curfew
curfew
[ˈkəːfjuː]
noun
[ˈkəːfjuː]
noun
- a regulation requiring people to remain indoors between specified hours, typically at night
（多指晚间的）宵禁；戒严
a dusk-to-dawn curfew.
傍晚至黎明的宵禁。
[mass noun]the whole area was immediately placed under curfew.
整个地区立刻处于戒严状态。
■the hour designated as the beginning of such a restriction
宵禁起始时间
[mass noun]to be abroad after curfew without permission was to risk punishment.
不经允许在宵禁后出门很可能会受处罚。
■the daily signal indicating this
宵禁信号
- Middle English (denoting a regulation requiring people to extinguish fires at a fixed hour in the evening, or a bell rung at that hour): from Old French cuevrefeu, from cuvrir 'to cover' + feu 'fire'. The current sense dates from the late 19th cent
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