screen 1 S2 W2 / skrin / 名词
1 television/computer [可数名词] the part of a television or computer where the picture or information appears → monitor :
a computer with an 18-inch colour screen
He went on staring at the TV screen .
on (a) screen
Her picture appeared on the screen.
It’s easy to change the text on screen before printing it.
2 film
a) [可数名词] the large white surface that pictures are shown on in a cinema :
He was horrified at some of the images he saw on the screen.
b) [单数形式，不可数] films in general :
This is the first time the play has been adapted for the big screen (= films ) .
a star of stage and screen (= the theatre and films )
on screen
his first appearance on screen
a well-known screen actor
3 movable wall [可数名词] a piece of furniture like a thin wall that can be moved around and is used to divide one part of a room from another :
There was a screen around his bed.
4 something that hides
a) [可数名词] something tall and wide that hides a place or thing
screen of
The house was hidden behind a screen of bushes.
b) [单数形式] something that hides what someone is doing
screen for
The business was just a screen for his drug-dealing activities.
5 test for illness [可数名词] British English a medical test to see whether someone has an illness 同义词 screening American English :
The company is offering a free health screen to all employees.
6 door/window [可数名词] a wire net fastened inside a frame in front of a window or door to keep insects out
7 church [可数名词] a decorative wall in some churches
8 sports [可数名词] a player in a game such as basketball who protects the player who has the ball
→ smokescreen , sunscreen
THESAURUS
wall an upright flat structure made of stone or brick, that divides one area from another or surrounds an area : The estate is surrounded by high stone walls. | a brick wall
fence a structure made of wood, metal etc that surrounds a piece of land : The garden was surrounded by an old wooden fence. | the chain link fence around the school
railings a metal fence that is made of a series of upright bars : the iron railings in front of the house | The boy was leaning over the railing on the side of the boat.
barrier a type of fence or gate that prevents people from moving in a particular direction : A guard stood near the barrier. | The police had put up barriers to keep the crowd under control.
screen a piece of furniture like a thin wall that can be moved around and is used to divide one part of a room from another : the screen around his hospital bed | a Japanese bamboo screen | a fire screen (= that you put near a fire )
partition a thin wall that separates one part of a room from another : The room was divided into two by a thin partition. | The offices are separated by partitions and you can hear everything that is said in the next office.
barricade a line of objects that people have put across a road, to prevent people getting past, especially as part of a protest : The soldiers used tanks to smash through the barricades.