curtain 音标拼音: [k'ɚtən]
n . 帐,幕,窗帘
vt . 装帘子于,遮掉
帐,幕,窗帘装帘子於,遮掉
curtain n 1 :
hanging cloth used as a blind (
especially for a window )
[
synonym : {
curtain }, {
drape }, {
drapery }, {
mantle }, {
pall }]
2 :
any barrier to communication or vision ; "
a curtain of secrecy "; "
a curtain of trees "
v 1 :
provide with drapery ; "
curtain the bedrooms "
Curtain \
Cur "
tain \ (
k [^
u ]
r "
t [
i ^]
n ;
48 ),
n . [
OE .
cortin ,
curtin ,
fr .
OF .
cortine ,
curtine ,
F .
courtine ,
LL .
cortina ,
curtian (
in senses 1 and 2 ),
also ,
small court ,
small inclosure surrounded by walls ,
from cortis court .
See {
Court }.]
[
1913 Webster ]
1 .
A hanging screen intended to darken or conceal ,
and admitting of being drawn back or up ,
and reclosed at pleasure ;
esp .,
drapery of cloth or lace hanging round a bed or at a window ;
in theaters ,
and like places ,
a movable screen for concealing the stage .
[
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2 . (
Fort .)
That part of the rampart and parapet which is between two bastions or two gates .
See Illustrations of {
Ravelin }
and {
Bastion }.
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3 . (
Arch .)
That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions ,
towers ,
etc .
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4 .
A flag ;
an ensign ; --
in contempt . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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{
Behind the curtain },
in concealment ;
in secret .
{
Curtain lecture },
a querulous lecture given by a wife to her husband within the bed curtains ,
or in bed . --
Jerrold .
[
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A curtain lecture is worth all the sermons in the world for teaching the virtues of patience and long -
suffering . --
W .
Irving .
{
The curtain falls },
the performance closes .
{
The curtain rises },
the performance begins .
{
To draw the curtain },
to close it over an object ,
or to remove it ;
hence :
(
a )
To hide or to disclose an object .
(
b )
To commence or close a performance .
{
To drop the curtain },
to end the tale ,
or close the performance .
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Curtain \
Cur "
tain \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Curtained }
(
k [^
u ]
r "
t [
i ^]
nd ;
48 );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Curtaining }.]
To inclose as with curtains ;
to furnish with curtains .
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So when the sun in bed Curtained with cloudy red . --
Milton .
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287 Moby Thesaurus words for "
curtain ":
Z ,
abatis ,
act ,
act drop ,
advanced work ,
afterpiece ,
apodosis ,
apply to ,
asbestos ,
asbestos board ,
awning ,
backdrop ,
balistraria ,
bamboo curtain ,
bank ,
banquette ,
barbed -
wire entanglement ,
barbican ,
barricade ,
barrier ,
barrier of secrecy ,
bartizan ,
bastion ,
batten ,
battlement ,
beach umbrella ,
becloud ,
befog ,
bit ,
blackout ,
blanket ,
blind ,
block ,
blockade ,
border ,
bottleneck ,
breastwork ,
bulwark ,
camouflage ,
canopy ,
casemate ,
catastrophe ,
catch ,
ceasing ,
censorship ,
cessation ,
chaser ,
cheval -
de -
frise ,
circumvallation ,
cloak ,
cloth ,
clothe ,
cloud ,
coat ,
coda ,
conceal ,
conclusion ,
consummation ,
contravallation ,
cope ,
cordon ,
coulisse ,
counterscarp ,
counterweight ,
cover ,
cover up ,
coverage ,
