| 词汇 | curtain-raiser |
| 释义 | curtain-raiser noun[ C ] uk /ˈkɜː.tənˌreɪ.zər/ us /ˈkɝː.tənˌreɪ.zɚ/ a short play sometimes performed before the main play（正剧演出前的）开幕戏，开场短片 a small event that happens before a bigger one and is a preparation for it前奏，引子 Spectacles & performances aerobatic am-dram amateur theater balancing act banderilla double-header masque matinee minstrel show music hall non-musical rendering routine spectacle spectacular striptease super-spectacle supershow swansong tableau You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Literature Preceding and introducing Examples of curtain-raisercurtain-raiser This serves as something of a curtain-raiser for an animated section in which the quartet provide dance-like material in rhythmic unison. That was the curtain-raiser for the ultimate showdown. That was not a very propitious curtain-raiser for a possible public auction of that company. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I realise that some of those issues are beyond the scope of the present debate, but this is a curtain-raiser to what is to follow. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be a curtain-raiser to the defence debate, which would then come at the point when interest is tending to lapse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is an important debate although, in a sense, it is a curtain-raiser. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This debate should be seen simply as a curtain-raiser to what should be a serious ongoing debate about the future nature of our constitutional arrangements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This was a curtain-raiser for those who say we are not satellites. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Today is only a curtain-raiser for that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The minor final provides the curtain-raiser to the senior final. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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