lights-out
lights-out — 名詞
1. the set bedtime in a boarding school, camp, barracks, or similar place, when eve
熄燈時間
集體住宿場所的就寢關燈時間
the set bedtime in a boarding school, camp, barracks, or similar place, when everyone must stop using the lights and go to bed
At lights-out, Lucía closed her novel and climbed into the top bunk.
一到熄燈時間，Lucía 就合上小說，爬上上舖。
at lights-out — fixed bedtime in shared sleeping quarters
The campers had ten minutes to wash up before lights-out.
營員在熄燈時間前有十分鐘可以梳洗。
before lights-out — time limit before the nightly cutoff
After lights-out, nobody in the hostel was allowed to use a phone.
熄燈後，青年旅舍裡誰都不准使用手機。
The nurse checked each room at lights-out to make sure the children were quiet.
到了熄燈時間，護理師逐間查看，確認孩子們都安靜下來。
文法句型
at lights-out
before/after lights-out
用法筆記
Usually refers to shared places with fixed rules, such as boarding schools, camps, barracks, or hospital wards. In ordinary home life, bedtime is usually the more natural word.
常見錯誤
2. an order or warning, often in the military, that tells everyone to put the light
熄燈號令
命人立刻關燈的口令或信號
an order or warning, often in the military, that tells everyone to put the lights out immediately
When the sergeant shouted 'Lights out!', Selim switched off the barracks lamp.
中士一喊出「Lights out！」，Selim 就關掉了營房的燈。
Lights out! — spoken order to turn off the lights
The bugle sounded the lights-out signal across the dark camp.
號角聲把熄燈號令傳遍了漆黑的營地。
lights-out signal — formal signal giving the order
One sharp whistle gave the crew their lights-out command for the night.
一聲短促的哨音向全體船員發出了今晚的熄燈號令。
After the lights-out call, every tent went dark within a minute.
熄燈號令一下，每頂帳篷都在一分鐘內暗了下來。
文法句型
lights-out signal
lights-out command
lights-out call
用法筆記
Most often used in military or highly regulated settings. It can name the spoken order itself or the whistle, bugle, or other signal that delivers the order.