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单词 curtained
释义

curtain

1 of 2

noun

cur·​tain ˈkər-tᵊn How to pronounce curtain (audio)
1
: a hanging screen usually capable of being drawn back or up
especially : window drapery
2
: a device or agency that conceals or acts as a barrier compare iron curtain
3
a
: the part of a bastioned front that connects two neighboring bastions
b(1)
: a similar stretch of plain wall
(2)
: a nonbearing exterior wall
4
a
: the movable screen separating the stage from the auditorium of a theater
b
: the ascent or opening (as at the beginning of a play) of a stage curtain
also : its descent or closing (as at the end of an act)
c
: the final situation, line, or scene of an act or play
d
: the time at which a theatrical performance begins
e
curtains plural : end
especially : death
it will be curtains for us if we're caught
curtainless
ˈkər-tᵊn-ləs How to pronounce curtain (audio)
adjective

curtain

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verb

curtained; curtaining ˈkərt-niŋ How to pronounce curtain (audio)
-ˈkər-tᵊn-iŋ

transitive verb

1
: to furnish with or as if with curtains
2
: to veil or shut off with or as if with a curtain

Synonyms

Noun

  • blanket
  • cloak
  • cope
  • cover
  • cover-up
  • covering
  • coverture
  • hood
  • mantle
  • mask
  • pall
  • penumbra
  • robe
  • shroud
  • veil
  • wraps

Verb

  • belie
  • blanket
  • blot out
  • cloak
  • conceal
  • cover
  • disguise
  • enshroud
  • hide
  • mask
  • obscure
  • occult
  • paper over
  • screen
  • shroud
  • suppress
  • veil
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Example Sentences

Noun Curtains separated the hospital beds. When the curtain rises after intermission, the set is bare and the main character finds himself alone. As the curtain falls for the last time, we see a young woman holding a dying man in her arms. Verb she dropped her head in shame and curtained her face with her hair
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
During a tour in the Soviet Union in the early 1960s, one audience showered Ms. Serrano with rapturous applause during a dozen curtain calls. Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2023 Bradby also exclusively interviewed Harry and Meghan, 41, for the 2019 ITV documentary Harry and Meghan: An African Journey, which offered a rare peek behind the curtain of the couple's tour of southern Africa that fall. Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 Jan. 2023 That both science and a mushroom can peek behind the curtain of experience and see very similar things—that’s exhilarating to me. Hazlitt, 3 Jan. 2023 In all, the curtain raiser took around eight months to complete and was made by a team of 10 to 12 people, with upwards of 40 separate hands collaborating, consulting and contributing. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 2022 Install an outdoor curtain rod, then use the drapes to visually designate an entertaining or conversation zone on your porch or patio. Heather Luckhurst, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2022 The sixth installment is a smart, energetic curtain-raiser marked by propulsive rhythms, clear harmonies and vibrant textures. Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2022 The incoming Rock Hall inductees had headline honors at the curtain-raiser concert July 28 in Birmingham, the city where John Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Roger Taylor, Simon LeBon and Andy Taylor (no longer with the band) formed more than 40 years ago. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2022 Draw the curtain and it was removed from the public view. Kevin Barry, The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022
Verb
The full-scale stage had a seamless backstage area, proscenium and curtain that measured roughly half the length of an Olympic-sized swimming pool. Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2023 Monitors scattered throughout the Armory — not just the Drill hall but the whole majestic building, even in its lush Gilded Age reception rooms — display a digital countdown to curtain time. James Frankie Thomas, Vulture, 27 July 2022 But for a project that’s heretofore been shrouded in mystery, Chazelle did pull back the velvet curtain just a bit, to whet our appetites before the film’s December premiere. Vulture, 12 Sep. 2022 Hot is apparent from before the first note of the score is even played, as the stage is covered by a Machine Age style curtain that’s fabricated to appear textured—another bit of stage magic. Adam Rathe, Town & Country, 28 Dec. 2022 Just be sure not to put your plastic shower curtain into the dryer. Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2022 Aim to clean your shower curtain every three months. Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 25 Nov. 2022 The second indicator that something was awry was the shower curtain rhythmically swaying back and forth. Suhauna Hussainstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2022 Until the project is completed next month, players will dress and prepare for games in a curtain-and-rod set-up on the floor of the community rink next door. Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Oct. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English curtine, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin cortina (translation of Greek aulaia, from aulē court), from Latin cohort-, cohors enclosure, court — more at court

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

curtain

noun
cur·​tain
ˈkərt-ᵊn
1
: a piece of material (as cloth) hung up to darken, hide, divide, or decorate
2
: the opening or closing of the curtain in front of the stage of a theater
3
: something that covers, hides, or separates like a curtain
curtain verb

curtained

verb

past tense of curtain
as in concealed
to keep secret or shut off from view she dropped her head in shame and curtained her face with her hair

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • concealed
  • obscured
  • hid
  • covered
  • disguised
  • veiled
  • masked
  • cloaked
  • shrouded
  • enshrouded
  • suppressed
  • screened
  • blanketed
  • camouflaged
  • blocked
  • occulted
  • belied
  • blotted out
  • shaded
  • overshadowed
  • darkened
  • buried
  • gilded
  • papered over
  • gilt
  • whitewashed
  • varnished
  • smothered
  • obstructed
  • occluded
  • clouded
  • beclouded
  • eclipsed
  • overcast
  • bedimmed
  • befogged
  • covered (up)
  • glossed (over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • exposed
  • displayed
  • revealed
  • showed
  • disclosed
  • bared
  • uncovered
  • unmasked
  • presented
  • divulged
  • unveiled
  • brought out
  • illuminated
  • uncloaked
  • proclaimed
  • clarified
  • published
  • advertised
  • publicized
  • aired
  • spread
  • broadcast
  • broadcasted
  • got out
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