| 单词 | curtain raiser |
| 例句 | It had placed Archie at a disadvantage for the first time as assigner because Rollo had only been the curtain raiser, a bit of amusement Obie had arranged to enliven the proceedings. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The work is a good choice, though, a buoyant curtain raiser, and it displays as much strength as it does weakness. Review: With ‘Dougla,’ Dance Theater of Harlem Recalls Past Glory 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z Under new leadership, Paris Internationale continues to be the week’s must-attend curtain raiser for those looking for new or overlooked talent. Paris+ Art Fair Opens: More Corporate, Less French 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z I couldn’t have had a better curtain raiser to a life of passionate theater going. A Beginner’s Guide to the Golden Age of Live Theater on TV 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z These days, animated shorts usually travel the festival route or appear as a curtain raiser for the latest Pixar, Disney or DreamWorks animated film. 'Greatest Cartoons Ever!' boings, zings into Alex Theatre in Glendale 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z So Acts 2 and 3 were set, but what to do for a curtain raiser? Finn Wittrock of ‘Judy’ Visits His Old Juilliard Haunts 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z “Everything Must Go” is a curtain raiser for Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony — in fact, the symphony will follow the new piece without pause. Megaphones Up, the Philharmonic Opens With Two Young Voices 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z A certain amount of tension always precedes a “Saturday Night Live” season premiere, but this weekend’s curtain raiser, kicking off its 45th year, seemed tenser than usual. ‘S.N.L.’ Premiere Meets Impeachment Head-On, but Not Shane Gillis 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z “The ‘screening’ in May 1880 was the public curtain raiser, if you like, of visual media,” Ball writes. ‘The Inventor and the Tycoon’: the birth of moving pictures 2013-01-30T19:26:17Z They offer a jolly curtain raiser for Monday’s eclipse, and also continue a recent vogue for exhibitions that marry art and science. How Do You Paint an Eclipse? Work Fast in the Dark 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Fitch first teamed up with Mr. Gilbert on “Das Rheingold,” the curtain raiser for Wagner’s epic “Ring” cycle, at the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra in 2002. Music: New York Philharmonic Stages Ligeti?s ?Grand Macabre? 2010-05-21T19:40:00Z Idiosyncratic instrumentation was also a factor in Prokofiev’s “American” Overture, a jaunty, episodic curtain raiser for 17 players with strings limited to a cello and two basses. Music Review: Orchestra and Violin, Matching Wits 2011-04-01T22:59:41Z New York Fashion Week ended with a curtain raiser. Marc Jacobs’s Curtain Raiser 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z The curtain raiser, Elgar's concert overture "In the South," was energized in such a way as to celebrate its roast-beefy opulence of orchestration. CSO goes to the mat for sub conductor 2011-01-21T17:34:13Z Sunday's ceremony provides a curtain raiser for the Feb. 27 Oscars, offering a mix of gray skies, British style and Hollywood glamour. 'King's Speech' takes on 'Black Swan' at UK Oscars 2011-02-13T12:08:09Z Mr. Greenspan also pays tribute to Stein, one of his aesthetic inspirations, by reading a lightly edited version of this lecture, titled “Plays,” as a hefty curtain raiser to weekend performances of “The Myopia.” 2010-01-12T07:09:00Z Premieres are most often relegated to the realm of curtain raisers. Review: Thomas Adès Charts a Journey Through Hell and Heaven 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z With that historical moment lurking in the background, it’s hard to avoid the sense that much of what is going on here is a kind of curtain raiser to that bigger event. Review | In the shadow of Picasso and Matisse, Paul Klee offered Americans something new 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Beckett uses a strange ballet of banana consumption as a sort of comic curtain raiser, stirring us to engagement with this forbidding character. | 'Krapp?s Last Tape': ?Krapp?s Last Tape,? With John Hurt, at BAM - Review 2011-12-09T03:01:00Z It’s just the curtain raiser for the next act in hell. Nina Arianda and Sam Rockwell Star in ‘Fool for Love’ 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z Following the premiere of “Everything Must Go,” his Bruckner curtain raiser for the full orchestra, he gave an intimate concert that included improvisations with Ms. Lee and the tap dancer Caleb Teicher. Conrad Tao Was Never Just Another Prodigy 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z It was a personal and at times touching five minute curtain raiser for the main event. Tory conference: Six takeaways from Rishi Sunak's speech 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z A jam-packed opening day will feature all the teams in action, with last season's surprise package Aston Villa hosting runners-up Manchester United in the curtain raiser, which will be live on the BBC. Most competitive yet? All you need to know as WSL returns 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z The Women's Super League returns for the 2023-24 season on Sunday, with Aston Villa hosting Manchester United in the curtain raiser at Villa Park. 