英语词汇“curfew”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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.

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.

WORD FAMILY

curfew: curfews

USAGE EXAMPLES

Twenty years later callers described officers assembling at Tompkins Square Park just before a melee with people protesting a curfew there.

New York Times(Dec 28, 2016)

Officials also imposed a curfew starting on Saturday that prohibited street traffic at night.

Wall Street Journal(Dec 19, 2016)

He’s carved a straightedge lifestyle that bans drinking alcohol, keeps a healthy diet and a curfew of about 9 p.m.

Seattle Times(Dec 15, 2016)

1n an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited

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decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript

a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

2n a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions

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sign, signal, signaling

any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

3n the time that the curfew signal is sounded

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deadline

the point in time at which something must be completed

单词	curfew
释义	curfew (once / 4436 pages) n 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. 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. WORD FAMILY curfew: curfews USAGE EXAMPLES Twenty years later callers described officers assembling at Tompkins Square Park just before a melee with people protesting a curfew there. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) Officials also imposed a curfew starting on Saturday that prohibited street traffic at night. Wall Street Journal(Dec 19, 2016) He’s carved a straightedge lifestyle that bans drinking alcohol, keeps a healthy diet and a curfew of about 9 p.m. Seattle Times(Dec 15, 2016) 1n an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited Hyper decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) 2n a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions Hyper sign, signal, signaling any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message 3n the time that the curfew signal is sounded Hyper deadline the point in time at which something must be completed
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