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screen screen[skri:n]screened, screening, screensCET4CET6TEM4考研TOEFLn125633148465211139837053183669v48875563830400142812251680NOUN7792018641VERB4709205349Spoken:160927558screened[764] screening[2796] screens[2486]屏幕(57%)，筛(24%)，屏风(4%)，检查(4%)，放映(3%)，银幕(3%)，纱门(1%)，纱窗(1%)，隔板(1%)，掩蔽(1%)，包庇(1%)n.屏，幕；屏风vt.筛；拍摄；放映；掩蔽vi.拍电影n.(Screen)人名；(英)斯克林 screen ★★★★☆/skri͟ːn/1[N-COUNT	可数名词]See also:big screen；small screen；widescreen；(电视、电脑的)屏幕；(电影的)银幕 A screen is a flat vertical surface on which pictures or words are shown. Television sets and computers have screens, and films are shown on a screen in cinemas. 2[N-SING	单数名词](总称)电影，电视 You can refer to film or television as the screen .   [the N]Many viewers have strong opinions about violence on the screen...许多观众对银幕暴力心存反感。She was the ideal American teenager, both on and off screen.无论是在荧幕上还是在生活中，她都是人们心目中完美的美国青少年。3[VERB	动词]放映(电影)；播放(电视节目) When a film or a television programme is screened, it is shown in the cinema or broadcast on television.   [be V-ed]  [V n]The series is likely to be screened in January...这个系列剧可能在 1 月份播放。TV firms were later banned from screening any pictures of the demo.后来各电视台被禁止播放任何有关这次游行的画面。screeningThe film-makers will be present at the screenings to introduce their works.制作人将出席电影放映礼介绍他们的作品。4[N-COUNT	可数名词]屏风；隔板 A screen is a vertical panel which can be moved around. It is used to keep cold air away from part of a room, or to create a smaller area within a room. They put a screen in front of me so I couldn't see what was going on.他们在我面前竖了一面屏风，所以我看不到发生了什么事情。5[VERB	动词]遮挡；遮蔽 If something is screened by another thing, it is behind it and hidden by it.   [be V-ed by n]  [usu passive]Most of the road behind the hotel was screened by a block of flats.宾馆后面的那条路大部分被一片公寓楼遮住了。6[VERB	动词]检查，筛查(以确定是否患病) To screen for a disease means to examine people to make sure that they do not have it.   [V for n]  [Also V n]...a quick saliva test that would screen for people at risk of tooth decay.能快速核查是否长蛀牙的唾液检验screeningBritain has an enviable record on breast screening for cancer.英国妇女的乳腺癌患病率很低，着实令人羡慕。7[VERB	动词]筛选，甄别(看是否可靠) When an organization screens people who apply to join it, it investigates them to make sure that they are not likely to cause problems.   [V n]  [V-ing]They will screen all their candidates.他们会对所有求职者进行筛选。...screening procedures for the regiment.参军的筛选程序8[VERB	动词]对(人、行李)进行安全检查 To screen people or luggage means to check them using special equipment to make sure they are not carrying a weapon or a bomb.   [V n]The airline had been screening baggage on X-ray machines.该航空公司已采用X光机对行李进行安全检查。9[VERB	动词]转接，甄别(来电以决定是否接听) If you screen your telephone calls, calls made to you are connected to an answering machine or are answered by someone else, so that you can choose whether or not to speak to the people phoning you.   [V n]I employ a secretary to screen my calls.我雇用了一名秘书转接打给我的电话。相关词组：screen off screen out  screen1 nounscreen2 verbscreenscreen1 /skriːn/ ●●● S2 W2 noun  Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1television/computer [countable] the part of a television or computer where the picture or information appears → monitor:  a computer with an 18-inch colour screen He went on staring at the TV screen.on (a) screen Her picture appeared on the screen. It’s easy to change the text on screen before printing it.2film a)[countable] the large white surface that pictures are shown on in a cinema:  He was horrified at some of the images he saw on the screen. b)[singular, uncountable] films in general:  This is the first time the play has been adapted for the big screen (=films). a star of stage and screen (=the theatre and films)on screen his first appearance on screen a well-known screen actor3movable wall [countable] a piece of furniture like a thin wall that can be moved around and is used to divide one part of a room from another:  There was a screen around his bed.4something that hides a)[countable] something tall and wide that hides a place or thingscreen of The house was hidden behind a screen of bushes. b)[singular] something that hides what someone is doingscreen for The business was just a screen for his drug-dealing activities.5test for illness [countable] British English a medical test to see whether someone has an illness SYN screening American English:  The company is offering a free health screen to all employees.6door/window [countable] a wire net fastened inside a frame in front of a window or door to keep insects out7church [countable] a decorative wall in some churches8sports [countable] a player in a game such as basketball who protects the player who has the ball →smokescreen, sunscreenscreen1 nounscreen2 verbscreenscreen2 ●●○ verb [transitive]  Entry menu Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1test for illness to do tests on a lot of people to find out whether they have a particular illness:  All women over 50 will be regularly screened.screen somebody for something It is now possible to screen babies for diabetes.2hide something if something screens something else, it is in front of it and hides itscreen something from something A line of trees screened the house from the road.3film/television to show a film or television programme:  The film is being screened around the country. The match will be screened live on television.4test employees etc to find out information about people in order to decide whether you can trust them:  Police are very careful when screening politicians’ bodyguards. Applicants are screened for security.5check things to check things to see whether they are acceptable or suitable:  You can use an answerphone to screen your phone calls before you answer them.screen something ↔ off phrasal verb to separate one part of a room from the rest by putting a thin temporary wall or a curtain across it:  The back part of the room had been screened off.screen something ↔ out phrasal verb1to prevent something harmful from passing through  SYN  filter out:  Sun lotions screen out damaging ultraviolet light.2to remove people or things that are not acceptable or not suitable  SYN  filter out:  An answering service can screen out nuisance calls.

