noun🔗Share窗帘，帘子 A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light."She closed the curtains to block out the bright morning sun. "她拉上了窗帘，挡住了明媚的晨光。propertymaterialbuildingitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share幕布，帷幕. A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater."The curtains rose, and the play began. "幕布升起，戏开始了。stageentertainmentartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share序幕, 开端。 (by extension) The beginning of a show; the moment the curtain rises."He took so long to shave his head that we arrived 45 minutes after curtain and were denied late entry."他剃头剃了太久，以至于我们到达时演出已经开场四十五分钟了，所以被拒绝入场。entertainmentstageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share城墙，垣墙 (fortifications) The flat area of wall which connects two bastions or towers; the main area of a fortified wall."The enemy soldiers focused their attack on the curtains between the castle's massive towers, hoping to breach the defenses. "敌军集中火力攻击城堡巨塔之间的城墙，希望能够突破防御。architecturemilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share死亡， 终结， 盖棺定论 (also "final curtain") Death."After a long and painful illness, the curtains finally fell for my grandfather last night. "经过长期而痛苦的疾病，我的祖父昨晚终于与世长辞了。literatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share帷幕，连接墙。 That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc."The curtains of the museum building separated the main exhibition hall from the gift shop. "博物馆建筑的连接墙将主要展览厅和礼品店分隔开来。architecturebuildingpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share旗帜， 军旗 A flag; an ensign."The ship's curtains flew proudly in the wind, signaling its nationality. "那艘船的旗帜在风中骄傲地飘扬，标明了它的国籍。nationnauticalmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share挂窗帘，装上窗帘. To cover (a window) with a curtain; to hang curtains."She curtains the window in her bedroom every morning to let in the sunlight. "她每天早上都会把卧室的窗户挂上窗帘，让阳光照进来。propertybuildingarchitectureutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share遮蔽，掩盖。 To hide, cover or separate as if by a curtain."The thick fog curtains the mountain, making it impossible to see the peak. "浓雾像幕布一样遮蔽着山峰，让人完全看不见山顶。appearanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share落幕，终结。 (in reference to curtains closing at the end of a stage show) An end, death""What if a bunch of scuba divers nosed about here?" / "Curtains for them, when our side-scan sonar sees them.""“要是我们这边的侧扫声纳发现了他们，他们就死定了。”stageentertainmentliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share酒腿, 酒泪 A ring of clear liquid, forming into drops, near the top of a glass of fortified wine; the result of differential evaporation of alcohol and subsequent changes in surface tension; an example of the Marangoni effect"After swirling the port, beautiful curtains formed inside the glass, slowly dripping back into the wine. "摇晃波特酒后，杯壁内侧形成了美丽的酒腿，缓缓地滴落回酒中。drinkchemistryphysicsscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
