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curfew n.宵禁 (1) 现在开始黄色戒备等级宵禁。 Historically, a curfew was signaled by the ringing of a bell meant to alert residents that it was time to put out their hearth fires. The word curfew comes from an Old French word cuevrefeu, "cover fire," cuevre meaning to cover, and feu meaning fire. Over time, curfew has come to refer to getting people off the streets at night and into their homes, often during times of civil unrest.

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英 ['kɜːfjuː] 美 ['kɜːrfjuː] (1) A yellow-coded curfew is now in effect. Curfew is a rule or law that sets a time that certain people have to be off the streets. A town may set a curfew for teenagers, for example, although many parents impose a stricter curfew for their own kids. 1[N-VAR 可变名词](战争等时期的)宵禁令 A curfew is a law stating that people must stay inside their houses after a particular time at night, for example during a war. The village was placed under curfew...在该村实行了宵禁。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。

英语单词	curfew
英美音标	英 ['kɜːfjuː] 美 ['kɜːrfjuː]
中文释义	n.宵禁
英语例句	(1) A yellow-coded curfew is now in effect.
中文例句	(1) 现在开始黄色戒备等级宵禁。
vocabulary简明	Curfew is a rule or law that sets a time that certain people have to be off the streets. A town may set a curfew for teenagers, for example, although many parents impose a stricter curfew for their own kids.
vocabulary扩展	Historically, a curfew was signaled by the ringing of a bell meant to alert residents that it was time to put out their hearth fires. The word curfew comes from an Old French word cuevrefeu, "cover fire," cuevre meaning to cover, and feu meaning fire. Over time, curfew has come to refer to getting people off the streets at night and into their homes, often during times of civil unrest.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词](战争等时期的)宵禁令 A curfew is a law stating that people must stay inside their houses after a particular time at night, for example during a war. The village was placed under curfew... 在该村实行了宵禁。 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。

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