A curtain or painted cloth lowered vertically on to a theatre stage.
(舞台的)垂幕,吊幕
Example sentencesExamples
Although the spectacular drop curtain had to be taken down because of asbestos, the pictures that remain of it are phenomenal.
The wooden horse, on the other hand, is cleverly managed, first entering on the upper ramp and then reappearing on a drop curtain as a gigantic, threatening silhouette - an effective solution to an almost impossible bit of stage business.
Synonyms
window hanging, hanging, screen, blind
Definition of drop curtain in US English:
drop curtain
nounˈdräp ˌkərtnˈdrɑp ˌkərtn
A curtain or painted cloth lowered vertically on to a theater stage.
(舞台的)垂幕,吊幕
Example sentencesExamples
The wooden horse, on the other hand, is cleverly managed, first entering on the upper ramp and then reappearing on a drop curtain as a gigantic, threatening silhouette - an effective solution to an almost impossible bit of stage business.
Although the spectacular drop curtain had to be taken down because of asbestos, the pictures that remain of it are phenomenal.