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curtain

noun
/ˈkɜːtn/
/ˈkɜːrtn/
Idioms
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  1. [countable] a piece of cloth that is hung to cover a window窗帘
    • to draw/pull/close the curtains (= to pull them across the window so they cover it)把窗帘拉上
    • She opened her curtains and looked out.她张开窗帘望向外面。
    • It was ten in the morning but the curtains were still drawn (= closed).已是早上十点钟了,可窗帘还拉着。
    • a pair of curtains一对窗帘
    • She looked up and saw a face peering through the curtains.她抬起头,看到一张脸凝视着窗帘。
    see also drape
    Extra Examples
    • Heavy red velvet curtains hung either side of the huge window.大窗的两边挂着红色天鹅绒厚窗帘。
    • She pulled back the curtains, and sunlight streamed in.她拉开窗帘,阳光照了进来。
    • The curtains billowed as the wind caught them.窗帘被风吹得鼓了起来。
    • They sat in the dark with the curtains drawn.他们拉上窗帘坐在黑暗中。
    Topics Houses and homesb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • shower
    • closed
    • drawn
    verb + curtain
    • close
    • draw
    • open
    curtain + verb
    • hang
    • billow
    • blow
    curtain + noun
    • rail
    • rod
    preposition
    • behind a/​the curtain
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  2. [countable] (North American English)
    (British English net curtain)
    a very thin piece of cloth that you hang at a window and that allows light to enter but stops people outside from being able to see inside网眼帘子
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • shower
    • closed
    • drawn
    verb + curtain
    • close
    • draw
    • open
    curtain + verb
    • hang
    • billow
    • blow
    curtain + noun
    • rail
    • rod
    preposition
    • behind a/​the curtain
    See full entry
  3. [countable] a piece of cloth that is hung up as a screen in a room or around a bed, for example帘;幔;(遮隔房间的)帷幔;床帷
    • a shower curtain淋浴帘
    • He took a bag from a shelf behind some curtains.他从窗帘后面的架子上拿出一个包。
    see also Iron Curtain
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • shower
    • closed
    • drawn
    verb + curtain
    • close
    • draw
    • open
    curtain + verb
    • hang
    • billow
    • blow
    curtain + noun
    • rail
    • rod
    preposition
    • behind a/​the curtain
    See full entry
  4. [singular] a piece of thick, heavy cloth that hangs in front of the stage in the theatre(舞台上的)幕,幕布,帷幕
    • The audience was waiting for the curtain to rise (= for the play to begin).观众在等待开幕。
    • The curtain goes up to reveal a grand piano at the back of the stage. 窗帘升起,露出舞台后面的三角钢琴。
    • There was tremendous applause when the curtain came down (= the play ended).幕落时响起了经久不息的掌声。
    • We left just before the final curtain (= the end of a play).我们刚好在演出结束前离开。
    • (figurative) It's time to face the final curtain (= the end; death).人生的戏该落幕了。
    • (figurative) The curtain has fallen on her long and distinguished career (= her career has ended).她那漫长而成就卓著的职业生涯已告结束。
    see also drop curtain, safety curtainTopics Film and theatreb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • final
    curtain + verb
    • go up
    • open
    • part
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  5. [countable, usually singular] a thing that covers, hides or protects something覆盖物;隐蔽物;防护物
    • a curtain of rain/smoke雨幕;烟幕
    • She pushed back the curtain of brown hair from her eyes.她把棕色的头发从眼前拢到脑后。
  6. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French cortine, from late Latin cortina, translation of Greek aulaia, from aulē ‘court’.
Idioms
be curtains (for somebody)
  1. (informal) to be a situation without hope or that you cannot escape from绝望的处境;无法摆脱的困境;完蛋
    • When I saw he had a gun, I thought it was curtains for me.我一见他有枪,就想这下子我算是完了。
bring down the curtain on something | bring the curtain down on something
  1. to finish or mark the end of something结束;标志着…的终结
    • His sudden decision to retire brought down the curtain on a distinguished career.他突然决定退休,结束了他成就斐然的职业生涯。

curtain

verb
/ˈkɜːtn/
/ˈkɜːrtn/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they curtain
/ˈkɜːtn/
/ˈkɜːrtn/
he / she / it curtains
/ˈkɜːtnz/
/ˈkɜːrtnz/
past simple curtained
/ˈkɜːtnd/
/ˈkɜːrtnd/
past participle curtained
/ˈkɜːtnd/
/ˈkɜːrtnd/
-ing form curtaining
/ˈkɜːtnɪŋ/
/ˈkɜːrtnɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. curtain something to provide curtains for a window or a room给(窗户或房间)装上帘子
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French cortine, from late Latin cortina, translation of Greek aulaia, from aulē ‘court’.
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curtaincurtainD.J.:[ˈkə:tn]K.K.:[ˈkɚtn]n.1.窗帘, 门帘2.幕, 帷幕
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curtain noun | verb
 1 
cur·tain / 5kLtn ; 5k\:tn /noun C
1. a piece of hanging cloth that can be pulled across to cover a window, divide a room etc窗帘; 门帘; 帘子:
red velvet curtains红色的丝绒窗帘
draw / close / pull the curtains
Ella drew the curtains and switched the light on.埃拉拉上窗帘,打开了灯。
draw back / open the curtains
Shall I open the curtains?我把窗帘拉开好不好?
2. a sheet of heavy material that comes down at the front of the stage in a theatre〔舞台上的〕幕,帷幕:
the curtain goes up / rises
Before the curtain went up, the dancers took their places on stage.幕启之前,舞蹈演员都在舞台上站好了位置。
the curtain comes down / falls幕布落下
3. writtena thick layer of something that stops anything behind it from being seen幕状物,帘状物:
[+ of ]
a curtain of smoke烟幕
4. bring down the curtain on sth informalto cause or mark the end of a situation or period of time使某事落下帷幕,为某事画上句号:
The decision brought down the curtain on a 30-year career.这一决定为三十年的职业生涯画上了句号。
5. (it'll) be curtains for sb / sth informalused to say that someone will die or that something will end某人该完蛋了/某事该结束了
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curtainverb
 PHRASAL VERBS 
curtain sth ↔ off
The room was curtained off by red drapes.这个房间被红帘子隔开了。
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curtain

1 curtain /ˈkɚtn̩/ noun
plural curtains
1 curtain
/ˈkɚtn̩/
noun
plural curtains
Learner's definition of CURTAIN
[count] : a piece of cloth that hangs down from above a window and can be used to cover the window窗帘
see picture at window
[count] : a piece of cloth or other material that is hung to protect or hide something帘;幔
see also iron curtain
[count] : a very large piece of cloth that hangs at the front of a stage and that is raised when a performance begins and lowered when a performance ends(舞台上的)幕,帷幕
often used figuratively常用作比喻
see picture at theater
[singular] : the time when a curtain is raised or lowered at the beginning or end of a performance开幕;落幕
[count] : something that covers or hides something else覆盖物;遮蔽物usually + of

be curtains for

informal
: to be the end, failure, or death of (someone or something)完蛋;失败;灭亡
2 curtain /ˈkɚtn̩d/ verb
curtains; curtained; curtaining
2 curtain
/ˈkɚtn̩d/
verb
curtains; curtained; curtaining
Learner's definition of CURTAIN

curtain off

[phrasal verb]
curtain (something) off or curtain off (something)
: to separate or cover (something) by using a curtain(用帘子)隔开,覆盖
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