cur.tain
n.（名词）Material that hangs in a window or other opening as a decoration, shade, or screen.窗帘，门帘：挂在窗户或其它开口处作为装饰物、遮光物或遮蔽物的织物Something that functions as or resembles a screen, cover, or barrier:帐幕之物：用作或类似遮蔽物、覆盖物或障碍物的东西：例句：the curtain of mist before the mountain; a heavy curtain of artillery fire.山前的大雾；浓重的炮火烟雾
The movable screen or drape in a theater or hall that separates the stage from the auditorium or that serves as a backdrop.幕布：在剧院或大厅内隔开舞台和观众或作为背景幕的可移动遮蔽物或帷幕The rising or opening of a theater curtain at the beginning of a performance or an act.启幕：在表演或戏剧的一幕开始时升起或拉开戏院的幕布Curtain time.开幕时间The fall or closing of a theater curtain at the end of a performance or an act.落幕：在表演或戏剧的一幕结束时落下或关闭幕布The concluding line, speech, or scene of a play or an act.结语，最后一幕：一场戏或一幕戏的最后一行台词、演说或情景The part of a rampart or parapet connecting two bastions or gates.幕墙：壁垒或胸墙的一部分，它连续有两个棱堡或城门Architecture An enclosing wall connecting two towers or similar structures.【建筑学】 间壁：连接两个类似结构的围墙curtains Slang curtains 【俚语】 The end.最后的终结Absolute ruin:彻底的毁灭：例句：.If the employee doesn`t shape up, it`s curtains.(Business Week).如果雇员表现不好，就会被解雇.(商务周刊)
Death.死亡v.tr.（及物动词）cur.tained,cur.tain.ing,cur.tains To provide (something) with or as if with a curtain.挂幕于…：给（某物）装上帘幕或帘幕状事物To shut off (something) with or as if with a curtain.掩蔽：用帘幕或好象用帘幕隔绝（某物）
来源：Middle English cortine 中古英语 cortine from Old French 源自 古法语 from Late Latin côrtona 源自 后期拉丁语 côrtona from Latin côrs côrt- 源自 拉丁语 côrs côrt- variant of cohors [court] * see court cohors的变体 [庭院] *参见 court
