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BNC: 12844 COCA: 10454

curfew

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cur·few /ˈkɜːfjuː $ ˈkɜːr-/ ●○○ noun [countableC, uncountableU]  
1  SCLa law that forces people to stay indoors after a particular time at night, or the time people must be indoors 宵禁；宵禁时间
 The government imposed a night-time curfew throughout the country.
政府在全国实施宵禁。
 The curfew was lifted (=ended) on May 6th.
5月6日解除了宵禁。
 The whole town was placed under curfew.
全镇被实施宵禁。
 Anyone found in the streets after curfew was shot.
宵禁期间，任何人出现在街上都被开枪打死。
2. American EnglishAmE the time, decided by a parent, by which a child must be home or asleep in the evening 〔父母规定的〕儿童晚上必须回家[睡觉]的时间
Examples from the Corpus
curfew• Despite the imposition of a curfew, the Strip remained in a state of revolt throughout May 20.• Local officials said a curfew had been imposed on the area.• If your teenager keeps reasonable hours, there is no need to set a curfew.• We walked along the path above the river: deserted, because of the curfew.• The curfew was lifted on May 4.• The curfew will end next March, when his debt to society will officially have been paid.
imposed ... curfew• On May 18 the state authorities imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew.• Governor Wilson declared a state of emergency, imposed a curfew and called in reinforcements from the California Highway Patrol.• On May 8 the government imposed a curfew on the city.• Two people died and at least 19 were injured, and the government imposed an all-night curfew.• On March 27, as the national conference got under way, the government imposed a curfew and banned strikes and demonstrations.• On Sept. 9 it imposed a night curfew in large parts of the republic.
Origin curfew
(1200-1300) Old French covrefeu “signal to put out fires, curfew”, from covrir “to cover” + feu “fire”
cur·few noun
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BNC: 12844 COCA: 10454
curfew

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ADJECTIVE | VERB + CURFEW | CURFEW + VERB | CURFEW + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤strict嚴格的宵禁▸➤24-hour, dusk-to-dawn * 24 小時／黃昏至黎明的宵禁➤night, night-time夜間宵禁➤7 p.m., etc.下午 7 點等的宵禁VERB + CURFEW➤declare, impose, order, place sth under宣佈／實行／下令／對⋯實行宵禁◇A five-day curfew was declared by the government.政府宣佈了為期 5 天的宵禁。◇The whole area has been placed under curfew.整個地區已經實行了宵禁。➤enforce實行宵禁▸➤lift解除宵禁◇The strict curfew has now been lifted.嚴格的宵禁現已解除。➤break, defy違反／違抗宵禁◇Protesters defied the curfew and took to the streets.抗議者違抗宵禁令，走上街頭。➤have (NAmE) 有規定回家時間◇Why do you have to go home now if you don't have a curfew?又沒有規定你晚上必須回家的時間，你何必現在就走？➤be late for, miss (both NAmE) 遲於／錯過規定的晚上回家時間◇I have to get back or I'll miss my curfew.我得走了，不然就過了規定的最晚回家時間。CURFEW + VERB➤be in force宵禁生效◇A dusk-to-dawn curfew was in force.正在實行黃昏至黎明的宵禁。CURFEW + NOUN➤violation違反宵禁➤law (NAmE) 宵禁法PREPOSITION➤under curfew在宵禁中◇The city is still under curfew.這個城市還在實行宵禁。➤curfew on對⋯規定晚上回家時間◇Many people are in favour / favor of a curfew on young people.許多人贊成對年輕人規定晚上回家的最晚時間。
BNC: 12844 COCA: 10454
BNC: 12844 COCA: 10454

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