n. 1.帘幕;窗帘,帘子。 2.(舞台的)幕;启[落]幕。 3.幕状物;(两棱堡间的)中堤幕墙;【建筑】隔壁,间壁。 4.〔pl.〕 〔美俚〕死;终结。 短语和例子 The curtain rose on the war. 战争揭幕[开始]了。 curtain of smoke 烟幕。 behind the curtain 在幕后,秘密。 call an actor before the curtain 要求演员到幕前来(谢幕);叫幕。 C-! 听众注意! draw a curtain on [over] 拉(窗)帘遮住(窗子等);(把话头)截止,停讲(不谈下文)。 draw the curtain 拉幕〔开幕或闭幕〕。 draw the curtains 拉上所有窗帘。 drop [raise] the curtain 闭[开]幕,停[开]演。 lift the curtain on 开始,扯开幕布使看;公布;明说。 ring down the curtain 响铃闭幕;使结束;使终止(事件)。 take a curtain (演员到幕前)谢幕。 work up the curtain (戏剧)在收场时作出兴奋激昂的表演。 vt. 在…挂帘子;用幕[帘子]隔开[遮住] (off);遮蔽,隐藏。
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) 同义词:drape, drapery, mantle, pall,
any barrier to communication or vision; "a curtain of secrecy"; "a curtain of trees"
provide with drapery; "curtain the bedrooms"
A curtain (sometimes known as a drape, mainly in the United States) is a piece of cloth intended to block or obscure light, or drafts, or water in the case of a shower curtain. A curtain is also the movable screen or drape in a theater that separates the stage from the auditorium or that serves as a backdrop.
例句与用法
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A curtain of rain swept over the valley . 瓢泼大雨冲刷着这个谷地。
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Will you help me take the curtains down ? 你能帮我把帘幕取下来吗?
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She never raised the curtain on her feelings . 她从不让感情外露。
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The curtain had been raised on a new act . 新的一幕戏剧已经开演。
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The room was blinded by the heavy curtains . 厚窗帘把房间遮暗了。
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Ring down the curtain on the first act . 第一幕结束时响铃落幕。
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This latter curtain was quite an affair . 后面这重幕可真漂亮。
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She kept peering through the side curtain . 她不时地从旁边的幕帐向外窥视。
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The curtain went down on a titter and some groans . 幕在嗤笑和哼哈声中落下。
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You've only seen a peep through the curtain . 你还只是隔着帘子瞥见一眼罢了。