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

双语例句

• 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。
• Security forces have orders to shoot anyone trying to enter the curfew zone.
  安全部队接到命令，可以对任何进入戒严区的人开枪。
• A twelve hour night time curfew is in force.
  正在执行12小时的宵禁。
• Local officials say the army imposed a curfew in the town after re-taking control of the buildings.
  当地官员说，军方重新控制这些建筑后实行了宵禁。
• The military government imposed a curfew.
  军人政府发布了宵禁令。
• There's a curfew, you'll have problems!
  宵禁时间到了，你会有麻烦的！
• The village was placed under curfew
  在该村实行了宵禁。
• He said the Taliban did not prevent people from leaving during the suspended curfew.
  他说，在暂停戒严期间，塔利班没有阻止人们离开。
• And the record says it was for curfew violations.
  记录上写着因为他违反了宵禁令。
• It's past curfew, you know.
  我现在得走了，否则会超过宵禁时间。