cur‧tain 1 S3 W3 / kɜtn $ kɜrtn / 名词 [可数名词]

1 a piece of hanging cloth that can be pulled across to cover a window, divide a room etc :

red velvet curtains

draw/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 )

2 a sheet of heavy material that comes down at the front of the stage in a theatre

the curtain goes up/rises

Before the curtain went up, the dancers took their places on stage.

the curtain comes down/falls

3 written a thick layer of something that stops anything behind it from being seen

curtain of

a curtain of smoke

4 bring 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 end

COLLOCATIONS

动词

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.