| 单词 | curfew |
| 释义 | curfewcurfew /ˈkɚfyu/ noun 1[countable, uncountable] a law forcing everyone to stay indoors from a particular time in the evening until a particular time in the morning: During the war, the government imposed a curfew in the capital. All major towns are under curfew. The government has promised to lift the curfew soon.2[uncountable] the time after which everyone must stay indoors, according to this law: Soldiers found them in the street after curfew.3[countable, uncountable] the time by which a child must be indoors or asleep, as decided by their parents: My curfew is 9:00. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French covrefeu signal to put out fires, curfew, from covrir to cover + feu fire] |
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