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 www.ankiedu.club 	            screen              ★                    /        skriːn                ;          NAmE                skriːn                /                              noun                ,                  verb                            screen      screens      screened      screening                            noun        ★                    of TV/computer        电视；计算机                    1        ★                  [countable          ]                          the flat surface at the front of a television, computer, or other electronic device, on which you see pictures or information            屏幕；荧光屏                                    ◆          a computer screen          计算机屏幕                          ◆          a monitor with a 21 inch screen                      *21 英寸屏幕的显示器                                    ◆          They were staring at the television screen.          当时他们正盯着电视屏幕。                          ◆          Move your cursor to the top of the screen.          把你的光标移到屏幕顶端。                          ◆          the screen display          屏幕显示                          ◆          Can you do a printout of this screen for me            (= of all the information on it)?                    你能帮我把这一屏幕打印出来吗？                          ☞see also                                                    on-screen                                                                films/movies/TV        电影；电视                    2        ★                  [countable          ]                          the large flat surface that films/movies or pictures are shown on            银幕                                    ◆          a            cinema/movie screen                    电影银幕                          ◆          an eight-screen cinema          一家有八个放映厅的电影院                          ◆          The movie will be coming to your screens shortly.          这部电影不久就会在你们那里上映。                            3        ★                  (          oftenthe screen          )                          [singular                ,         uncountable          ]                          films/movies or television in general            （统称）电影，电视                                    ◆          He has adapted the play for the screen.          他把那部剧改编成了电影剧本。                          ◆          Some actors never watch themselves            on screen.                    有的演员从来不看自己拍的戏。                          ◆          She was a star of            stage and screen            (= plays and films/movies).                    她是戏剧、电影两栖明星。                          ◆          a screen actor          电影演员                          ☞see also                                                    off-screen                                              ,                                                    silver screen                                              ,                                                    small screen                                                                4                  [countable          ]                          the data or images shown on a computer screen            （电脑屏幕上）一屏的内容；画面                                    ◆          Press the F1 key to display a help screen.          按 F1 键显示帮助画面。                            piece of furniture        家具                    5        ★                  [countable          ]                          a vertical piece of furniture or equipment that is fixed or that can be moved to divide a room or to keep one area hidden or separate            隔板；屏风；幕；帘；帐                                    ◆          The nurse put a screen around the bed.          护士绕床拉了一道帘子。                          ☞see also                                                    fire screen                                                                for hiding/protecting sth/sb        用以掩藏╱保护                    6                  [countable          ]                          screen(of sth)                          something that prevents sb from seeing or being aware of sth, or that protects sb/sth            掩蔽物；掩护物；屏障；庇护                                    ◆          We planted a screen of tall trees.          我们种下一排大树作为屏障。                          ◆          (            figurative)                    All the research was conducted behind a screen of secrecy.          整个研究始终是秘密进行的。                          ☞see also                                                    smokescreen                                              ,                                                    sunscreen                                              ,                                                    windscreen                                                                on window/door        窗╱门上                    7                  [countable          ]                          (            especially NAmE)                    a wire or plastic net that is held in a frame and fastened on a window, or a door, to let in air but keep out insects            纱窗；纱门                                    ◆          screen doors          纱门                            in church        教堂里                    8                  [countable          ]                          a wood or stone structure in a church, that partly separates the main area from the            altaror            choir            （拦在圣坛或唱诗班四周的木质或石砌）围屏                                      IDIOMsee                                    radar                                                    verb                                  hide sth/sb        遮蔽某物╱某人                    1                  screensth/sb (from sth/sb)                          to hide or protect sth/sb by placing sth in front of or around them            掩藏；遮蔽；保护                                    SYN                                                    shield                                                              ◆          Dark glasses screened his eyes from the sun.          他戴了一副墨镜，保护眼睛不受阳光照射。                            protect sb        保护某人                    2                  screensb from sb/sth                          to protect sb from sth dangerous or unpleasant, especially to protect sb who has done sth illegal or dishonest            庇护；包庇；袒护                                    SYN                                                    shield                                                                for disease        检查疾病                    3                  [often passive          ]                          screensb (for sth)                          to examine people in order to find out if they have a particular disease or illness            筛查；检查                                    ◆          Men over 55 should be regularly screened for prostate cancer.                      *55 岁以上的男性应定期做前列腺癌检查。                                      check        检查                    4                  screensb                          (of a company, an organization, etc.          公司、组织等          )                          to find out information about people who work or who want to work for you in order to make sure that they can be trusted            审查，调查（看是否可靠）                                    ◆          Government employees may be screened by the security services.          政府雇员可能要接受安全部门的审查。                            5                  screensth                          to check sth to see if it is suitable or if you want it            审查；筛选                                    ◆          I use my voicemail to screen my phone calls.          我用语音信箱筛选打来的电话。                            show film/movie/programme        放映电影；播放节目                    6                  [usually passive          ]                          screensth                          to show a film/movie, etc. in a cinema/movie theater or on television            放映（电影）；播放（电视节目）                                    ◆          a list of films to be screened as part of the festival          作为节日活动部份内容拟放映的电影目录                          ☞          collocationsat                                                    television                                                                        PHRASAL VERBS                    ˌscreen sth↔ˈoff                              [often passive            ]                                to separate part of a room, etc. from the rest of it by putting a              screenaround it              （用屏风等）隔开                                            ◆            Beds can be screened off to give patients more privacy.            可以把病床隔开，以使病人少受干扰。                                      ˌscreen sb↔ˈout                              to decide not to allow sb to join an organization, enter a country, etc. because you think they may cause trouble              遴选后剔除某人；不准某人入境                                                  ˌscreen sth↔ˈout                              to prevent sth harmful from entering or going through sth              遴选后剔除某物；遮挡某物穿透                                            ◆            The ozone layer screens out dangerous rays from the sun.            臭氧层能遮挡住来自太阳的有害射线。                                          screen              /        skriːn                ;          NAmE                skriːn               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WDF	screen [skri:n]screened, screening, screens CET4CET6TEM4考研TOEFL n1256 33148 4652 11139 8370 5318 3669 v4887 5563 830 400 1428 1225 1680 NOUN779 2018641 VERB4709 205349 Spoken: 160927558 screened[764] screening[2796] screens[2486] 屏幕(57%)，筛(24%)，屏风(4%)，检查(4%)，放映(3%)，银幕(3%)，纱门(1%)，纱窗(1%)，隔板(1%)，掩蔽(1%)，包庇(1%) n.屏，幕；屏风 vt.筛；拍摄；放映；掩蔽 vi.拍电影 n.(Screen)人名；(英)斯克林