covering ,
covert ,
coverture ,
cowl ,
cowling ,
crack of doom ,
culmination ,
curtain board ,
curtain call ,
curtain raiser ,
curtains ,
cyclorama ,
death ,
decease ,
decor ,
demibastion ,
denouement ,
destination ,
destiny ,
determent ,
deterrent ,
difficulty ,
dike ,
disguise ,
dissemble ,
distract attention from ,
divertimento ,
divertissement ,
doom ,
drape ,
drapery ,
draw the curtains ,
drawback ,
drawbridge ,
drop ,
drop curtain ,
earthwork ,
eclipse ,
effect ,
enclosure ,
end ,
end point ,
ending ,
ensconce ,
enshroud ,
entanglement ,
envelop ,
envoi ,
epilogue ,
escarp ,
escarpment ,
eschatology ,
exode ,
exodus ,
expiration ,
expository scene ,
fate ,
fence ,
fieldwork ,
film ,
final solution ,
final twitch ,
final words ,
finale ,
finality ,
finis ,
finish ,
fire curtain ,
flat ,
flipper ,
fortalice ,
fortification ,
glacis ,
gloss over ,
goal ,
guise ,
hang -
up ,
hanging ,
hazard ,
hide ,
hitch ,
hoke act ,
hood ,
housing ,
hurdle ,
hush -
up ,
interlude ,
intermezzo ,
intermission ,
introduction ,
iron curtain ,
ironbound security ,
izzard ,
joker ,
keep under cover ,
last ,
last breath ,
last gasp ,
last things ,
last trumpet ,
last words ,
latter end ,
lay on ,
lay over ,
light shield ,
loophole ,
lunette ,
machicolation ,
mantelet ,
mantle ,
mask ,
merlon ,
mound ,
muffle ,
number ,
oath of secrecy ,
obduce ,
obfuscate ,
objection ,
obscure ,
obstacle ,
obstruction ,
obstructive ,
occult ,
official secrecy ,
omega ,
one small difficulty ,
outwork ,
overlay ,
overshadow ,
overspread ,
palisade ,
pall ,
parados ,
parapet ,
parasol ,
payoff ,
period ,
peroration ,
portcullis ,
postern gate ,
prologue ,
put on ,
quietus ,
rag ,
rampart ,
ravelin ,
redan ,
redoubt ,
repression ,
resolution ,
resting place ,
routine ,
rub ,
sally port ,
scarp ,
scene ,
scenery ,
sconce ,
screen ,
scum ,
seal of secrecy ,
security ,
shade ,
shader ,
shadow ,
shelter ,
shield ,
shroud ,
shtick ,
shutter ,
side scene ,
sketch ,
skit ,
slur over ,
smothering ,
snag ,
song and dance ,
spread over ,
stage screw ,
stand -
up comedy act ,
stifling ,
stockade ,
stoppage ,
stopping place ,
striptease ,
stumbling block ,
stumbling stone ,
sunblind ,
sunshade ,
superimpose ,
superpose ,
suppression ,
swan song ,
tab ,
tableau ,
teaser ,
tenaille ,
term ,
terminal ,
termination ,
terminus ,
tormentor ,
transformation ,
transformation scene ,
turn ,
umbrella ,
vallation ,
vallum ,
varnish ,
veil ,
veil of secrecy ,
vestment ,
whitewash ,
windup ,
wing ,
wingcut ,
woodcut ,
work ,
wraps Curtain (
1 .)
Ten curtains ,
each twenty -
eight cubits long and four wide ,
made of fine linen ,
also eleven made of goat '
s hair ,
covered the tabernacle (
Ex .
26 :
1 -
13 ;
36 :
8 -
17 ).
(
2 .)
The sacred curtain ,
separating the holy of holies from the sanctuary ,
is designated by a different Hebrew word (
peroketh ).
It is described as a "
veil of blue ,
and purple ,
and scarlet ,
and fine twined linen of cunning work " (
Ex .
26 :
31 ;
Lev .
16 :
2 ;
Num .
18 :
7 ).
(
3 .) "
Stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain " (
Isa .
40 :
22 ),
is an expression used with reference to the veil or awning which Orientals spread for a screen over their courts in summer .
According to the prophet ,
the heavens are spread over our heads as such an awning .
Similar expressions are found in Ps .
104 :
2l ;
comp .
Isa .
44 :
24 ;
Job 9 :
8 .
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