curtain call

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ˈcurtain call noun [countable]  APTthe time at the end of a performance when the actors come to the front of the stage to receive applause 〔演员的〕谢幕

Examples from the Corpus

curtain call• Margot Fonteyn drew 48 curtain calls when she made her New York debut.• Curtain call followed curtain call, to the surprise of some of the dancers.• That would seem to wrap it up, with nothing left but a final curtain call.• In fact fans rose to their feet for his curtain call.• For the time being she was excused from her prop-room duties and she needn't wait for the curtain call.

ˈcurtain call nounChineseSyllable  

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curtain call
ˈcurtain call noun [countable]
the time at the end of a performance when the actors come to the front of the stage to receive applause

curtain callBrE /ˈkɜːtn kɔːl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɜːrtn kɔːl/ 🔊 nounthe time in the theatre when the actors come to the front of the stage at the end of a play to receive the applause of the audience （演员的）谢幕