"lights out" in Chinese (Simplified)
熄灯熄灯时间(军队/学校)
Definition
“lights out”指必须关灯的时间,常用于军队、监狱或学校,表示睡觉或安静的时间。也可以指一般意义上的关灯。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
常见于军事、学校、监狱等有管理制度的场所,表示固定的熄灯时间。非正式场合可以指睡前关灯,但日常生活中通常不用来单指开关灯。有时也用作比喻‘结束’。
Examples
When the clock strikes ten, it's lights out at the camp.
当钟敲十点时,营地就要**熄灯**了。
Please remember, lights out is at eleven in the dorm.
请记住,宿舍**熄灯**时间是十一点。
After lights out, everyone must be quiet.
**熄灯**后,每个人必须保持安静。
The kids tried to talk after lights out, but the teacher caught them.
孩子们**熄灯**后还想说话,但老师发现了他们。
Just before lights out, we would always tell each other spooky stories.
在**熄灯**之前,我们总会彼此讲恐怖故事。
He was so tired that as soon as it was lights out, he fell asleep instantly.
他累坏了,**熄灯**一到立刻就睡着了。