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单词 curfew
释义

curfew

UK /ˈkɜː(r)fjuː/

Word Forms

singularcurfew
pluralcurfews

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    a law that does not allow people to go outside between a particular time in the evening and a particular time in the morning
    impose/enforce/lift a curfew:

    The authorities declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew.

    under (a) curfew:

    The accused is under a curfew from 8 pm till 6 am.

    Synonyms and related words

    The law, laws and parts of laws
    1. 1a
      the period of time during which people must not go outside according to a curfew law
      a dusk-to-dawn/nighttime curfew:

      The government on Saturday lifted a nighttime curfew imposed 10 days earlier.

      Synonyms and related words

      The law, laws and parts of laws
  2. 2
    mainly Americanthe time by which someone, especially a child, must be home in the evening
    Synonyms and related words

    Times in the evening or night

curfew

US /ˈkɜrˌfju/

Word Forms

singularcurfew
pluralcurfews

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    a law that does not allow people to go outside between a particular time in the evening and a particular time in the morning
    impose/enforce/lift a curfew:

    The authorities declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew.

    under (a) curfew:

    The accused is under a curfew from 8 p.m. till 6 a.m.

    Synonyms and related words

    The law, laws and parts of laws
    1. 1a
      the period of time during which people must not go outside according to a curfew law
      a dusk-to-dawn/nighttime curfew:

      The government on Saturday lifted a nighttime curfew imposed 10 days earlier.

      Synonyms and related words

      The law, laws and parts of laws
  2. 2
    the time by which someone, especially a child, must be home in the evening
    Synonyms and related words

    Times in the evening or night
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