Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2492
curtain
帘子；窗帘
A piece of cloth hung to cover a window, bed, or similar opening to keep out light or give privacy.
- 1.
A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.
覆盖窗户、床等以保护隐私并遮光的布
- 2.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
用作遮挡的悬挂布料(尤指窗户用的帘子)
- 3.
A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater.
剧院中分隔观众与舞台的类似布料
- 4.
any barrier to communication or vision
妨碍交流或视线的任何屏障
- 5.
The beginning of a show; the moment the curtain rises.
演出开始；幕布升起的时刻
- 6.
The flat area of wall which connects two bastions or towers; the main area of a fortified wall.
连接两个棱堡或塔楼的平坦墙面；堡垒城墙的主体部分
- 7.
That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc.
建筑物两个亭子或塔楼之间的墙段
- 8.
The uninterrupted stream of fluid that falls onto a moving substrate in the process of curtain coating.
幕涂工艺中连续落在移动基底上的流体流
幕布；帷幕；屏障；障碍；开幕；开场；幕墙；堡墙；幕墙
In use
She pulled the curtain aside to let in more sunlight.
The thick velvet curtain muffled the noise from the street.
A curtain of secrecy surrounded the negotiations.
a curtain of secrecy
a curtain of trees
the curtain + verb
The curtain rises at 8 p.m.
幕布在晚上8点升起。
verb + the curtain(s)
常用动词包括 draw, pull, open, close。
Please draw the curtains before sleeping.
睡觉前请拉上窗帘。
Connections
Collocations
- draw the curtains
- 拉上窗帘
- She drew the curtains to block out the sunlight.她拉上窗帘以遮挡阳光。
- curtain call
- 谢幕
- The audience applauded loudly during the curtain call.观众在谢幕时热烈鼓掌。
- behind the curtain
- 幕后；秘密地
- The real negotiations took place behind the curtain.真正的谈判在幕后进行。
- curtain of smoke
- 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。
- iron curtain
- 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。
- curtain fabric
Learner notes
Memory Tip
curtain = 窗帘，记‘cur’卷曲，‘tain’布帘。
Context & Register
家庭或建筑中窗户的窗帘，语域中性；也可指剧院帷幕，语域中性偏正式；比喻义‘屏障’多用于正式语境。
Grammar Note
注意：curtain 是可数名词，常用复数形式 curtains 表示窗帘整体，如 draw the curtains。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'certain' share the exact rhyme with 'curtain' (/ɝtən/). Words with the same '-tain' spelling but different vowel sounds include 'mountain' and 'fountain' (/aʊntən/), 'captain' (/æptən/), and 'retain' and 'maintain' (/teɪn/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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