2007年8月12日 · "opened the curtains" sounds absolutely fine, and is commonly used. You could say "drew the curtains" to mean the same thing. To me, you can't "raise" a curtain, except one in a theatre that does actually rise upwards. You can "raise" a blind and certain types of shutters, but not curtains in the home.

2010年1月29日 · If the curtains are halfway across, I want my kid to open or close them, can I say: draw the curtains open/closed? I know we normally say ‘draw the curtains’ but It would be a bit ambiguous in this situation, the kid might be confused and not sure you want the curtains full open or full closed.

2015年3月22日 · Open and close are the usual terms. Draw is also used if the direction is clear. E.g. if the curtains are closed and you say "Will you draw the curtains?" then obviously you mean open them, and vice versa.

2012年11月16日 · Draw the curtains / shut the curtains / close the curtains / pull the curtains (closed): cierra / corre las cortinas. Si estás viendo las cortinas y está claro que hay que abrirlas o cerrarlas y no merece la pena matizar más -como suele suceder-, simplemente puedes decir: Draw the curtains / pull the curtains: Corre las cortinas.

2015年7月8日 · The statement could be "The curtains have been left half-open" or "The curtains are half-open". What more context and background is needed to provide an answer. The question is not "What does half-open mean?" it's "Can ajar mean half-open when referring to curtains and blinds?" The answer is "No."

2008年6月12日 · Hi, can you tell me which ones of the following sentences are correct and idiomatic?? - Pull up/down the blinds. - Pull up/down the shades. - Open/close the blinds. - Open/close the shades. - Open/close the curtains. - Draw the curtains open. - Draw the curtains! (in order to close them). -...

2006年5月8日 · move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains" A further search shows the word draw comes from Old English and, among other meanings, meant slide or glide. If you open OR close curtains, you glide or slide them, so...

2008年8月22日 · Chekhov says "put up" in the "The Seagull" meaning open. "This is our theatre...we shall put up the curtain at exactly half past 8 when the moon rises." Other examples of its use meaning open are: "Put up the curtain and let the sunlight into the room." (bedroom) "Every night I put up the curtain so I can see forward" ( on board a ship).

2022年5月18日 · Yes, you close and open curtains (usually a pair, so it's plural). We also have the more formal word 'draw' which can be used with curtains, but - very confusingly - this can mean both 'open' and 'close' draw the curtains. You can also open and close blinds. This is the more normal usage, I think.

2016年9月7日 · In the dictionary, this phrase means "open or close the curtains" . So whether it refers to "open" or "close" entirely depends on the context? But I also found a sentence "He drew back the curtain to enjoy the sunshine.". Obviously it means "open the curtain". Can I say "draw the curtain open or...