curtain
noun
verb
ˈkɜːtn
noun
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
3
a
thick
layer
of
something
that
stops
anything
behind
it
from
being
seen
[书面] 幕状物，帘状物
written
[+
of
]
a
curtain
of
smoke
烟幕
4
bring down the curtain on sth
to
cause
or
mark
the
end
of
a
situation
or
period
of
time
[非正式] 使某事落下帷幕，为某事画上句号
informal
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
used
to
say
that
someone
will
die
or
that
something
will
end
[非正式] 某人该完蛋了/某事该结束了
informal
verb