the curtain + verb
The curtain rises at 8 p.m.
幕布在晚上8点升起。
幕布；帷幕；屏障；障碍；开幕；开场；幕墙；堡墙；幕墙
A piece of cloth hung to cover a window, bed, or similar opening to keep out light or give privacy.
覆盖窗户、床等以保护隐私并遮光的布
A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.
用作遮挡的悬挂布料(尤指窗户用的帘子)
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
剧院中分隔观众与舞台的类似布料
A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater.
妨碍交流或视线的任何屏障
any barrier to communication or vision
演出开始；幕布升起的时刻
The beginning of a show; the moment the curtain rises.
连接两个棱堡或塔楼的平坦墙面；堡垒城墙的主体部分
The flat area of wall which connects two bastions or towers; the main area of a fortified wall.
建筑物两个亭子或塔楼之间的墙段
That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc.
幕涂工艺中连续落在移动基底上的流体流
The uninterrupted stream of fluid that falls onto a moving substrate in the process of curtain coating.
She pulled the curtain aside to let in more sunlight.
她把窗帘拉开，让更多阳光照进来。
用法提示：curtain 作为名词，指窗帘，在句中作宾语。
AI contextual example
The thick velvet curtain muffled the noise from the street.
厚厚的天鹅绒窗帘减弱了街上的噪音。
用法提示：curtain 作为名词，描述具体物体，作主语。
AI contextual example
A curtain of secrecy surrounded the negotiations.
谈判笼罩在一片秘密的帷幕中。
用法提示：curtain 作为名词，比喻屏障，在句中作主语。
AI contextual example
The curtain rises at 8 p.m.
幕布在晚上8点升起。
常用动词包括 draw, pull, open, close。
Please draw the curtains before sleeping.
睡觉前请拉上窗帘。
They curtained off a corner for changing.
他们用帘子隔出一个角落换衣服。
多指较厚重、装饰性的窗帘，常与curtain互换，但更正式。
指通过卷起或拉绳调节的窗饰，与curtain材质和用法不同，不可完全替换。
通常指单幅、可卷起的帘子，功能类似curtain但非布料。
抽象意义，指隔绝或阻碍，与curtain的比喻义相近，但更通用。
强调薄而透明或不完全遮蔽，比喻义中更强调模糊或隐藏。
grammar · medium
易错句子I opened the curtain to let in sunlight.
正确表达I opened the curtains to let in sunlight.
窗帘通常由两片组成，英语中常用复数形式 curtains，单数 curtain 指单片帘子。此处表示拉开整幅窗帘，应用复数。
grammar · medium
易错句子Please pull the curtain.
正确表达Please draw the curtains.
中文说“拉窗帘”，但英语固定搭配用 draw the curtains，而不是 pull。draw 表示拉开或拉合窗帘的动作。
两者都指窗户上的布帘，但"curtain"更通用，常指简单的窗帘；"drapery"特指装饰性较强的褶裥织物，风格更正式。
"curtain"是柔软的布质窗帘，向两侧拉开；"shade"通常是硬质或卷动的遮阳装置，可上下拉动。
拉上窗帘
She drew the curtains to block out the sunlight.
她拉上窗帘以遮挡阳光。
谢幕
The audience applauded loudly during the curtain call.
观众在谢幕时热烈鼓掌。
幕后；秘密地
The real negotiations took place behind the curtain.
真正的谈判在幕后进行。
烟幕
The soldiers used a curtain of smoke to hide their movements.
士兵们用烟幕掩盖他们的行动。
铁幕（指政治屏障）
The Iron Curtain divided Europe during the Cold War.
铁幕在冷战期间分裂了欧洲。
窗帘布料
We chose a heavy velvet curtain fabric for the living room.
我们为客厅选了一种厚重的天鹅绒窗帘布料。
拉上/拉开窗帘
She drew the curtains to let in the morning light.
她拉开窗帘让晨光照进来。
落幕；结束
As the curtain falls, the audience erupts into applause.
随着落幕，观众爆发出掌声。
幕后；秘密地
What happens behind the curtain is often more interesting than the show itself.
幕后发生的事情往往比表演本身更有趣。
不要理会帘子后面的那个人！
In The Wizard of Oz, the Wizard tells Dorothy to ignore the man behind the curtain.
在《绿野仙踪》中，奥兹巫师告诉多萝西不要理会帘子后面的那个人。
如今，结局将至，我即将面对最后的帷幕。
This line from Frank Sinatra's 'My Way' metaphorically refers to the end of life.
这句来自弗兰克·辛纳屈《My Way》的歌词隐喻生命的终结。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.