curtain
更新时间:2026-07-15 07:33:18 栏目: 英语词典
更新时间:2026-07-15 07:33:18 栏目: 英语词典
Curtain 是一个多义词,核心含义为“遮挡用的织物”,并延伸出丰富的比喻用法。其英式发音为 /ˈkɜːtən/,美式发音为 /ˈkɜːrtn/,中文翻译包括“窗帘”“幕布”“帘子”等[8]。
具体物品:窗帘、门帘
指悬挂于窗户或门口的遮挡物,为可数名词。常见搭配包括:
动词+curtain:draw the curtain(拉窗帘)、open/close the curtain(开关窗帘)[11]
形容词+curtain:floor-length curtain(落地窗帘)、lace curtain(蕾丝窗帘)
场景示例:Please open the curtain to let the sunlight in.(请拉开窗帘让阳光进来)
舞台用语:幕布、开幕/落幕
指剧院舞台的幕布,常用单数形式。例如:
The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set.(幕布升起,露出华丽的舞台布景)
短语:curtain call(演员谢幕)、ring down the curtain(落幕,结束)[8]
比喻用法:幕状物、屏障
抽象指“像帘子一样的东西”,如雾幕、雨幕等。例如:
a curtain of fog(雾幕)、curtain of night(夜幕)[10]
习语 behind the curtain 表示“幕后;秘密地”,如 He was carrying out the plan behind the curtain.(他在秘密执行计划)[8]
动词用法:装帘子、遮蔽
意为“给……装帘子”或“用帘子隔开”。例如:
I bought enough material to curtain the house.(我买了足够的布料给房子装窗帘)
We can curtain off each bed in the hospital.(我们可以用帘子隔开医院的病床)
| 短语 | 含义 | 示例 |
|---|---|---|
| iron curtain | 铁幕(意识形态屏障) | the fall of the Iron Curtain(铁幕的瓦解) |
| shower curtain | 浴帘 | a waterproof shower curtain(防水浴帘) |
| curtains for sb/sth | (俚语)完蛋,终结 | If this fails, it's curtains for our project.(如果失败,我们的项目就完了)[10] |
日常场景:Her bedroom curtains were drawn.(她卧室的窗帘拉上了)
舞台场景:There was thunderous applause as the curtain came down.(幕布落下时掌声雷动)
比喻场景:Through the curtain of fog, I could just make out the building.(透过雾幕,我勉强能看到那栋楼)
从遮挡阳光的窗帘到象征历史的“铁幕”,curtain 的用法既贴近生活,又承载文化隐喻。下次描述“拉开序幕”或“隐藏秘密”时,不妨试试 lift the curtain 或 behind the curtain,让表达更生动。