curtain

['kə:tn]

n.窗帘, 门帘, 幕(布)
vt.(用帘)装饰, (以帘)遮蔽

n.[C]

1. 帘; 窗帘; 门帘; 帷幔

Please draw the curtains.

请把窗帘拉上。

2. (舞台上的)幕; 开幕; 落幕

The curtain rises.

戏开演。

3. 幕状物

A thick curtain of fog hid the mountains from view.

一层浓雾遮蔽群山。

4. 【俚】横死; 完蛋[P][(+for)]

vt.

1. 给……装上帘子

I bought some material to curtain the house.

我买了一些料子给房子装上窗帘。

2. (用帘子)遮掉, 隔开[(+off)]

词形变化

动词过去式: curtained | 动词过去分词: curtained | 动词现在分词: curtaining | 动词第三人称单数: curtains |

词义辨析

同义:

n.窗帘, 帘子

window curtain  window shade  hanging  drapery  portiere  valance  lambrequin  scrim  firescreen

n.幕, 帘幕

screen  shutter  blind  shade  drape  purdah

v.用幕隔开, 遮蔽

screen  hide  shield  drape  cover  veil  

同义参见:

covering  blanket  

英英释义

名词 curtain:

hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

同义词：drape, drapery, mantle, pall

any barrier to communication or vision

动词 curtain:

provide with drapery

短语词组

behind the curtain

1. 秘密地

They were carrying out the plan behind the curtain.

他们在秘密地实行那个计划。

bring down the curtain on

1. 结束; 终止

The couple decided to bring down the curtain on their marriage after 5 years.

那对夫妇决定结束五年的婚姻关系。

lift/raise the curtain on

1. 揭露

He was determined to lift the curtain on the scandal.

他下定决心要揭露那丑闻。

补充

curtaincurtain英:[ˈkə:tn] 美:[ˈkɚtn]n.1.窗帘, 门帘2.幕, 帷幕

例句

1. Polly wants some new curtains for the lounge.波莉想给起居室装上新窗帘。 2. It was such a gloomy afternoon that she decided to draw the curtains early.那天下午天色阴沉, 她决定早点拉上窗帘。 3. The nurse drew the curtains around the bed.护士把床帷拉了起来。 4. Her bedroom curtains were drawn.她卧室的窗帘被拉上了。 5. I drew the curtains to let in the light.我拉开窗帘, 让光线照进来。 6. He saw something dark disappear behind the curtain of leaves.他看见一个黑色的东西钻进浓密的树叶, 消失了。 7. There was a burst of applause as the curtain went up.幕启时爆发出一阵掌声。 8. The curtain rises toward the end of the Prelude.序曲快要结束时帷幕升起来了。 9. On Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays we have an 8.00 curtain.周四、周五和周六, 我们八点钟开演。 10. Maria's first appearance was just before the Act Three curtain.玛丽亚的首次登台就在第三幕落幕之前。 11. The accident brought the curtain down on his career.这起意外事故给他的事业画上了句号。 12. The company will bring down the curtain on a 26-year agreement.公司将结束一份长达二十六年的合约。 13. If it's impractical to curtain a particular window, you can always use a blind.如果某扇窗户不适合安装窗帘, 你总是可以使用百叶窗。 14. I have enough material to curtain all the windows.我有足够的料子把所有的窗户都挂上窗帘。 15. Part of the bedroom has been curtained off.部分卧室已用帷幔隔开。 16. The drizzling rain curtained the beautiful lake.蒙蒙细雨遮住了美丽的湖景。 17. she drew the curtains and lit the fire.她拉上窗帘，点上火。 18. through the curtain of falling snow, she could just make out gravestones.透过纷飞的雪幕，她只能分辨出墓碑。 19. the art is to hold your audience right from the opening curtain.要领就是一拉开帷幕就抓住观众。 20. it looked like curtains for me.对我来说像是灾难临头了。 21. a curtained window.安有窗帘的窗子。 22. a curtained-off side room.帘子遮掩的边室。 23. her unbound hair curtaining her face.她散开的头发掩着面庞。 24. her decision brought down the curtain on a glittering 30-year career.她的决定结束了30年的灿烂生涯。 25. The curtain goes up at 7pm (= in a theatre, the play begins).戏晚上7点开演。 26. a curtain of mist一层薄雾 27. She opened/closed the curtains.她拉开/拉上窗帘。 28. She drew/pulled the curtains (open/closed).她把窗帘拉开/拉上。 29. a shower curtain浴帘 30. curtains separated the hospital beds.帘子将医院病的床相互隔开。 31. "When the curtain rises after intermission, the set is bare and the main character finds himself alone."幕间休息过后，大幕再度升起，舞台上空荡荡的，只剩下男主角一人。 32. "As the curtain falls for the last time, we see a young woman holding a dying man in her arms."当大幕最后一次落下时，我们看到一位年轻女子，怀中抱着一个奄奄一息的男子。 33. The curtain came down on his film career [=his film career ended] after a lifetime in show business.当了一辈子电影演员，他的演艺生涯终于落下了帷幕。 34. His injury brought down the curtain on his remarkable career. = His injury brought the curtain down on his remarkable career. [=his injury ended his career]受伤使他辉煌的事业落下了帷幕。 35. The audience applauded enthusiastically after the final curtain. [=after the curtain was lowered at the end of the performance]演出结束落幕后，观众们报以热烈的掌声。 36. curtain times are 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. [=the performance begins at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and 2:00 p.m. on Sunday]演出开始时间为周六晚上7:30，周日下午2:00。 37. A curtain of smoke hung at the edge of the forest.森林边缘笼罩着一层烟幕。 38. It was hard to see their faces through the curtain of darkness.夜幕中很难看清他们的脸。 39. It looks like it's curtains for the mayor after this election. [=the mayor will not be elected again]经过此次选举，市长的仕途看来走到尽头了。 40. "If they don't win today's game, it'll be/mean/spell curtains for their hopes of winning the championship. [=their hopes will be ended]"如果他们不能赢得今天的比赛，夺冠的希望就将成为泡影。 41. The booth was curtained off on three sides.这个货摊有三面都用帘子围上了。 42. The back of the room was curtained off for privacy.房间的后面用帘子隔出一块私人空间。