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〕