释义 |
curfew /'kxfju:; 'kMju/ n 1 (old use) ringing of a bell as a signal for lights to be put out and fires covered; bell for this; hour at which the bell was rung. (旧用法)晚间令人熄灭灯火的钟声; 为此所用的钟; 晚钟; 鸣晚钟的时刻。 2 (modern use) time, or signal (under martial law) for people to remain indoors: (现代用法)(实施戒严期间)禁止外出的时间或信号; 宵禁: to impose a - on a town; 在贫上实施宵禁; to lift/end the ~. 解除宵禁。 |