curfew

n.宵禁，戒严；晚钟，晚钟时刻

noun

1. 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。
2. 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。

名词复数形式:curfews

curfew 宵禁

来自古法语cuevrefeu, 来自cuevr, 同cover,遮盖，feu, 同focus, 火，火炉，焦点。

1. The city authorities said the curfew had contained the violence.
   市政府称宵禁遏制住了暴力事件。
2. The village was placed under curfew
   在该村实行了宵禁。
3. 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。
4. Thousands of people have taken to the streets in defiance of the curfew.
   成千上万的人不顾宵禁涌上街头。
5. There were some moves to let up on this curfew a little bit.
   采取了一些措施以缓和宵禁的紧张气氛。
6. The ANC claimed the curfew gave licence to the police to hunt people as if they were animals
   非国大声称宵禁使得警察肆无忌惮地把人们当动物来抓捕。
7. A twelve hour night time curfew is in force.
   正在执行12小时的宵禁。
8. The army is now on patrol in Srinagar and a curfew has been imposed
   军队目前在斯利那加巡逻，且已实行了宵禁。
9. The local administration says the curfew is a precautionary measure.
   地方当局说宵禁是一种预防措施。
10. 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。
11. Police had imposed an overnight curfew to control looters who sacked virtually every market in the city.
    警方此前曾实施宵禁，以控制洗劫了该市每一个市场的抢掠者。
12. Granted, I was the only television anchor person that had an11 o'clock curfew doing the10 o'clock news.
    我是唯一一个电视节目主持人，虽然有11点的宵禁，却做着10点钟的新闻。
13. But I have togo home, and it's almost time for the curfew.
    但是我必须要回家了，快到宵禁的时间了。
14. When the center is recovering, imposed curfew or has certain building, its public order will increase.
    当这个中心正在康复中，有一定的建筑物宵禁或公共秩序，它将会增加。
15. 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。
16. Where we're going, no curfew exists.
    我们要去的地方，是没有宵禁的。
17. You break curfew all the time.
    你一直都不遵守宵禁时间。
18. An overnight curfew has been declared in and around the capital.
    首都与周边地区都宣布了夜间宵禁。
19. A strict curfew has been imposed from dusk till dawn.
    从黄昏到黎明，实行了严格的宵禁。
20. There's a curfew, you'll have problems!
    宵禁时间到了，你会有麻烦的！
21. The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.
    警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。
22. The curfew began early in the afternoon and was strictly enforced.
    宵禁早在下午就开始了，而且厉行不怠。
23. And the record says it was for curfew violations.
    记录上写着因为他违反了宵禁令。
24. Hey, george! The curfew! Go home! Get off the streets!
    嘿，乔治！宵禁了！回家去！别在街上呆着！
25. 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。
26. My curfew for school nights is9 o'clock.
    上课期间我的宵禁时间是9点。
27. It's past curfew, you know.
    我现在得走了，否则会超过宵禁时间。
28. The military government imposed a curfew.
    军人政府发布了宵禁令。
29. Janis, I cannot stop this car. I have a curfew.
    珍尼斯，我不停车了，我有宵禁令的。
30. You come home drunk right before the curfew?
    你一直喝到宵禁了才回家？