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TOEFL BNC: 2492 COCA: 3622

curtain

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Related topics: Household, Theatre
cur·tain1 /ˈkɜːtn $ ˈkɜːrtn/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countableC]
1  DHa piece of hanging cloth that can be pulled across to cover a window, divide a room etc 窗簾；門簾；簾子
red velvet curtains
紅色的絲絨窗簾
draw/close/pull the curtains
Ella drew the curtains and switched the light on.
埃拉拉上窗簾，把燈打開。
draw back/open the curtains
Shall I open the curtains?
我把窗簾拉開好不好？
curtain rail/pole/rod (=for hanging a curtain on) 窗簾杆
2  APTa 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.
幕拉起之前，舞蹈演員都在舞台上站好了位置。
the curtain comes down/falls 幕布落下/降下
→5 see picture at 見圖 theatre
3  HIDE/MAKE IT HARD TO FIND OR SEE written a thick layer of something that stops anything behind it from being seen 〔遮住視線的〕幕狀物，簾狀物
curtain of
a curtain of smoke
煙幕
4  bring down the curtain on something informalFINISH/COME TO AN END to cause or mark the end of a situation or period of time 使某事落下帷幕，爲某事畫上句號
The decision brought down the curtain on a 30-year career.
這一決定爲30年的職業生涯畫上了句號。
Examples from the Corpus
bring down the curtain on something• Now I think we should bring down the curtain on this little episode, and go to bed.
5. (it’ll) be curtains for somebody/something informalFINISH/COME TO AN END used to say that someone will die or that something will end 某人該完蛋了/某事該結束了
Examples from the Corpus
(it’ll) be curtains for somebody/something• And will it be curtains for Coombs in Swindon?• But does it have to be Curtains for you and me?
n COLLOCATIONS
verbs
draw/close/pull the curtains (=close them)
The room was dark because the curtains were drawn.
open/draw (back)/pull back the curtains (=open them)
Would you mind opening the curtains?
curtains hang
Bright red curtains hung cheerfully at all the windows.
put up/hang curtains (=fix new curtains at a window )
She was standing on a ladder hanging some new curtains.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + curtain
heavy/thick curtains (=made of thick material)
Heavy curtains help to keep the house warm.
velvet/net/lace etc curtains (=made of velvet, net etc)
a shower curtain (=for keeping the water in the shower)
curtain + NOUN
a curtain rail/pole/rod (=a long stick for hanging a curtain)
Velvet can be heavy so choose a strong curtain pole.
curtain fabric/material (=for making curtains)
I need to go to town to buy some curtain fabric.
curtain hooks (=for attaching curtains to a rail)
The curtain has loops, so you don't need curtain hooks.
Examples from the Corpus
curtain• A dense curtain of fog caused traffic problems.• In the drapery room, for example, the formations hang from the ceiling like curtains.• There was a filthy shroud of cobweb across it, but no curtain beyond.• It is available in three depths to suit all lengths of curtain.• a shower curtain• In the corner of the room is a large bed hung with a dark musty surrounding curtain.• Before the curtain went up, the dancers took their places on the stage.• A breeze blows the white curtains in on either side of her, two ghostly arms embracing her.
draw/close/pull the curtains• When I catch Grandmother thinking in this fashion I shy away and draw the curtains, lest I smile.• When she stopped having accidents, she would withdraw into her room and draw the curtains and complain of headache.• Callie drew the curtains with a soapy hand, but even so the light washed everything out.• Sir George drew the curtains, and motioned Roland and Maud to sit down by the fire, in the velvet chairs.• I closed the curtains around the bed, and felt safe from Heathcliff and everyone else at Wuthering Heights.• I was going to draw the curtains, upstairs in the bedroom about ten minutes after you dropped me off here.• He had scarcely had time to draw the curtains when there was a small, familiar tap at the door.• Other days, she would draw the curtains in their room and lie in bed with a cloth pressed to her forehead.
the curtain goes up/rises• But once this glitzy transformation scene is set and the curtain goes up, there is a problem.• A certain tension is present, like the atmosphere in a theater just before the curtain goes up.• They give them about an hour there before the curtain goes up.• Even in the opera the Passacaglia ends not when the curtain goes up but when it comes down.
curtain2 verb
1 curtain something ↔ off phrasal verbphr v to separate one area, room etc from another by hanging a curtain between them 用簾子隔開
The room was curtained off by red drapes.
這個房間被紅簾子隔開了。
Examples from the Corpus
curtain off• When you come right down to it, I neither pulled the curtain nor turned off the light.
Examples from the Corpus
curtain• The windows were curtained in heavy velvet.• Spread throughout the pond, seven pale piles of limbs, bared teeth, faces curtained off by their hair.• Behind him, the windows were curtained with white cotton, receding on a brass bar into the corner.
Origin curtain
(1200-1300) Old French curtine, from Late Latin cortina, from Latin cohors “enclosure, court”; → COHORT
TOEFL BNC: 2492 COCA: 3622
curtain

