ring down the curtain

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To end something. idiomatic
    — Ring down the curtain on To-day And give the Past the right of way, Till fields of battle red with rust, Shine through the ashes and the dust Across the Age, and burn as plain As glowing Mars through window-pane.
  2. To mark the end of something. idiomatic
    — But tonight the Union veteran of Maryland clasps hands with the rebel veteran of Missouri, and the gap is closed. In this supreme moment the imperfect welding of the broken Union is perfected at last, and from this hour the seam of the joining shall no more be visible. The long tragedy is ended — ring down the curtain!

词形变化

rings down the curtain present,singular,third-person ringing down the curtain participle,present rang down the curtain past rung down the curtain participle,past

词汇关系

反义词
ring up the curtain start

词源

In reference to ringing a bell to end a performance. See ring up the curtain.
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