has legislated a new minimum wage for workers. 国会制定了一项新的关于工人最低工资的法律。

英英词典释义

• Verb
  1. make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation;
  "They passed the amendment""We cannot legislate how people's spend their free time"