拉開帷幕：curtain精析
Take a bow, the night is over; This masquerade is getting older; Lights are low, the curtains down; There's no one here.
——Rihanna
一鞠躬，夜已盡。妝已老。燈已暗，幕已落。羣衆都已散盡。
——蕾哈娜
一、下面我們來看curtain的意思是什麼
n.
1.窗簾[C]
His silhouette appeared on the curtain.
他的側面影像出現在窗簾上。
2.簾，幔，（遮隔房間的）帷幔，牀帷[C]
I bought a shower curtain yesterday.
我昨天買了塊淋浴簾。
3.（舞臺的）幕，幕布，帷幕
Someone was pacing back and forth behind the curtain.
有人在幕布後踱來踱去。
4.（比喻）掩蔽物；覆蓋物；防護物[C]
A thick curtain of fog hid the mountains from view.
一層濃霧遮蔽羣山。
5.[curtains] 絕望的處境，無法擺脫的困境，完蛋
The couple decided to bring down the curtains on their marriage after 5 years.
那對夫婦決定結束五年的婚姻關係。
v.
1.給（窗戶、凹室等）裝上簾子[T]
He is careful to curtain the window.
他細心的給窗戶裝上窗簾。
二、curtain的常見短語，你會用嗎？
curtain call n.謝幕,要求演員謝幕的掌聲和呼聲
curtain off v.遮掉,隔開
drop curtain n.垂幕
safety curtain n.安全卷席，安全屏障，防火幕
bamboo curtain n.竹幕(西方資產階級輿論界過去對我國的誣衊性用語)
三、學會curtain的用法了嗎？來做個小測試吧
I have enough material to all the windows.
我有足夠的料子把所有的窗戶都掛上窗簾。
She peered at the neighbors from behind the .
她從簾子後面凝視着鄰居們。
