单词 | curtain-raiser |
释义 | curtain-raiser Word forms: curtain-raisers countable noun [usually singular] A curtain-raiser is an event, especially a sporting event or a performance, that takes place before a more important one, or starts off a series of events. [journalism] The game is the curtain-raiser to the National Football League season. [+ to] The President's address tonight from the Oval Office is a curtain-raiser for the economic policy message set for delivery to Congress on Wednesday. |
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