柯林斯詞典lawful /?l??f?l/ 1. ADJ If an activity, organization, or product is lawful, it is allowed by law. 合法的[正式] The detention of the fugitive was lawful. 對逃亡者的拘留是合法的。2. lawfullyADV 合法地[ADV with v] Amnesty International is trying to establish whether the police acted lawfully in shooting him. 大赦國際正試圖證實(shí)警察向他開槍是否合法。 返回 lawful劍橋詞典allowed by the law 合法的，依法的 Judge Keenan concluded that the surveillance had been lawful. 基南法官裁定這種監(jiān)視屬合法行為。 He said he was going about his lawful business as a journalist . 他說作為一名記者，自己的這些行為是合法的。 返回 lawful