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curtains

US // (ˈkɜːtənz) //

窗帘,帘子,帘幕,帷幕

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Definitions

  1. 1
    • : informal death or ruin; the endif the enemy see us it will be curtains for us
    • : a hairstyle in which the hair is parted in the centre of the forehead and curved out over the temples

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Examples

  • The site was blacked out at all times, with curtains and painted exterior windows.

  • She tells clients to open curtains as much as possible to get exposure to natural light right when the body is waking up.

  • The result looks like curtains of red and green beams in the night sky.

  • Inside, cabinets of bones three rows high are concealed by curtains pinned with ribbons and handwritten messages.

  • The green hues are cascading across the sky like glowing curtains.

  • Judy, already tucked inside her mosquito-curtains, was nearly asleep.

  • Large divans of the richest crimson and violet brocades lined the walls, while ample curtains of the same served in lieu of doors.

  • But, later, he grew afraid of the shadows of window-curtains and the flapping of doors and the creaking of shutters.

  • As a consequence several varieties of curtains, all involving the use of asbestos, have been contrived.

  • So it was he who in turn mounted the ladder, unhooking pictures and curtains, and dislodging ornaments as Edna directed.