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Collins	screen ★★★★☆ /skri͟ːn/ 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:big screen ；small screen ；widescreen ；(电视、电脑的)屏幕；(电影的)银幕 A screen is a flat vertical surface on which pictures or words are shown. Television sets and computers have screens, and films are shown on a screen in cinemas. 2 [N-SING 单数名词](总称)电影，电视 You can refer to film or television as the screen . [the N] Many viewers have strong opinions about violence on the screen... 许多观众对银幕暴力心存反感。 She was the ideal American teenager, both on and off screen. 无论是在荧幕上还是在生活中，她都是人们心目中完美的美国青少年。 3 [VERB 动词]放映(电影)；播放(电视节目) When a film or a television programme is screened, it is shown in the cinema or broadcast on television. [be V-ed] [V n] The series is likely to be screened in January... 这个系列剧可能在 1 月份播放。 TV firms were later banned from screening any pictures of the demo. 后来各电视台被禁止播放任何有关这次游行的画面。 screening The film-makers will be present at the screenings to introduce their works. 制作人将出席电影放映礼介绍他们的作品。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]屏风；隔板 A screen is a vertical panel which can be moved around. It is used to keep cold air away from part of a room, or to create a smaller area within a room. They put a screen in front of me so I couldn't see what was going on. 他们在我面前竖了一面屏风，所以我看不到发生了什么事情。 5 [VERB 动词]遮挡；遮蔽 If something is screened by another thing, it is behind it and hidden by it. [be V-ed by n] [usu passive] Most of the road behind the hotel was screened by a block of flats. 宾馆后面的那条路大部分被一片公寓楼遮住了。 6 [VERB 动词]检查，筛查(以确定是否患病) To screen for a disease means to examine people to make sure that they do not have it. [V for n] [Also V n] ...a quick saliva test that would screen for people at risk of tooth decay. 能快速核查是否长蛀牙的唾液检验 screening Britain has an enviable record on breast screening for cancer. 英国妇女的乳腺癌患病率很低，着实令人羡慕。 7 [VERB 动词]筛选，甄别(看是否可靠) When an organization screens people who apply to join it, it investigates them to make sure that they are not likely to cause problems. [V n] [V-ing] They will screen all their candidates. 他们会对所有求职者进行筛选。 ...screening procedures for the regiment. 参军的筛选程序 8 [VERB 动词]对(人、行李)进行安全检查 To screen people or luggage means to check them using special equipment to make sure they are not carrying a weapon or a bomb. [V n] The airline had been screening baggage on X-ray machines. 该航空公司已采用X光机对行李进行安全检查。 9 [VERB 动词]转接，甄别(来电以决定是否接听) If you screen your telephone calls, calls made to you are connected to an answering machine or are answered by someone else, so that you can choose whether or not to speak to the people phoning you. [V n] I employ a secretary to screen my calls. 我雇用了一名秘书转接打给我的电话。相关词组： screen off screen out
Oxford	screen ★ / skriːn ; NAmE skriːn / noun , verb screen screens screened screening noun ★ of TV/computer 电视；计算机 1 ★ [countable ] the flat surface at the front of a television, computer, or other electronic device, on which you see pictures or information 屏幕；荧光屏 ◆ a computer screen 计算机屏幕 ◆ a monitor with a 21 inch screen 21 英寸屏幕的显示器 ◆ They were staring at the television screen. 当时他们正盯着电视屏幕。 ◆ Move your cursor to the top of the screen. 把你的光标移到屏幕顶端。 ◆ the screen display 屏幕显示 ◆ Can you do a printout of this screen for me (= of all the information on it)? 你能帮我把这一屏幕打印出来吗？ ☞see also on-screen films/movies/TV 电影；电视 2 ★ [countable ] the large flat surface that films/movies or pictures are shown on 银幕 ◆ a cinema/movie screen 电影银幕 ◆ an eight-screen cinema 一家有八个放映厅的电影院 ◆ The movie will be coming to your screens shortly. 这部电影不久就会在你们那里上映。 3 ★ ( oftenthe screen ) [singular , uncountable ] films/movies or television in general （统称）电影，电视 ◆ He has adapted the play for the screen. 他把那部剧改编成了电影剧本。 ◆ Some actors never watch themselves on screen. 有的演员从来不看自己拍的戏。 ◆ She was a star of stage and screen (= plays and films/movies). 她是戏剧、电影两栖明星。 ◆ a screen actor 电影演员 ☞see also off-screen , silver screen , small screen 4 [countable ] the data or images shown on a computer screen （电脑屏幕上）一屏的内容；画面 ◆ Press the F1 key to display a help screen. 按 F1 键显示帮助画面。 piece of furniture 家具 5 ★ [countable ] a vertical piece of furniture or equipment that is fixed or that can be moved to divide a room or to keep one area hidden or separate 隔板；屏风；幕；帘；帐 ◆ The nurse put a screen around the bed. 护士绕床拉了一道帘子。 ☞see also fire screen for hiding/protecting sth/sb 用以掩藏╱保护 6 [countable ] screen(of sth) something that prevents sb from seeing or being aware of sth, or that protects sb/sth 掩蔽物；掩护物；屏障；庇护 ◆ We planted a screen of tall trees. 我们种下一排大树作为屏障。 ◆ ( figurative) All the research was conducted behind a screen of secrecy. 整个研究始终是秘密进行的。 ☞see also smokescreen , sunscreen , windscreen on window/door 窗╱门上 7 [countable ] ( especially NAmE) a wire or plastic net that is held in a frame and fastened on a window, or a door, to let in air but keep out insects 纱窗；纱门 ◆ screen doors 纱门 in church 教堂里 8 [countable ] a wood or stone structure in a church, that partly separates the main area from the altaror choir （拦在圣坛或唱诗班四周的木质或石砌）围屏 IDIOMsee radar verb hide sth/sb 遮蔽某物╱某人 1 screensth/sb (from sth/sb) to hide or protect sth/sb by placing sth in front of or around them 掩藏；遮蔽；保护 SYN shield ◆ Dark glasses screened his eyes from the sun. 