screen

1. N-COUNT A screen is a flat vertical surface on which pictures or words are shown. Television sets and computers have screens, and movies are shown on a screen in movie theatres. (电视、电脑、影院等的) 屏幕

2. →see also widescreen

3. N-SING You can refer to movies or television as the screen. 影视['the' N, also 'on/off' N]

Many viewers have strong opinions about violence on the screen. 许多观众对影视暴力有强烈意见。

4. V-T When a movie or a television programme is screened, it is shown in the movie theatre or broadcast on television. 上映 (影片); 播放 (电视节目)

The series is likely to be screened in January. 这部系列剧可能在1月份播放。

5. screeningN-COUNT 放映; 播放

The film-makers will be present at the screenings to introduce their works. 电影制作人将在放映时到场介绍他们的作品。

6. N-COUNT 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. 屏风

They put a screen in front of me so I couldn't see what was going on. 他们在我面前放置了一扇屏风，因此我看不见在发生什么。

7. V-T If something is screened by another thing, it is behind it and hidden by it. 屏蔽; 遮挡[usu passive]

Most of the road behind the hotel was screened by an apartment block. 旅馆后面那条路的大部分都被一排公寓楼挡住了。

8. V-I To screen for a disease means to examine people to make sure that they do not have it. (为确定是否患有某病而) 做检查

...a quick saliva test that would screen for people at risk of tooth decay. …一项能查出有患牙蚀风险的人群的快速唾液化验。

9. screeningN-VAR 检查

Our country has an enviable record on breast screening for cancer. 我们国家在乳腺癌检查方面有着令人羡慕的纪录。

10. V-T When an organization screens people who apply to join it, it investigates them to make sure that they are not likely to cause problems. 审查 (申请加入者)

They will screen all their candidates. 他们将审查他们所有的求职者。

11. V-T To screen people or luggage means to check them using special equipment to make sure they are not carrying a weapon or a bomb. (为确保没有携带武器等而) 检查 (人、行李)

The airline had not been searching unaccompanied baggage by hand, but only screening it on X-ray machines. 这家航空公司一直没有手工检查非随身行李，只是在X光机上检查。