'Nothing's changing' - Bright criticises schedule 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z As a wistfully ebullient orchestral curtain raiser, and one over in a flash, “Cool Cat” is well equipped to have a life of its own in various concert settings. Review: P-22 is remembered with fanfare at the Hollywood Bowl, in one of his favorite neighborhoods 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Earlier, Manchester Thunder beat Surrey Storm 55-38 in the play-off match for third and fourth place, the curtain raiser to the Grand Final. Lightning beat Pulse to win second Super League title 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z Today is something of a curtain raiser for the U.S. A Climactic Opening 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z The Venice theater presents “Fam and Yam” as a curtain raiser for Harold Pinter’s more substantial and stylistically assured “The Dumb Waiter.” Commentary: The case of a mysterious Edward Albee play that has resurfaced in L.A. 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z "It's really exciting. How great that the men are the curtain raiser when normally in most sports it's the other way around?" she says. 'Netball isn't just a girls' sport' 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z It’s an apt curtain raiser for a 1994-95 season in which newness and sameness glom together indistinguishably, but “thirtysomething” glistened from its inception with a seductive uniqueness that this latest series does not initially share. The 75 best TV shows on Hulu right now, according to our experts 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z They have been mostly short, vibrant curtain raisers in different styles. Review: The L.A. Philharmonic protests. Who's listening? 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z We visited in 2016, and discovered these historical eruptions were merely curtain raisers to the main event. Why the Tonga Eruption Was So Violent, and What to Expect Next 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z “The Dutertes may just have been the curtain raiser for the Marcoses. And my God, that says a lot about Philippine democracy and how troubled it has been in recent years.” Dictator’s Son Says Daughter of Duterte Will Back Him in Philippine Election 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z That fall, Rivian held a public curtain raiser in Normal for its $70,000 trucks, which it says can accelerate to 60 miles per hour in about three seconds. Can a Green-Economy Boom Town Be Built to Last? 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z Far from signaling a breakdown of white supremacist activity, Sunday may be a curtain raiser for things to come, when issues such as immigration, border security and police reform will continue to roil politics. 'White Lives Matter' rallies fizzled. Hate groups still see chance to 'fire up the base' 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z It’s also a symbolic curtain raiser for the postponed Olympics, and there is no room for error. Tokyo Olympic torch relay: Masks, quiet cheering and caution 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z Thursday’s Zoom call will be a “curtain raiser” that walks through some of the more disturbing scenarios we may see in the run-up to, and aftermath, of the November 3rd election, the spokesperson said. How a fake "Real Oversight Board" is putting pressure on Facebook 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z The charity game would act as a curtain raiser for the Big Bash match, with the venue not confirmed until the two teams for the final are determined. Warne, Ponting to play Twenty20 bushfire match, Serena donates winnings 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z What better way to wake up those tired eyes and add ballast to those sagging dewlaps than this curtain raiser to the Roaring Twenties? Brighton v Chelsea: Premier League – live! 