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cur·tain /ˈkɜːtən/ n. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 帘；窗帘；门帘；(遮隔或装饰房间的)幔，帷幔
Please open (draw) the curtains. 请把窗帘拉开(拉上)。
2. (舞台上的)幕，帷幕
The curtain rises (或 is raised). 幕启。
The curtain fell on the first act. 第一幕幕落。
3. 【戏】落幕，闭幕；开幕，幕启
until the final curtain 直至剧终
a 7:15 p.m. curtain 晚7时15分开演
She went to a restaurant after the curtain of her play. 她演完戏后去了一家饭店。
4. 【戏】闭幕前的(最后一行)台词(或效果、情境等)
a strong (weak) curtain 扣人心弦的(软弱无力)的收场
5. ＝ curtain call
6. (用以遮蔽或掩护的)帘状物，幕状物，屏障
The house was hidden behind a curtain of smoke. 房屋被一层烟幕遮住了。
A seagull flew through the curtains of rain. 海鸥飞着穿过层层雨幕。
a curtain of fire 弹幕
tighten further the security curtain 进一步加强安全防卫屏障
7. (连接棱堡、塔楼等的)幕墙；悬墙，非承压外墙
8. [常作 curtains] 〈口〉倒霉结局，完蛋；死
If you are late once more,it'll be curtains for you. 要是你再迟到，你就完蛋了。(意指被解雇)
You just chew a piece of potassium cyanide, and quick curtain. 你只要吃一片氰化钾，马上就会送命。
II vt.
1. 给…装上帘子；给…挂帷幔
Let's curtain that doorway. 咱们在那个门口装个帘子吧。
She curtained the windows in red velvet. 她给窗装上了红丝绒窗帘。
2. 用帘子(或帷幔)隔开 (off)
We curtained off a part of the basement as a workshop. 我们用布幔将地下室的一部分隔开做工场。
3. 用帘(或帘状物)遮蔽，掩盖
The snow began to fall and curtained the outlook from him. 天开始下雪，他的视野被遮断了。
[< OFr courtine < LL cortīna enclosed place,curtain < ? L cohors courtyard] phr. behind the curtain 在幕后，秘密地 He was carrying out the plan behind the curtain.他在秘密地实行那计划。bring down the curtain on 终止，结束 They decided to bring down the curtain on their love affair after four years.他俩决定结束4年之久的恋情。draw (或 drop) the curtain over (或 on) 1. 结束，终止；不再谈论 (某事)draw the curtain on a long career of public service 结束长期的公职生涯 History has dropped a merciful curtain over the memory of those who urged these insanities.历史已宽容地降下帷幕，使大家不再去回想那些曾鼓动怂恿这些疯狂行为的人们。2. 隐匿；隐瞒 They have drawn the curtain over certain aspects of the situation.他们隐瞒了事态的某些方面。 lift (或 raise) the curtain on 1. 揭开…的序幕，开始 raise the curtain on a major political issue 揭开某一重大政治争议问题的序幕 2. 揭露；透露；公开 He lifted the curtain on a new scientific discovery.他透露了一项新的科学发现。ring down the curtain 1. 响铃落幕 2. 结束，终止 ring up the curtain 1. 响铃启幕；开幕 2. 开始 the Curtain 铁幕 (= the Iron Curtain) The curtain has fallen on this matter. 此事已结束。 |