他戴了一副墨镜，保护眼睛不受阳光照射。 protect sb 保护某人 2 screensb from sb/sth to protect sb from sth dangerous or unpleasant, especially to protect sb who has done sth illegal or dishonest 庇护；包庇；袒护 SYN shield for disease 检查疾病 3 [often passive ] screensb (for sth) to examine people in order to find out if they have a particular disease or illness 筛查；检查 ◆ Men over 55 should be regularly screened for prostate cancer. 55 岁以上的男性应定期做前列腺癌检查。 check 检查 4 screensb (of a company, an organization, etc. 公司、组织等 ) to find out information about people who work or who want to work for you in order to make sure that they can be trusted 审查，调查（看是否可靠） ◆ Government employees may be screened by the security services. 政府雇员可能要接受安全部门的审查。 5 screensth to check sth to see if it is suitable or if you want it 审查；筛选 ◆ I use my voicemail to screen my phone calls. 我用语音信箱筛选打来的电话。 show film/movie/programme 放映电影；播放节目 6 [usually passive ] screensth to show a film/movie, etc. in a cinema/movie theater or on television 放映（电影）；播放（电视节目） ◆ a list of films to be screened as part of the festival 作为节日活动部份内容拟放映的电影目录 ☞ collocationsat television PHRASAL VERBS ˌscreen sth↔ˈoff [often passive ] to separate part of a room, etc. from the rest of it by putting a screenaround it （用屏风等）隔开 ◆ Beds can be screened off to give patients more privacy. 可以把病床隔开，以使病人少受干扰。 ˌscreen sb↔ˈout to decide not to allow sb to join an organization, enter a country, etc. because you think they may cause trouble 遴选后剔除某人；不准某人入境 ˌscreen sth↔ˈout to prevent sth harmful from entering or going through sth 遴选后剔除某物；遮挡某物穿透 ◆ The ozone layer screens out dangerous rays from the sun. 臭氧层能遮挡住来自太阳的有害射线。 screen / skriːn ; NAmE skriːn /
LDC	screen1 noun screen2 verb screenscreen1 /skriːn/ ●●● S2 W2 noun Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1television/computer [countable] the part of a television or computer where the picture or information appears → monitor: a computer with an 18-inch colour screen He went on staring at the TV screen.on (a) screen Her picture appeared on the screen. It’s easy to change the text on screen before printing it.2film a)[countable] the large white surface that pictures are shown on in a cinema: He was horrified at some of the images he saw on the screen. b)[singular, uncountable] films in general: This is the first time the play has been adapted for the big screen (=films). a star of stage and screen (=the theatre and films)on screen his first appearance on screen a well-known screen actor3movable wall [countable] a piece of furniture like a thin wall that can be moved around and is used to divide one part of a room from another: There was a screen around his bed.4something that hides a)[countable] something tall and wide that hides a place or thingscreen of The house was hidden behind a screen of bushes. b)[singular] something that hides what someone is doingscreen for The business was just a screen for his drug-dealing activities.5test for illness [countable] British English a medical test to see whether someone has an illness SYN screening American English: The company is offering a free health screen to all employees.6door/window [countable] a wire net fastened inside a frame in front of a window or door to keep insects out7church [countable] a decorative wall in some churches8sports [countable] a player in a game such as basketball who protects the player who has the ball → smokescreen , sunscreen screen1 noun screen2 verb screenscreen2 ●●○ verb [transitive] Entry menu Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1test for illness to do tests on a lot of people to find out whether they have a particular illness: All women over 50 will be regularly screened.screen somebody for something It is now possible to screen babies for diabetes.2hide something if something screens something else, it is in front of it and hides itscreen something from something A line of trees screened the house from the road.3film/television to show a film or television programme: The film is being screened around the country. The match will be screened live on television.4test employees etc to find out information about people in order to decide whether you can trust them: Police are very careful when screening politicians’ bodyguards. Applicants are screened for security.5check things to check things to see whether they are acceptable or suitable: You can use an answerphone to screen your phone calls before you answer them.screen off phrasal verb to separate one part of a room from the rest by putting a thin temporary wall or a curtain across it: The back part of the room had been screened off.screen out phrasal verb1to prevent something harmful from passing through SYN filter out: Sun lotions screen out damaging ultraviolet light.2to remove people or things that are not acceptable or not suitable SYN filter out: An answering service can screen out nuisance calls.

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