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z Okay, first things first, there's a bit of a slip up in that curtain raiser. The Crown 3: Queen faces a crisis of confidence 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z And for the first time, the Ibra Show rolls into Washington for a Sunday night curtain raiser against D.C. The Zlatan Show: It’s loud, it’s spectacular, and it might soon move on from MLS 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z The Super Cup is the traditional curtain raiser to the season, between the winners of the Champions League and Europa League. Female referee to officiate European Super Cup 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z He thanked the speakers who opened for him, including the curtain raiser, the Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King, who declared his full support for the B.D.S. movement less than a year earlier. How the Battle Over Israel and Anti-Semitism Is Fracturing American Politics 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Lawmakers and Cohen, President Trump’s former fixer, were tight-lipped about the hearing viewed as a curtain raiser to an expected explosive public second act Wednesday. Michael Cohen Senate hearing an ‘opportunity to clear the air’ 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z But Democrats showed they are comfortable, as Pelosi often says, standing their ground “like a rock” - even if the day of name-calling and rancor provided a curtain raiser for the new Congress. Analysis: A rancorous first glimpse of new Trump-Dem dynamic 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z This fixture was the curtain raiser on last season’s Premier League and finished 3-3, a pulsating reminder of why Liverpool needed to sign Virgil van Dijk. West Ham v Man City, Watford v Liverpool and more – live! 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z Avenatti denied the ad was a curtain raiser to his own political ambitions.” After Bubba 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Perhaps the official curtain raiser on the 2020 Democratic primary was Cory Booker’s appearance at the Iowa Democratic party’s annual fall dinner on Saturday. The politics minute: GOP candidate says #MeToo is about 'victimization' 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z Feinblatt said the initial sum is a “curtain raiser” on what will come between now and the election. Gun control group’s political arm pouring millions into midterm elections 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z Leicester did entertain us quite a lot in last season’s curtain raiser, losing 4-3 at Arsenal. Manchester United v Leicester City: Premier League – live! 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z United’s opening two outings are Old Trafford’s curtain raiser with Leicester and the journey to Brighton. Premier League 2018-19 preview No 14: Manchester United 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z None of the usual, no-big-deal-if-it’s-destroyed launch ballast - like steel or concrete slabs, or mundane experiments - for this curtain raiser. SpaceX bucks launch tradition in 1st flight of new rocket 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z None of the usual, no-big-deal-if-it’s-destroyed launch ballast — like steel or concrete slabs, or mundane experiments — for this curtain raiser. SpaceX bucks launch tradition in 1st flight of new rocket 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z Two weeks of carnage indicated that all that had gone before might merely be the curtain raiser to the main event. AP WAS THERE: The Vietnam War’s Tet Offensive 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z Many nonproliferation experts hope the Ghana operation and COE in Beijing will be curtain raisers for deeper and more extensive China-U.S. nuclear ties. U.S.-China mission rushes bomb-grade nuclear fuel out of Africa 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z And going second in the rejigged shootout, Arsenal overwhelmed Chelsea 4-1 to win the traditional curtain raiser to the English season after the match was locked at 1-1 after 90 minutes. Arsenal defeats Chelsea in new shootout format to win Community Shield 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z The traditional season curtain raiser at Wembley Stadium features league champion Chelsea against FA Cup winner Arsenal. Wembley test for Chelsea, Arsenal after tough offseason 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z The game is now, however, a mere “curtain raiser” to the men’s “Q-clash”. The venue change for the women’s AFL grand final is an affront to the code | Kate O'Halloran 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z The theme of MLS’ opening weekend was new beginnings – expansion debuts and new stadium curtain raisers. MLS opening weekend: Minnesota and Atlanta debut as Clint Dempsey returns 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z