decree /dɪˈkriː/ CET6 TEM4 ( decreeing, decreed, decrees )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A decree is an official order or decision, especially one made by the ruler of a country. 法令 [also 'by' N]

  例：

  In July he issued a decree ordering all unofficial armed groups in the country to disband.

  7月份，他颁布了一项法令，命令解散该国所有非官方武装团体。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A decree is a judgment made by a law court. 判决 [美国英语]

  例：

  ...court decrees.

  …法院的判决。

• 3. 

  V-T If someone in authority decrees that something must happen, they decide or state this officially. 发布命令

  例：

  The government decreed that all who wanted to live and work in Kenya must hold Kenyan passports.

  政府下令要求所有想在肯尼亚居住和工作的人必须持有肯尼亚护照。