Take a bow, the night is over; This masquerade is getting older; Lights are low, the curtains down; There's no one here.
——Rihanna
一鞠躬,夜已尽。妆已老。灯已暗,幕已落。群众都已散尽。
——蕾哈娜
一、下面我们来看curtain的意思是什么
n.
1.窗帘[C]
His silhouette appeared on the curtain.
他的侧面影像出现在窗帘上。
2.帘,幔,(遮隔房间的)帷幔,床帷[C]
I bought a shower curtain yesterday.
我昨天买了块淋浴帘。
3.(舞台的)幕,幕布,帷幕
Someone was pacing back and forth behind the curtain.
有人在幕布后踱来踱去。
4.(比喻)掩蔽物;覆盖物;防护物[C]
A thick curtain of fog hid the mountains from view.
一层浓雾遮蔽群山。
5.[curtains] 绝望的处境,无法摆脱的困境,完蛋
The couple decided to bring down the curtains on their marriage after 5 years.
那对夫妇决定结束五年的婚姻关系。
v.
1.给(窗户、凹室等)装上帘子[T]
He is careful to curtain the window.
他细心的给窗户装上窗帘。
二、curtain的常见短语,你会用吗?
curtain call n.谢幕,要求演员谢幕的掌声和呼声
curtain off v.遮掉,隔开
drop curtain n.垂幕
safety curtain n.安全卷席,安全屏障,防火幕
bamboo curtain n.竹幕(西方资产阶级舆论界过去对我国的诬蔑性用语)
三、学会curtain的用法了吗?来做个小测试吧
I have enough material to all the windows.
我有足够的料子把所有的窗户都挂上窗帘。
She peered at the neighbors from behind the .
她从帘子后面凝视着邻居们。