| 单词 | screen |
| 释义 | screen screen // noun, verb
■ noun [C]
FLAT-SCREEN, TOUCH SCREEN
the flat surface at the front of a television, computer, mobile phone/cellphone, etc. on which you see pictures or information: Move your cursor to the top of the screen. We have sold a lot of flat-screen TVs. An icon pops up in the corner of the screen. Can you do a printout of this screen for me (= of all the information on it)?
■ verb [+ obj]
1 (HR ) to find out information about people who work or who want to work for you in order to make sure that they are suitable or that they can be trusted: We screen all job candidates carefully. Government employees may be screened by the security services.
2 to check sth to see if it is safe or suitable to be used, seen, etc: We use an antivirus program to screen attachments. Products are screened for their toxic effects. This program screens your emails for spam before they reach your inbox. Using an answerphone is a good way to screen phone calls.
SYN VET
PHRASAL VERBS
screen out sb/sth if you screen out a person or a thing, you reject them/it: Candidates are first interviewed informally over the telephone to screen out those that have no chance. The program screens out spam before it reaches your inbox. My secretary screens out unwanted calls. Social funds screen out stocks that they think are unethical. HELP NOTE A noun usually comes after out, but a pronoun comes between the verb and out. |
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