Unai Emery, PSG’s new coach, stayed faithful to the 4-2-3-1 system he used last weekend in the 4-1 win over Lyon in the Champions Trophy, the traditional curtain raiser to the French season. Winning start for Jese as PSG beats Bastia in French league 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z The announcement served as a curtain raiser for yet another pivotal year for President Obama’s health care overhaul, which he is eager to set on firmer footing before he leaves office in early 2017. Obamacare tax forms: Treasury Department gives large employers two-month reprieve 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z It turned out to be merely a curtain raiser for a Sunday full of follies, an omen for another futile road performance. Hard to take Redskins seriously until they improve on the road 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z However, Garber’s comments suggest that he doesn’t quite have a grasp on how ‘Super Cups’ and pre-season curtain raisers are generally regarded by fans. Don Garber wants more Premier League involvement in MLS: bad idea 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z The Dutchman will be hoping it is not an omen, as his team again takes part in the Premier League curtain raiser on Saturday, this time hosting Tottenham. Chelsea begins Premier League defense against Swansea 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z No, it’s actually the first sequence in the movie, part of what is basically a stand-alone curtain raiser that is barely connected to the rest of the film. Paramount's Brilliant 'Mission: Impossible' Bait-And-Switch 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z Here’s a fun surprise: That “Tom Cruise hangs off a plane” stunt that has been the center of the marketing campaign is actually the film’s curtain raiser. 'Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation' Review: Better Than Bourne, Better Than Bond 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z Maybe it’s an entirely self-contained curtain raiser that establishes that this is the same universe as Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. 'Suicide Squad' Batman/Joker Chase Should Become DC Film's First Trailer 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Worst case scenario, Mockingjay part II will act as a quasi-The Mummy, a tent pole curtain raiser while everyone gets ready for a new Star Wars trilogy. 'Hunger Games' Box Office: 'Mockingjay Part I' Tops $480M Global 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z More than 4,500 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and territories will parade during the curtain raiser. Glasgow ready for 2014 Games opening 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z The baton, which is the main curtain raiser for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, was welcomed by thousands of people in Manchester, Congleton, High Bradfield, Sheffield, Birmingham, Plymouth, Bristol, Southampton and Kent. Highlights - Queen's Baton Relay in England 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z The Queen's Baton Relay is the curtain raiser to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow which start on 23 July. Queen's baton to arrive in Wales 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z Like the Olympics, the relay is the traditional curtain raiser to the Commonwealth Games. How Games tradition started in Wales 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z The Queen's Baton Relay is the curtain raiser for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Travelling to all of the corners of the Commonwealth 2014-05-10T23:27:48Z The is the main curtain raiser for the Commonwealth Games, which will be held in Glasgow between 23 July and 3 August. What is the Queen's Baton Relay? 2014-05-10T23:20:33Z It is the main curtain raiser ahead of the Games this summer. Craven looking forward to ‘home' Games in Glasgow 2014-01-30T10:58:44Z "We doubt this is a curtain raiser to a revival of the BAE deal," said Agency Partners analyst Nick Cunningham. UPDATE 1-EADS hit by latest shareholder manoeuvres 2012-11-23T15:06:06Z And this was no insignificant game, but rather the curtain raiser to the new domestic season in England. The English Soccer Season Is Starting. Can We Have the Olympics Back Instead, Please? 