单词 | screw |
释义 | screw /skru:; skru/ n 1 metal peg with slotted head and a spiral groove cut round its length, driven into wood, metal, etc by twisting under pressure, for fastening and holding things together. 螺丝; 螺丝钉; 螺旋钉。 a loose, (fig) sth wrong or out of order: (喻) 毛病; 故障: There's a ~ loose somewhere. 某个如另发生故亩了。 He has a ~ loose, is a little stupid, 也有点笨。 ,■ driver n tool for turning ~s. 螺丝刀; 起子 (旋转螺丝钉的工具) 。 → the illus at tool, 参看 tool 之插图。 r ~- 'topped adj (of jars, etc) having a top or lid with a spiral groove, put on or taken off by twisting. (指瓶等) 有螺线之口或盖的 (由捧转以盖上或取下) 。' ~-ball n, adj (US, sl) crazy (person). (美,匝) 攻狂的 (人) 。 2 sth that is turned like a screw and is used for exerting pressure, tightening, etc. 螺旋状物; 功用似螺丝之物。 put the ~ ($) on sb: give (sb) another turn of the ~, use one's power, a threat of foree, etc to force him to do sth. 施压力逼迫某人做某事。 'thumb- n thumb. 3 action of turning; turn: 螺旋式的转动; 掉转: This isn't tight enough yet; give it another ~. 这个还不够牢,把它再转一下。 4 '- (-propeller) propeller of a ship: 船的螺旋桨或推进器; 暗轮: a twin-~ ship. 双螺旋桨的船。 fair) ~, propeller of an aircraft. 飞机的螺旋桨或推进器。→ the illus at air. 参看 air 之插图。 5 [C, U] (in games, eg billiards) spin given to a ball to make it curve or change direction (撞球等游戏) 转球; 掉 (使球作曲线运动或使之改变方向者) 。 6 small, twisted piece of paper and its contents: 小擒之纸及卷在纸中之物; 纸包:。~ n tea/tobacco. 一包茶叶 (烟草) 。 7 (colloq) miser. (俗) 吝啬鬼; 守财奴。 8 (GB, sl) amount of salary or wages: (英,俚) 薪水或工资的数额: He's paid a good ~. 他拿的薪水不少。 9 (GB, sB (= turnkey) prison warder. (英,俚) 典狱官; 狱吏。 10 △ act of or partner in sexual intercourse. (讳) 性交; 与人性交者。 vt, vi 1 [VP6A, 15A, B] fasten or tighten with a ~ or ~s: 用螺旋钉钉住; 用螺丝 DM:~ a lock on a door; 用螺旋钉把锁钉在门上; ~ down the lid of a coffin; 用螺丝捧紧棺材盖; ~ up a door, so that it cannot be opened. 将门 M 死。 have one's head on (the right way), be sensible, have good judgement. 通达事理; 有良好判断。 2 [VP6A, 15A, B] twist round; make tight, tense or more efficient: 掉转; 使紧; 使更有效率: ~ a lid on/off a jar; 捧上 (开) 瓶盖; ~ one's head round, in order to look over one's shoulder; (为了回顾) 转头; ~ up one's face/fea-tures/eyes, contract the muscles, eg when going out into bright Sunshine from a dark room. 皱着脸 (皱起面孔; 眯着眼睛) (如刚从黑暗的房间走入强烈的阳光时) 。 ~ up one's courage, overcome one's fears. 鼓起勇气。 3 [VP6A, 15A, B] exert pressure on; force (out of): 加压力于; 压榨; 强迫; 挤出: ~ water out of a sponge/more taxes out of the people. 自海绵中将水挤出 (向人民榨取更多的税) 。 4 (sl) be ~ed, be drunk. (俚) 喝醉的。 5 [VP6A, 2A] A have sexual intercourse with. (译) 与…性交。 ~y adj (GB coiloq) eccentric; crazy; (US colloq) ludicrously odd; absurd. 复俗) 怪稣的; 疯癫的; (美俗) 荒谬的; 可笑的。 |
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