noun¹

 1fabric that covers a window/opening簾子  ➡ see also drape ADJECTIVE | VERB + CURTAIN | CURTAIN + VERB | CURTAIN + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤shower浴簾➤closed, drawn, open拉上的／拉下的／拉開的簾子➤lace, silk, velvet蕾絲／絲綢／天鵝絨簾子➤net (BrE) 網眼窗簾➤heavy, thick厚窗簾➤sheer薄窗簾VERB + CURTAIN➤close, draw, open, pull, shut拉上窗簾；拉開窗簾◇They sat in the dark with the curtains drawn.他們拉上窗簾坐在黑暗中。◇She pulled back the curtains, and sunlight streamed in.她拉開窗簾，陽光照了進來。➤hang掛窗簾CURTAIN + VERB➤hang窗簾懸掛着◇Pretty curtains hung either side of the kitchen window.廚房窗戶兩邊掛着漂亮的窗簾。➤billow, blow, flutter窗簾鼓起；窗簾飄動◇The curtains billowed as the wind caught them.窗簾被風吹得鼓了起來。CURTAIN + NOUN➤rail, rod (NAmE) 窗簾導軌；窗簾杆PREPOSITION➤behind a/the curtain在窗簾後◇He took a bag from a shelf behind some curtains.他從窗簾後面的架子上拿出一個包。
curtain

noun²

 2in a theatre/theater劇場ADJECTIVE | CURTAIN + VERB ADJECTIVE➤final落幕CURTAIN + VERB➤go up, open, part, rise幕啟；開幕▸➤close, come down, fall幕落下；閉幕◇At the end of the play the curtain came down to tremendous applause.劇終時，幕布在經久不息的掌聲中落下。
TOEFL BNC: 2492 COCA: 3622
curtain

noun

curtain ♦︎ blind ♦︎ drape ♦︎ screen ♦︎ shade ♦︎ hangingThese are all words for window coverings. 這些詞均表示窗簾。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to draw / close the curtains / blinds / drapes / shades◆to pull the curtains / drapes◆to open the curtains / blinds / drapes / shades◆to draw / draw back / pull back the curtains / drapes◆to pull up / down the blinds / shades■ curtain [countable] a piece of fabric that is hung to cover a window; a piece of fabric that is hung up as a screen in a room or around a bed, for example; a piece of thick, heavy fabric that hangs in front of the stage in the theatre 窗簾；（起隔斷作用的）簾，幔；（舞台上的）帷幕◆It was ten in the morning but the curtains were still drawn (= closed).早上10點鐘了，可窗簾還是閉着的。◆a pair of curtains一對窗簾◆a shower curtain浴簾◆The audience was waiting for the curtain to rise (= for the play to begin).觀衆在等待拉幕開演。◆There was tremendous applause when the curtain came down (= when the play ended).幕落時響起了經久不息的掌聲。◆We left just before the final curtain.我們剛好在演出結束前離開。ⓘ In American English curtain is used especially to describe a very thin piece of fabric that you hang at a window and that stops people outside from being able to see inside; in British English these are called net curtains. 在美式英語中，curtain尤指可擋住外面視線的薄紗網眼窗簾；在英式英語中這稱爲net curtain。■ blind [countable] a covering for a window, especially one made of a roll of fabric that is fixed at the top of the window and can be pulled up and down 窗簾；（尤指）卷簾◆Pull up the blinds and let some light in.把卷簾拉上去，進點兒光。ⓘ A venetian blind is a blind that has flat horizontal plastic or metal strips going across it that you can turn to let in as much light as you want. * venetian blind指百葉窗簾，可調整葉片控制光線強度。■ drape (especially NAmE) (NAmE also drapery ˈdreɪpəri ) [countable, usually plural] a long thick curtain （厚長的）簾子，帷簾，帷幕◆blue velvet drapes藍色絲絨帷簾■ screen [countable] (especially NAmE) a wire or plastic net that is held in a frame and fastened on a window, or a door, to let in air but keep out insects 紗窗；紗門◆Do you have screens on your windows?你的窗戶上有紗窗嗎？◆screen windows / doors紗窗；紗門■ shade ( ˈwindow shade) (both NAmE) a blind 窗簾；（尤指）卷簾◆The sun peered through the shades in the hotel room.陽光透過卷簾照進酒店房間。■ hanging [countable, usually plural] a large piece of fabric that is hung on a wall for decoration （裝飾用的）牆幔，帷幔◆wall hangings挂在牆上的裝飾織物   see also hang ⇨ decorate
TOEFL BNC: 2492 COCA: 3622
curtain
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