curtain
n
1 [C]
(a) (US drape) piece of material hung to cover a window, and usu movable sideways 窗簾
draw the curtains, ie pull them across the window(s) 把窗簾拉上
lace curtains 花邊窗簾.
(b) similar piece of material hung up as a screen 作屏幕用的簾子
Pull the curtains round the patient's bed. 把病床周圍的床帷拉上. * a shower curtain 浴簾.
2 [sing]
(a) screen of heavy material that can be raised or lowered at the front of a stage (舞臺的)幕
The curtain rises/goes up, ie The play/act begins. 幕啟(演出開始).
The curtain falls/comes down, ie The play/act ends. 幕落(演出結(jié)束).
(fig 比喻) The curtain has fallen on her long and distinguished career, ie Her career has ended. 她那漫長而成就斐然的生涯已告結(jié)束. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1之插圖, page ix.
(b) (fig 比喻) raising or lowering of such a curtain 開幕或閉幕
Tonight's curtain is at 7. 30, ie the play begins at 7. 30. 今晚的演出七點(diǎn)半開始.
After the final curtain (ie After the play had ended) we went backstage. 演出結(jié)束後我們到後臺去了.
3 [C esp sing 尤作單數(shù)]
(fig 比喻) thing that screens, covers, protects, etc 掩蔽物; 覆蓋物; 防護(hù)物
a curtain of fog, mist, etc 一層霧幕、 薄霧等
A curtain of rain swept over the valley. 瓢潑大雨沖刷著這個谷地.
the curtain of secrecy that hides the Government's intentions 掩蓋政府意圖的煙幕.
4 curtains [pl]
~s (for sb/sth) (infml 口) hopeless situation; the end 絕望的處境; 完蛋
When I saw he had a gun, I knew it was curtains for me. 我一見到他拿著槍, 就知道這下子我算完了.
5 (idm 習(xí)語) ring up/down the curtain => ring2. curtain, v
1 [Tn] provide (a window, an alcove, etc) with a curtain or curtains 給(窗戶、 凹室等)裝上簾子
curtained windows 掛窗簾的窗戶
enough material to curtain all the rooms 夠給所有的房間裝上窗簾的布料.
2 (phr v) curtain sth off separate or divide sth with a curtain or curtains 把某物用簾幕隔開
curtain off part of a room 把房間的一部分用布幔分隔開.
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*['k?:t?n]n. 帳, 幕, 窗簾vt. 裝簾子于, 遮蔽【建】 幕, 簾, 帷相關(guān)詞組: lift the curtain on sth ring down the curtain curtain sth off behind the curtain draw the curtain on sth