a law that says that people must not go outside after a particular time at night until the morning; the time after which nobody must go outside 宵禁令；宵禁時間 The army imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew. 軍隊強制實行黃昏至黎明的宵禁。 You must get home before curfew. 你必須在實行宵禁之前回到家中。
Collocations War and peaceWar and peace 戰爭與和平 Starting a war 開戰 - declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something)
（向…）宣戰／挑起戰爭／發動戰爭 - go to war (against/with somebody)
（向…）開戰 - cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest
引起／平息騷亂 - incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion
煽動／領導／鎮壓起義／叛亂 - launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack
發起／實施突然／恐怖襲擊 - prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict
防止／阻止／表明沖突升級 - be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war
被内戰搞得四分五裂；瀕於内戰 - enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory
進入／侵略／佔領某人的領土 - lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion
領導／發起／抵制／擊退武裝入侵
Military operations 軍事行動 - adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy
采用／發展／實施／執行軍事戰略 - carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres
- send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops
派遣／部署／派駐／撤回部隊 - go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission
進行／駕機執行／執行偵察／營救任務 - train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units
訓練／裝備／部署陸軍／軍事／作戰分隊 - lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody)
領導／發起／實施（對某人的）突然襲擊／（空中／空投部隊／登陸）攻擊 - employ/use guerrilla tactics
采用遊擊戰術 - conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare
進行／發動生物戰／遊擊戰 - fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency
設法戰勝／鎮壓／挫敗叛亂者／叛亂 - suffer/inflict a crushing defeat
遭受慘敗；大獲全勝 - achieve/win a decisive victory
赢得決定性的勝利 - halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance
阻止英國／德國／俄羅斯的前進 - order/force a retreat
命令／強迫撤退
Fighting 作戰 - join/serve in the army/navy/air force
加入陸軍／海軍／空軍；在陸軍／海軍／空軍部隊服役 - be/go/remain/serve on active duty
在服現役 - serve/complete/return from a tour of duty
在服役；服役完畢；服役歸來 - be sent to the front (line)
被派往前線 - attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy
襲擊／攻擊敵人；與敵人交戰；擊敗／殺死／消滅敵人 - see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting
目睹／報道／參與激戰 - call for/be met with armed resistance
要求／遭遇武裝抵抗 - come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire
冒着激烈的／機關槍的／迫擊炮的射擊 - fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something)
（對…）發射機關槍／迫擊炮彈／火箭彈 - shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles
步槍／手槍射擊；發射子彈／導彈 - launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile
發射巡航／彈道／反坦克導彈 - use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons
使用生物／化學／核武器 - inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties
遭受慘重損失／傷亡 - be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire
被敵軍／友軍／炮火擊中／射死 - become/be held as a prisoner of war
成爲戰俘；作爲戰俘被監禁
Civilians in war 戰爭中的平民 - harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians
傷害／殺死／瞄準／保護無辜的／手無寸鐵的平民 - cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage
導致／避免／限制／最大限度減少平民傷亡／附帶性破壞 - impose/enforce/lift a curfew
強制實行／解除宵禁 - engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing
參與種族清洗；成爲種族清洗的受害者 - be sent to an internment/a concentration camp
被送到俘虜拘留營／集中營 - accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war
接受／收容／安置戰爭難民 - fear/threaten military/violent reprisals
害怕／揚言要軍事／暴力報複 - commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide
犯／被指控犯戰爭罪／反人類罪／種族滅絕罪
Making peace 和解 - make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace
促使／帶來／赢得／實現／保持／促進和平 - call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce
要求／商談／協商／宣布停戰／暫時休戰 - sign a ceasefire agreement
簽署停戰協議 - call for/bring/put an end to hostilities
要求發動／引發／結束戰爭 - demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something
強烈要求／商討／接受…投降 - establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force
建立／派遣維和部隊 - negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty
商討／達成／正式批準／簽署／接受／拒絕／破壞／違反和平協定
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictc1A five-day curfew was declared by the government. 政府宣布了爲期 5 天的宵禁。 Protesters defied the curfew and took to the streets. 抗議者違抗宵禁令，走上街頭。 The city is still under curfew. 這個城市還在實行宵禁。 The strict curfew has now been lifted. 嚴格的宵禁現已解除。 The whole area has been placed under curfew. 整個地區已經實行了宵禁。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- strict
- 24-hour
- dusk-to-dawn
- …
- declare
- impose
- order
- …
- be in force
- violation
- law
- under curfew
- curfew on
- (especially North American English)
a time when children must be home in the evening 兒童晚間必須在家的時間 Extra ExamplesTopics Life stagesc1Why do you have to go home now if you don't have a curfew? 又沒有規定你晚上必須回家的時間，你何必現在就走？ I have to get back or I'll miss my curfew. 我得走了，不然就過了規定的最晚回家時間。 Many people are in favour of a curfew on young people. 很多人贊成規定年輕人晚上必須回家的時間。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- strict
- 24-hour
- dusk-to-dawn
- …
- declare
- impose
- order
- …
- be in force
- violation
- law
- under curfew
- curfew on
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a regulation requiring people to extinguish fires at a fixed hour in the evening, or a bell rung at that hour): from Old French cuevrefeu, from cuvrir ‘to cover’ + feu ‘fire’. The current sense dates from the late 19th cent.