screen

noun

电视；计算机 of TV/computer

1. 屏幕；荧光屏；荧屏
   the flat surface at the front of a television or computer, on which you see pictures or information
   1. a computer screen
      计算机屏幕
   2. a monitor with a 21 inch screen
      21英寸屏幕的显示器
   3. They were staring at the television screen.
      当时他们正盯着电视屏幕。
   4. Move your cursor to the top of the screen.
      把你的光标移到屏幕顶端。
   5. the screen display
      屏幕显示
   6. 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？

电影；电视 films/movies/TV

2. 银幕
   the large flat surface that films/movies or pictures are shown on
   1. a cinema/movie screen
      电影银幕
   2. an eight-screen cinema
      一家有八个放映厅的电影院
   3. 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. （统称）电影，电视
   films/movies or television in general
   1. He has adapted the play for the screen.
      他把那部剧改编成了电影剧本。
   2. Some actors never watch themselves on screen .
      有的演员从来不看自己拍的戏。
   3. She was a star of stage and screen (= plays and films/movies) .
      她是戏剧、电影两栖明星。
   4. a screen actor
      电影演员

家具 piece of furniture

4. 隔板；屏风；幕；帘；帐
   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
   1. The nurse put a screen around the bed.
      护士绕床拉了一道帘子。

用以掩藏 / 保护 for hiding/protecting sth/sb

5. 掩蔽物；掩护物；屏障；庇护
   something that prevents sb from seeing or being aware of sth, or that protects sb/sth
   1. We planted a screen of tall trees.
      我们种下一排大树作为屏障。
   2. All the research was conducted behind a screen of secrecy.
      整个研究始终是秘密进行的。

窗 / 门上 on window/door

6. 纱窗；纱门
   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
   1. screen doors
      纱门

教堂里 in church

7. （拦在圣坛或唱诗班四周的木质或石砌）围屏
   a wood or stone structure in a church, that partly separates the main area from the altar or choir

verb

遮蔽某物 / 某人 hide sth/sb

1. 掩藏；遮蔽；保护
   to hide or protect sth/sb by placing sth in front of or around them
   1. 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。

保护某人 protect sb

2. 庇护；包庇；袒护
   to protect sb from sth dangerous or unpleasant, especially to protect sb who has done sth illegal or dishonest

检查疾病 for disease

3. 筛查；检查
   to examine people in order to find out if they have a particular disease or illness
   1. 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。

检查 check

4. 审查，调查（看是否可靠）
   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
   1. 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. 审查；筛选
   to check sth to see if it is suitable or if you want it
   1. I use my answerphone to screen my phone calls.
      我用电话答录机筛选打来的电话。

放映电影；播放节目 show film/movie/programme

6. 放映（电影）；播放（电视节目）
   to show a film/movie, etc. in a cinema/movie theater or on television
   1. a list of films to be screened as part of the festival
      作为节日活动部分内容拟放映的电影目录

1. See also: big screen small screen widescreen
2. N-SING (总称)电影，电视
   You can refer to film or television as the screen .
   1. Many viewers have strong opinions about violence on the screen...
      许多观众对银幕暴力心存反感。
   2. 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 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.
   1. The series is likely to be screened in January...
      这个系列剧可能在 1 月份播放。
   2. 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。
4. N-COUNT 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.
   1. 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 遮挡;遮蔽
   If something is screened by another thing, it is behind it and hidden by it.
   1. 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 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.
   1. ...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
7. VERB 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.
   1. They will screen all their candidates.
      他们会对所有求职者进行筛选。
   2. ...screening procedures for the regiment.
      参军的筛选程序
8. VERB 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.
   1. 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 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.
   1. I employ a secretary to screen my calls.
      我雇用了一名秘书转接打给我的电话。

