screen
名词
定义 screen 名词
display
- A2Countable
A flat surface on which images or text are displayed, such as on a television, computer, or in a cinema.
Our television has a 50-inch screen.
The movie "Cosmic Voyage" will soon be on screens everywhere.
Her dream is to become a successful writer for the screen.
barrier
- Countable
A vertical structure used to divide areas, conceal something, or provide protection.
The nurse pulled the screen around the bed to allow the doctor to examine the patient privately.
A row of trees at the edge of the garden acted as a screen, concealing the unsightly factory exterior.
He used a screen to separate his workspace.
cover
- Countable
A place or activity used as a cover to conceal something illegal or dangerous.
That laundromat is just a screen for their illegal operations.
He uses his company as a screen for money laundering.
片语 screen 名词
- the small screen
Television, especially when referring to it as a medium or industry.
• After achieving success in the film industry, the actor is now turning his attention to the small screen.
动词
定义 screen 动词
test
- Transitive
To test or examine someone or something to identify any issues or problems.
All women over 50 should be screened for breast cancer.
Unsuitable applicants were screened out during the initial interviews.
All employees are screened before being hired.
show
- Transitive
To show or broadcast a film or television program.
This documentary has never been screened on national television before.
The movie will be screened at the local cinema.
shield
- Transitive
To protect or hide something.
She raised her hand to screen her eyes from the glare of the sun.
The trees screen the backyard from view.
He used his hand to screen his face.
- Transitive
To protect someone by taking the blame or responsibility for something.
He claimed he was the mastermind, but we suspect his partner was; he’s just screening her.
She has always screened her son's mistakes.
片语 screen 动词
- screen your calls
To intentionally delay answering a phone call until the caller's identity is known, in order to decide whether to accept the call.
• She usually screens her calls, especially when she's busy with work.
片语动词 screen
- screen something off
to divide one space from another by employing a wall or similar vertical structure
• They screened off the meeting room with a white wall to prevent disturbances from other activities.