英语词汇“raise the curtain”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	raise the curtain
释义	raise the curtain SEE SYNONYMS FOR raise the curtain ON THESAURUS.COM Also, lift the curtain. 1 Begin or start, as in It's time to raise the curtain, guys—start shoveling. 2 Make something public, disclose. In this sense, both terms often occur with on, as in We won't know what the new design is until they lift the curtain on it. Both usages, from the mid-1700s, allude to the curtain raised at the beginning of a theatrical performance, revealing the stage. Words nearby raise the curtain raise hell, raise one's hackles, raise one's sights, raise one's voice, raise the ante, raise the curtain, raise the devil, raise the roof, raisin, raising, raising plate The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to raise the curtain unveil, ring up the curtain
随便看	windjammer windlass nettle cell nettle family nettlefish nettle rash nettlesome net ton net tonnage netty neturei karta net-veined net-winged network network analysis network computer networker networking network marketing net worth netzahualcóyotl neubrandenburg neuchâtel neufchâtel neufeld capsular swelling

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

raise the curtain