成语

curtain的意思_音标_例句

curtain

音标

英式发音:/ˈkɜːtn/,美式发音:/ˈkɜːrtn/,两者重音位置一致,但美式发音中“t”和“a”之间有轻微的“r”音 。

词性及释义

名词(n.)

窗帘、门帘:挂在窗户或其它开口处作为装饰物、遮光物或遮蔽物的织物。例如:The curtain was suddenly drawn and a bright light shone in.(突然窗帘拉了开来,一道强光照了进来。)

帐幕之物、幕布:用作或类似遮蔽物、覆盖物或障碍物的东西。例如:the curtain of mist before the mountain(山前的大雾)

(舞台上的)幕,帷幕:在剧院或大厅内隔开舞台和观众或作为背景幕的可移动遮蔽物或帷幕。例如:There was a burst of applause as the curtain went up.(幕启时爆发出一阵掌声。)

启幕、开幕:在表演或戏剧的一幕开始时升起或拉开戏院的幕布。例如:On Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays we have an 8.00 curtain.(周四、周五和周六,我们八点钟开演。)

落幕、闭幕:在表演或戏剧的一幕结束时落下或关闭幕布。例如:Maria's first appearance was just before the Act Three curtain.(玛丽亚的首次登台就在第三幕落幕之前。)

【俚语】最后的终结、彻底的毁灭。例如:If the employee doesn't shape up, it's curtains.(如果雇员表现不好,就会被解雇。)

动词(vt.)

给……装上窗帘、给……挂上帷幔。例如:I bought enough material to curtain the house.(我买了不少布料,足够做房子的窗帘用。)

遮蔽、掩蔽。例如:Night could not curtain his guilt.(黑夜无法掩藏他的罪行。)

词形变化

过去式:curtained

过去分词:curtained

现在分词:curtaining

第三人称单数:curtains

复数:curtains

短语搭配

curtain wall:幕墙、护墙

glass curtain wall:玻璃幕墙

behind the curtain:幕后、秘密

water curtain:水幕

curtain grouting:帷幕灌浆

air curtain:空气帘,气幕

curtain call:演员谢幕

shower curtain:浴帘、浴盆帘

to bring down the curtain on sth:终止某事物、结束某事物。例如:The accident brought the curtain down on his career.(这起意外事故给他的事业画上了句号。)

用法及例句

用作名词

The curtain was suddenly drawn and a bright light shone in.(突然窗帘拉了开来,一道强光照了进来。)

She came upon a low curtain she had not noticed before.(她发现刚才没有注意到的一个低垂的门帘。)

The castle was hidden behind a curtain of smoke.(城堡被一层烟雾遮掩着。)

Curtain time.(开幕时间。)

The fall or closing of a theater curtain at the end of a performance or an act.(在表演或戏剧的一幕结束时落下或关闭幕布。)

用作动词

I bought enough material to curtain the house.(我买了不少布料,足够做房子的窗帘用。)

I curtain all the rooms with my sister.(我和妹妹给所有房间都装了窗帘。)

Night could not curtain his guilt.(黑夜无法掩藏他的罪行。)

We can curtain off each bed in the hospital.(我们可以用布帘将医院内的病床每张隔开。)

He tried to curtain the truth.(他试图掩盖真相。)

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