名詞 curtain:

1. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
   同義詞：drape, drapery, mantle, pall
2. any barrier to communication or vision

動(dòng)詞 curtain:

1. provide with drapery

1. She twitched the curtain into place.
   她猛地拉好窗簾。
2. The curtain was suddenly drawn and a bright light shone in.
   突然窗簾拉了開來，一道強(qiáng)光照了進(jìn)來。
3. The castle was hidden behind a curtain of smoke.
   城堡被一層煙霧遮掩著。
4. A part of the sitting room was curtained off.
   起居室的一部分被簾子隔開了。
5. I drew the curtain as it was getting dark.
   天黑了，我把窗簾拉上。

cur.tain

n.（名詞）
Material that hangs in a window or other opening as a decoration, shade, or screen.
窗簾，門簾：掛在窗戶或其它開口處作為裝飾物、遮光物或遮蔽物的織物
Something that functions as or resembles a screen, cover, or barrier:
帳幕之物：用作或類似遮蔽物、覆蓋物或障礙物的東西：
例句：
the curtain of mist before the mountain; a heavy curtain of artillery fire.
山前的大霧；濃重的炮火煙霧

The movable screen or drape in a theater or hall that separates the stage from the auditorium or that serves as a backdrop.
幕布：在劇院或大廳內(nèi)隔開舞臺(tái)和觀眾或作為背景幕的可移動(dòng)遮蔽物或帷幕
The rising or opening of a theater curtain at the beginning of a performance or an act.
啟幕：在表演或戲劇的一幕開始時(shí)升起或拉開戲院的幕布
Curtain time.
開幕時(shí)間
The fall or closing of a theater curtain at the end of a performance or an act.
落幕：在表演或戲劇的一幕結(jié)束時(shí)落下或關(guān)閉幕布
The concluding line, speech, or scene of a play or an act.
結(jié)語，最后一幕：一場(chǎng)戲或一幕戲的最后一行臺(tái)詞、演說或情景
The part of a rampart or parapet connecting two bastions or gates.
幕墻：壁壘或胸墻的一部分，它連續(xù)有兩個(gè)棱堡或城門
Architecture An enclosing wall connecting two towers or similar structures.
【建筑學(xué)】 間壁：連接兩個(gè)類似結(jié)構(gòu)的圍墻
curtains Slang
curtains 【俚語】
The end.
最后的終結(jié)
Absolute ruin:
徹底的毀滅：
例句：
.If the employee doesn`t shape up, it`s curtains.(Business Week)
.如果雇員表現(xiàn)不好，就會(huì)被解雇.(商務(wù)周刊)

Death.
死亡
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
cur.tained,cur.tain.ing,cur.tains
To provide (something) with or as if with a curtain.
掛幕于…：給（某物）裝上簾幕或簾幕狀事物
To shut off (something) with or as if with a curtain.
掩蔽：用簾幕或好象用簾幕隔絕（某物）

來源：
Middle English cortine
中古英語 cortine
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Late Latin côrtona
源自 后期拉丁語 côrtona
from Latin côrs côrt-
源自 拉丁語 côrs côrt-
variant of cohors [court] * see court
cohors的變體 [庭院] *參見 court