Curfew
['kɜːfjuː] or ['kɝfju]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited.
(noun.) a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions.
(noun.) the time that the curfew signal is sounded.
德洛丽丝校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The ringing of an evening bell, originally a signal to the inhabitants to cover fires, extinguish lights, and retire to rest, -- instituted by William the Conqueror; also, the bell itself.
(n.) A utensil for covering the fire.
手打:凯西
解釋/意思:
n. in feudal times the ringing of a bell at eight o'clock as a signal to put out all fires and lights.
錄入:米歇尔
例句/造句/用法:
- The word curfew is derived from the French couvre-feu, meaning cover fire. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Moreover to light a fire is the instinctive and resistant act of man when, at the winter ingress, the curfew is sounded throughout Nature. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- The ringing of the curfew originated in England by William the Conqueror, who directed that at the ringing of the bell at eight o’clock all fires and lights should be extinguished. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- How did the Ringing of the Curfew Originate? 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- In the United States an ordinance establishing a curfew, with the purpose of keeping young people off the streets, has existed in Salem, Mass. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Wamba presently appeared to urge the same request, observing that a cup after midnight was worth three after curfew. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
編輯:利拉