1. He looks to his left, up at the screen, then to his right.
   他朝左边看了看，抬头望向屏幕，然后又看了看右边。
2. The image is blown up on a large screen.
   图像被放大在了一个大屏幕上。
3. A hard copy of the screen display can also be obtained from a printer.
   屏幕上显示的内容也可以通过打印机打印一份。
4. She has edited the media studies quarterly, Screen.
   她编选了这本媒体研究季刊——《银幕》。
5. The screen flashes a message: Try again
   屏幕上显示出一条信息：再试一次。
6. There are three conference rooms each of which is equipped with a screen, flipchart and audio visual equipment.
   有3个会议室，每个会议室都配有屏幕、活动挂图板和视听设备。
7. Everyone is familiar with the TV screen's hypnotic power.
   大家都很熟悉电视屏幕的吸引力。
8. A computer in the machine creates an image on the screen.
   机器上的计算机在屏幕上产生了影像。
9. A lens would magnify the picture so it would be like looking at a large TV screen.
   透镜会把图片放大，就像在看巨大的电视屏幕一样。
10. Then he showed me how to merge the graphic with text on the same screen.
    然后他教我如何将图表和文字合并在同一个屏幕上。
11. De Gaulle was a born pedagogue who used the public platform and the television screen to great effect.
    戴高乐生来喜欢教育人，他充分利用了公共讲坛和电视荧屏。
12. They got a small piece of the net profits and a screen credit.
    他们得到了一小部分纯利润以及电影演职人员字幕中的署名权。
13. The team tried projecting the maps with two different projectors onto the same screen.
    这个小组想用两台不同的投影仪把这些地图投射到同一个屏幕上。
14. They re-ran the World Cup final on a big screen.
    他们在大屏幕上重播了世界杯决赛。
15. The event will be relayed to a giant TV screen a mile away.
    这项赛事将会在一英里以外的一个巨大的电视屏幕上转播。
16. Our host ran a long extension cord out from the house and set up a screen and a projector.
    我们的主人从房里牵出一根延长电线，架起屏幕和投影仪。
17. Many viewers have strong opinions about violence on the screen
    许多观众对银幕暴力心存反感。
18. 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。
19. The series is likely to be screened in January
    这个系列剧可能在1月份播放。
20. 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。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. They will screen all their candidates.
    他们会对所有求职者进行筛选。
24. 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。
25. I employ a secretary to screen my calls.
    我雇用了一名秘书转接打给我的电话。
26. The screen door shut gently.
    纱门轻轻关上了。
27. Marlon Brando, Steve McQueen, and James Dean are now legends of the silver screen
    马龙·白兰度、史蒂夫·麦奎因和詹姆斯·迪恩现在成了银幕上的的传奇人物。
28. Now he is also to become a star of the small screen
    现在他也即将成为一个电视明星。
29. Guests bring movies on tape, and show them on the screen that unrolls from the ceiling.
    客人带来了录影带，并在从天花板上放下来的幕布上放映。

screen sth↔off

1. （用屏风等）隔开
   to separate part of a room, etc. from the rest of it by putting a screen around it

screen sb↔out

1. 遴选后剔除某人；不准某人入境
   to decide not to allow sb to join an organization, enter a country, etc. because you think they may cause trouble

screen sth↔out

1. 遴选后剔除某物；遮挡某物穿透
   to prevent sth harmful from entering or going through sth
   1. He has adapted the play for the screen.
      他把那部剧改编成了电影剧本。
   2. Some actors never watch themselves on screen .
      有的演员从来不看自己拍的戏。
   3. She was a star of stage and screen (= plays and films/movies) .
      她是戏剧、电影两栖明星。
   4. a screen actor
      电影演员

noun

1. a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
   1. they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet

   Synonym:    blind

2. a protective covering consisting of netting
   1. they put screens in the windows for protection against insects
   2. a metal screen protected the observers

3. a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
   1. a screen of trees afforded privacy
   2. under cover of darkness
   3. the brush provided a covert for game
   4. the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background

   Synonym:    covercovertconcealment

4. partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space

5. the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube

   Synonym:    CRT screen

6. a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing

   Synonym:    silver screenprojection screen

7. a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting
   1. he heard the screen slam as she left

   Synonym:    screen door

8. a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles

   Synonym:    sieve

9. the personnel of the film industry
   1. a star of stage and screen

   Synonym:    filmdomscreenland

verb

1. examine methodically
   1. screen the suitcases

2. protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm

   Synonym:    shield

3. separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff

   Synonym:    riddle

4. prevent from entering
   1. block out the strong sunlight

   Synonym:    block out

5. project onto a screen for viewing
   1. screen a film

6. examine in order to test suitability
   1. screen these samples
   2. screen the job applicants

   Synonym:    screen outsievesort

7. test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
   1. screen the blood for the HIV virus

   Synonym:    test