curfew

英 [ˈkɜːfjuː]

美 [ˈkɜːrfjuː]

n.  宵禁令; 宵禁时间; 儿童晚间必须在家的时间

复数：curfews　

GRETEM8法律

Collins.2 / BNC.12844 / COCA.10454

牛津词典

noun

• 宵禁令；宵禁时间
  a law which says that people must not go outside after a particular time at night until the morning; the time after which nobody must go outside
  1. The army imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew.
     军队强制实行黄昏至黎明的宵禁。
  2. You must get home before curfew.
     你必须在实行宵禁以前回到家中。
• 儿童晚间必须在家的时间
  a time when children must be home in the evening
  1. I have a 10 o'clock curfew.
     我得遵守晚上10点之前回家的规定。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR (战争等时期的)宵禁令
  Acurfewis a law stating that people must stay inside their houses after a particular time at night, for example during a war.
  1. The village was placed under curfew...
     在该村实行了宵禁。
  2. In Lucknow crowds of people defied the curfew to celebrate on the streets.
     在勒克瑙，成群的人们违抗宵禁令到街上去庆祝。

英英释义

noun

• an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited
• a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions
• the time that the curfew signal is sounded

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