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curtain
n
1 [C]
(a) (US drape) piece of material hung to cover a window, and usu movable sideways 窗帘
draw the curtains, ie pull them across the window(s) 把窗帘拉上
lace curtains 花边窗帘.
(b) similar piece of material hung up as a screen 作屏幕用的帘子
Pull the curtains round the patient´s bed. 把病床周围的床帷拉上. * a shower curtain 浴帘.
2 [sing]
(a) screen of heavy material that can be raised or lowered at the front of a stage (舞台的)幕
The curtain rises/goes up, ie The play/act begins. 幕启(演出开始).
The curtain falls/comes down, ie The play/act ends. 幕落(演出结束).
(fig 比喻) The curtain has fallen on her long and distinguished career, ie Her career has ended. 她那漫长而成就斐然的生涯已告结束. =>illus at App 1 见附录1之插图, page ix.
(b) (fig 比喻) raising or lowering of such a curtain 开幕或闭幕
Tonight´s curtain is at 7. 30, ie the play begins at 7. 30. 今晚的演出七点半开始.
After the final curtain (ie After the play had ended) we went backstage. 演出结束後我们到後台去了.
3 [C esp sing 尤作单数]
(fig 比喻) thing that screens, covers, protects, etc 掩蔽物; 覆盖物; 防护物
a curtain of fog, mist, etc 一层雾幕、 薄雾等
A curtain of rain swept over the valley. 瓢泼大雨冲刷著这个谷地.
the curtain of secrecy that hides the Government´s intentions 掩盖政府意图的烟幕.
4 curtains [pl]
~s (for sb/sth) (infml 口) hopeless situation; the end 绝望的处境; 完蛋
When I saw he had a gun, I knew it was curtains for me. 我一见到他拿著枪, 就知道这下子我算完了.
5 (idm 习语) ring up/down the curtain => ring2. curtain, v
1 [Tn] provide (a window, an alcove, etc) with a curtain or curtains 给(窗户、 凹室等)装上帘子
curtained windows 挂窗帘的窗户
enough material to curtain all the rooms 够给所有的房间装上窗帘的布料.
2 (phr v) curtain sth off separate or divide sth with a curtain or curtains 把某物用帘幕隔开
curtain off part of a room 把房间的一部分用布幔分隔开.
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