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Curtain Room Piece Verb Material End Cloth Window

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curtain

[ˈkɜ:tn]curtained, curtaining, curtains

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curtains[5615]
窗帘(89%),门帘(11%)
n.幕;窗帘
vt.遮蔽;装上门帘
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/kɜ͟ː(r)t(ə)n/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]窗帘 Curtains are large pieces of material which you hang from the top of a window.
  [mainly BRIT 主英]
  • Her bedroom curtains were drawn.

    她卧室的窗帘拉上了。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 drapes
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]纱幔;帷幔 Curtains are pieces of very thin material which you hang in front of windows in order to prevent people from seeing in.
  [AM 美]
    in BRIT, use 英国英语用 net curtains
    3
    [N-SING 单数名词](舞台上的)幕,帷幕 In a theatre, the curtain is the large piece of material that hangs in front of the stage until a performance begins.
      [the N]
    • The curtain rises toward the end of the Prelude.

      序曲将近结束时帷幕升起来了。

    4
    [N-SING 单数名词]See also:
    Iron Curtain
    幕状物;遮蔽物;防护物 You can refer to something as a curtain when it is thick and difficult to see through or get past.
      [usu N of n]
      [LITERARY 文]
    • ...a curtain of cigarette smoke...

      烟幕

    • He saw something dark disappear behind the curtain of leaves.

      他看到一个黑漆漆的东西从浓密的树叶后消失了。

    5
    [PHRASE 短语]使结束;标志着…的终结 If something brings down the curtain on an event or situation, it causes or marks the end of it.
      [V inflects]
    • Management changes are under way that will finally bring down the curtain on Lord Forte's extraordinary working life.

      正在进行的管理层变更将最终为福特勋爵辉煌的职业生涯画上句号。


    Oxford
    cur·tain / ˈkɜːtn ; NAmE ˈkɜːrtn /
    noun
    ,
    verb
    curtain curtains curtained curtaining
    noun _curtains_livingroom_comp.jpg _curtain.jpg 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 to draw/draw back/pull back the curtains (= to open them, so that the window is no longer covered) 把窗帘拉开 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 see also
    drape
    2 [countable ] ( NAmE) ( BrE ˌnet ˈcurtain ) a very thin piece of cloth that you hang at a window, which allows light to enter but stops people outside from being able to see inside 网眼帘子;纱帘 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 see also
    the Iron Curtain
    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。 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. 我们刚好在演出结束前离开。 ( 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事业生涯已告结束。 ( figurative) It's time to face the final curtain (= the end; death). 人生的戏该落幕了。 5 [countable ,  usually singular ] a thing that covers, hides or protects sth 覆盖物;隐蔽物;防护物 a curtain of rain/smoke 雨╱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。 IDIOMS be ˈcurtains (for sb) ( 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 ˈcurtain on sth | bring the ˈcurtain down on sth to finish or mark the end of sth 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。
    verb curtainsth to provide curtains for a window or a room 给(窗户或房间)装上帘子 PHRASAL VERB ˌcurtain sth↔ˈoff to separate an area of a room with a curtain or curtains 用帘子隔开 cur·tain / ˈkɜːtn ; NAmE ˈkɜːrtn /
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    curtain1 noun
    curtain2 verb
    curtaincur‧tain1 /ˈkɜːtn $ ˈkɜːrtn/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
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    1a piece of hanging cloth that can be pulled across to cover a window, divide a room etc:  red velvet curtainsdraw/close/pull the curtains Ella drew the curtains and switched the light on.draw back/open the curtains Shall I open the curtains?curtain rail/pole/rod (=for hanging a curtain on)2a sheet of heavy material that comes down at the front of the stage in a theatrethe curtain goes up/rises Before the curtain went up, the dancers took their places on stage.the curtain comes down/falls3 written a thick layer of something that stops anything behind it from being seencurtain of a curtain of smoke4bring down the curtain on something informal to cause or mark the end of a situation or period of time:  The decision brought down the curtain on a 30-year career.5(it’ll) be curtains for somebody/something informal used to say that someone will die or that something will endCOLLOCATIONSverbsdraw/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 + curtainheavy/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 + NOUNa 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.
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    curtain something ↔ off phrasal verb to separate one area, room etc from another by hanging a curtain between them:  The room was curtained off by red drapes.

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