"curfews" in Chinese (Simplified)
宵禁
Definition
宵禁是一种规定或法律,要求人们必须呆在室内,通常是在夜间或紧急情况时。也可以指某人,尤其是青少年,必须回家的规定时间。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
英语中 'curfew' 既可以指政府规定的宵禁,也可以指家长给青少年的回家时间。复数 'curfews' 指多个不同的规定或地区。
Examples
Last night, the city imposed strict curfews after the storm.
昨晚,暴风雨过后,城市实施了严格的**宵禁**。
Teenagers sometimes have different curfews than their younger siblings.
青少年有时比他们年幼的兄弟姐妹有不同的**宵禁**时间。
Many countries used curfews to keep people safe during the pandemic.
许多国家在疫情期间实施了**宵禁**以确保人们安全。
My parents always had stricter curfews for me than for my brothers.
我父母对我定的**宵禁**总是比对我兄弟更严格。
Thanks to the new curfews, the streets were almost empty by 9 p.m.
由于新的**宵禁**,晚上九点街上几乎没人了。
There were different curfews in each part of the city, which made it really confusing.
城市每个区域都有不同的**宵禁**,让人很困惑。