curtain raiser

curtain raiser

美 [ˈkɜrt(ə)nˌreɪzər] 　英 [ˈkɜː(r)t(ə)n ˌreɪzə(r)]

• na.开幕戏；(球赛等的)开幕戏；(大事发生前的)小事
• 网络序幕；开场小戏；序曲

词形变化

复数：curtain raisers  

英汉解释

na.	1. 开幕戏;(球赛等的)开幕戏;(大事发生前的)小事

英英解释

n.	1. a short performance that is put on before a more important one; an event that happens before a more important one, or an event that is the first in a series

例句

But she too worries, lest the incident "become a curtain-raiser for other curtailments. "

但她也担心此事件将“拉开限制新闻出版自由的序幕。”

It was the curtain-raiser for the Melbourne Cup, the country's most famous horse race, set to start on November 1st.

该国最著名的赛马比赛墨尔本杯（MelbourneCup）揭幕战预定于11月1日举行。

Arsenal could be without other squad members for the curtain-raiser at Liverpool on Sunday but they are only minor problems.

周日对阵利物浦的比赛，阿森纳的大部分球员可以出战，但是他们仍然有一些小问题。

An Under-21 game between England and Italy was the curtain-raiser at the revamped stadium.

英格兰和意大利的U21比赛成为新球场的首秀。

IT WAS a curtain-raiser for the battle to come.

这是一场战役开始前的序曲。

Those attacks, which killed 224 and wounded 5, 000, were the curtain-raiser for the war on terror.

事件导致224人死亡，5000人受伤，并由此拉开了反恐战争的序幕。

Dortmund will travel to Bayer on 14 January for the second half of the season curtain-raiser.

多特蒙德将在1月14日客场迎战勒沃库森开始下半赛季的比赛。

Since it's acting as a curtain raiser to new styles.

因为，它成了新时尚的揭幕表演。

The Gunners first took part in the traditional curtain-raiser to the English season in 1930, beating Sheffield Wednesday at Stamford Bridge.

1930年，枪手第一次参加这项作为英格兰赛季揭幕战的传统赛事，在斯坦福桥击败了谢周三队。