2012-08-16T09:05:24Z For Premier League winner City, it was a first success since 1972 in the annual curtain raiser between the English champions and the FA Cup holders. Wisconsin running back Montee Ball makes first appearance since assault | College football 2012-08-13T03:15:06Z For City, the Premier League winner, it was the first success since 1972 in the annual curtain raiser between the English champions and the F.A. Soccer Roundup: Manchester City Edges Chelsea in Season Opener 2012-08-13T02:45:03Z With that in mind, here are some classic clips of the season's curtain raiser to get you going. Classic YouTube 2012-08-09T08:44:07Z Beijing's curtain raiser featured 2,008 pounding drummers and a cauldron-lighter who seemed to float in the air of the Bird's Nest stadium. Cool Britannia: London to wow with opening show 2012-07-26T16:36:32Z While reading through a “curtain raiser,” overviewing Rio+20′s history, I guffawed at its title, “A Brief History of UN Sustainable Development Conferences.” What's in a name? "UN Sustainable Development Conference" 2012-06-25T18:15:00.247Z Nothing but a curtain raiser for this afternoon's main course of Chicago Fire vs New York Red Bulls. Chicago Fire v NY Red Bulls - live! 2012-06-17T21:15:38Z So, the talks in Vienna may not provide a particularly encouraging curtain raiser to the Baghdad meeting. Political Pressure Mounts Ahead of Iran Nuclear Talks 2012-05-15T09:05:50Z Adrienne fell to referring to the baron's death as her life tragedy, not yet realizing that the affair was but an insignificant curtain raiser. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z The curtain raiser, though, comes from the theater of the absurd. If your school's mercenaries are back in class ... 2012-03-22T08:47:09Z When I saw them they were using short farces of Cervantes and Lope de Rueda for curtain raisers to a romantic drama by Tirso de Molina and a modern society play by Echegaray. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z In fact if is worthy of presentation as a curtain raiser in the leading Opera Houses. Martha or, The Fair at Richmond 2012-01-19T03:00:23.947Z One evening at dinner we had anchovies as a curtain raiser, and a man sitting next to Mr. Peasley poked at the briny minnows with his fork and asked, "What are these?" In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z LinkedIn’s success was seen to be a curtain raiser to a string of even larger Internet blockbusters. DealBook: Wild Market Quiets the Buzz for I.P.O.'s 2011-08-06T01:34:59Z The Community Shield match between Manchester United and Manchester City on Sunday, the curtain raiser for the Premier League season which kicks off the following weekend, will not be affected by the dispute. Newspaper journalists face lockout from football grounds over dispute 2011-08-05T13:58:13Z The referee in that match was unable to file a report with the FA, so Keegan was allowed to play in the season curtain raiser. Charity Shield tussles to remember 2011-08-05T11:15:55Z Going back to the start of the Charity Shield – in 1908 – only 14 teams went on the win the league after winning the season's curtain raiser. Which teams are named after fictional characters? 2011-08-02T23:05:01Z It had a certain sort of success, and we went on a tour, using 'The Burglar' as a curtain raiser to another play called 'Combustion,' also from 'Gus' Thomas's pen. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z Which returns us to Wednesday's curtain raiser in the briefing room. Press Sec Carney Tells Media Which Side He's On 2011-02-17T18:31:51Z Leonsis was certainly all smiles as he shook hands and signed autographs at the public curtain raiser of his stewardship of the franchise. Wizards Introduce Midnight Madness to the NBA 2010-09-28T05:30:00Z Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images • When was the last time the English league's curtain raiser took place without a single new signing to whet the appetite in either side's starting XI? A few thoughts on Manchester United's Community Shield win over Chelsea 2010-08-08T16:14:00Z The Friday match on 4 February is the curtain raiser for the championship and kicks off at 1945 GMT. Wales late kick-off is criticised 2010-04-14T13:40:00Z There may be an early curtain raiser on this entertainment, and if they are going to chase you out of town to-night, I want a good seat at the performance.” In the Heart of a Fool But it may well be no more than a curtain raiser to the acts to come. The Raid on the Termites "I'll admit that the axe work was good as a curtain raiser," remarked Tom. Army Boys on the Firing Line or, Holding Back the German Drive The American men make it easy for the rest of us—they are what you call curtain raisers in the play of love. The Title Market This short curtain raiser being over, the first act of the drama began. New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why? At this moment Skinski bounded on the stage, bowed right and left, and in five words he made it appear that I was only a comedy curtain raiser. You Can Search Me The entertainment in those days would hardly have been considered complete without the "afterpiece," or, as time went on, sometimes the "curtain raiser." Washington Square Plays |
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