那是cop[kCp]确实是警察的意思，多指警官。
警察有很多叫法。
警官（警察）
正式：
通用police、tipstaves、nuthook
英国Constable（管辖权和管辖范围都小于县治安官的治安官）
美国lawman（美国县级的警察）
特殊：
美国军警（相当于中国武警）sergeant（紧接着低于上尉、中尉或监察长的警察官员，相当于军士；也指法院、议院维持秩序的警察）
保安、警察部队constabulary
俚语（俗称）：
英国bobby
美国finest（纽约）、cop
POLICE，可读做“普利斯”。
police
英?[p?'li?s]
美?[p?'lis]
n. 警察，警方；治安
vt. 监督；管辖；维持治安；为…配备警察
adj. 警察的；有关警察的
[ 过去式 policed 过去分词 policed 现在分词 policing ]
1.
N-SING-COLL?The?police?are the official organization that is responsible for making sure that people obey the law. 警方
例：
The police are also looking for a second car.
警方也在寻找第二辆车。
例：
Police say they have arrested twenty people following the disturbances.
警方称他们已经在骚乱后逮捕了20个人。
2.?
N-PLURAL?Police?are men and women who are members of the official organization that is responsible for making sure that people obey the law. 警察
例：
More than one hundred police have ringed the area.
一百多名警察已经包围了这个地区。
3.?
V-T?If the police or military forces?police?an area or event, they make sure that law and order is preserved in that area or at that event. 维持…的治安
例：
...the tiny U.N. observer force whose job it is to police the border.
…维持边界治安的那一小支联合国观察部队。
4.?
V-T?If a person or group in authority?polices?a law or an area of public life, they make sure that what is done is fair and legal. 监督
例：
...the self-regulatory body that polices the investment management business.
…监督投资管理事务的自律机构。
