legislate
verb [intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they legislate | |
| he / she / it legislates | |
| past simple legislated | |
| past participle legislated | |
| -ing form legislating |
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. 议会立法提高最低工资。 - legislate on something
The European Parliament will legislate on further integration. 欧洲议会将对进一步一体化进行立法。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryLegislate is used with these nouns as the object:- morality
Word Originearly 18th cent.: back-formation from legislation.