curtain

noun

/ˈkɜːtn/

/ˈkɜːrtn/

Idioms

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[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.她拉开窗帘往外看。
- 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，看见一张脸透过窗帘窥视。
see also drape
- 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
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- shower
- closed
- drawn
- …
verb + curtain
- close
- draw
- open
- …
curtain + verb
- hang
- billow
- blow
- …
curtain + noun
- rail
- rod
preposition
- behind a/the curtain
[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
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- shower
- closed
- drawn
- …
verb + curtain
- close
- draw
- open
- …
curtain + verb
- hang
- billow
- blow
- …
curtain + noun
- rail
- rod
preposition
- behind a/the curtain
[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
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- shower
- closed
- drawn
- …
verb + curtain
- close
- draw
- open
- …
curtain + verb
- hang
- billow
- blow
- …
curtain + noun
- rail
- rod
preposition
- behind a/the curtain
[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. 幕布升起，露出舞台后面的一架大钢琴。
- 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 curtain
Wordfinder
- backdrop
- costume
- curtain
- footlights
- prop
- proscenium
- scenery
- set
- stage
- the wings
Topics Film and theatreb1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- final
curtain + verb
- go up
- open
- part
- …
[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。

词源Middle English: from Old French cortine, from late Latin cortina, translation of Greek aulaia, from aulē ‘court’.

Idioms

be curtains (for somebody)

(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

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。