1 [C] a flat vertical surface that is used for dividing a room or keeping sb/sth out of sight 隔板;屏;屏风:
The nurse pulled the screen round the bed.护士把屏风拉过来,围在床的周围。
2 [C] the glass surface of a television or computer where the picture or information appears 屏幕;荧光屏
☞picture on page S2 见S2页插图
3 [C] the large flat surface on which films are shown 银幕
4 [sing] [U] films or television in general 电影;电视:
Some actors look better in real life than on screen.有些演员在现实生活中的样子要比在电影里好看。
screen²
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1screen sb/sth (off) (from sb/sth) to hide or protect sb/sth from sb/sth else 遮蔽;掩护:
The bed was screened off while the doctor examined him.医生替他检查身体时用屏风把病床遮蔽起来。to screen your eyes from the sun遮住眼睛以免阳光刺眼
2screen sb (for sth) to examine or test sb to find out if he/she has a particular disease or if he/she is suitable for a particular job 检查(疾病);审查;筛选;甄别;选拔:
All women over 50 should be screened for breast cancer.所有年过50的女性都应该接受乳癌检查。The Ministry of Defence screens all job applicants.国防部审查所有的求职者。
screen1/skrin; skriːn/n 1 [C] the part of a television or computer where the picture or information appears [→ monitor] 屏幕﹐荧光屏: a computer with an 18-inch screen 一台带 18 英寸屏幕的电脑on (the) screen the flickering images on the screen 屏幕上闪动的图像You can edit the text on screen. 你可以在屏幕上编辑文本。2 [C] a large white surface that a film is shown on in a cinema 银幕: The town has nine cinema screens and over 300 restaurants. 市镇上有九家电影院﹐三百多家餐馆。3 [singular 单数, U] films in general 电影〔总称〕: on screen his first appearance on screen 他在电影银幕上的首次亮相The play is being adapted for the big screen (=the cinema). 这出戏正改编成电影。4 [C] an upright piece of furniture like a thin wall, used for dividing one part of a room from another 屏风5 [C] something that hides a place or thing 掩蔽物﹐屏障: +of a house hidden behind a screen of trees 隐藏在一片树林后面的房子
screen2v [T] 1 to do medical tests on people to find out whether they have a particular illness〔医疗〕检查﹐筛查: screen sb for sth All women over 50 are screened for breast cancer. 50 岁以上妇女都得接受乳腺癌筛查。 2 to find out information about people in order to decide whether they can be trusted in a particular job 审查﹐甄别〔以确定某人干某种工作是否可靠〕: People wanting to work with children are thoroughly screened. 想要从事儿童工作的人要接受彻底审查。3 also 又作 screen off to hide something, or separate it from another area, by putting something in front of it〔用屏障〕遮盖﹔把…隔开: The garden is screened by tall hedges. 花园被高高的树篱遮住了。4 to show a film or television programme 放映〔电影〕﹔播放〔电视节目〕
screenscreenscreensscreenedscreeningnoun1the flat square part of a television or computer where you see pictures or words2the flat thing on the wall of a cinema, where you see films3a kind of thin wall that you can move around. Screens are used to keep away cold, light, etc. or to stop people from seeing something: The nurse put a screen around the bed.