curfew

1. N-VAR A curfew is a law stating that people must stay inside their houses after a particular time at night, for example, during a war. 宵禁

The village was placed under curfew. 該村処於宵禁之中。

2. N-VAR Curfew or a curfew is the time after which a child or student will be punished if they are found outside their home or dormitory. 熄燈令

They raced back to the dormitory before the nine o'clock curfew. 他們在9點熄燈之前拼命跑廻了宿捨。