n.[C]

1. 屏；幕；簾；帳；隔板
   He hid behind the screen and overheard their conversation.

   他躲在簾子後面，偷聽到他們的談話。

2. 紗窗，紗門
   We have screens on our windows to keep out the flies.

   我們窗戶上有紗窗以擋蒼蠅。

3. 掩蔽物，遮擋物
   A screen of trees hides the villas from the beach.

   這些別墅有樹木遮掩從海灘上是看不見的。

4. 掩護；包庇
   His job as a diplomat was just a screen for his life as a spy.

   他做外交官的工作只不過是間諜生涯的一種掩護。

5. 螢幕；銀幕；（電視的）螢光幕
   The novel was adapted for the screen.

   這本小說被改編成電影。

   An unidentified flying object appeared on the radar screen.

   一個不明飛行物出現在雷達螢幕上。

6. 電影；電影界[the S]
7. （粗眼）篩子；過濾器

vt.

1. 掩蔽；遮護；包庇[（+from）]
   The tall grass screened the enemy's movements.

   草叢隱蔽了敵人的活動。

2. 放映（電影等）[H]
   This film is being screened at main cinemas in town.

   這部電影正在城裡各大電影院放映。

3. （用電視攝影）拍攝
4. 把（故事等）改編成電影劇本
5. 給……裝簾（或紗窗等）
   Windows were screened to keep out mosquitoes.

   窗戶上裝了紗窗以防蚊子。

6. 篩（煤等）
7. 甄別；審查；選拔[H]
   The Secret Service screened hundreds of students to select its agents.

   特務機關仔細審查了數百名學生以選擇特務人員。

vi.

1. （適合於）上銀幕
   That play screens well.

   那部戲適於拍電影。

n.

1. an upright partition used to divide a room, give shelter, or provide concealment.
   ▸a windscreen of a motor vehicle.
   ▸a frame with fine wire netting used to keep out flying insects.
2. the surface of a cathode ray tube or similar electronic device, especially that of a television, VDU, or monitor, on which images and data are displayed.
   ▸a blank surface on which a photographic image is projected.
   ▸ (the screen) films or television.
   ▸Photography  a flat piece of ground glass on which the image formed by a camera lens is focused.
3. Printing  a transparent finely ruled plate or film used in half-tone reproduction.
4. a system or act of screening for the presence or absence of something.
5. a large sieve or riddle.
6. Military  a detachment of troops or ships detailed to cover the movements of the main body.
7. a part of an electrical or other instrument which protects it from or prevents it causing electromagnetic interference.
   ▸ (also screen grid) Electronics  a grid placed between the control grid and the anode of a valve to reduce the capacitance between these electrodes.

v.

1. conceal, protect, or shelter with a screen.
   ▸protect from something dangerous or unpleasant.
2. show (a film or video) or broadcast (a television programme).
3. test for the presence or absence of a disease.
   ▸investigate (someone), typically to ascertain suitability for a job.
4. pass (a substance such as grain or coal) through a large sieve or riddle, especially so as to sort it into different sizes.
5. Printing  project (a photograph or other image) through a screen so as to reproduce it as a half-tone.

[名]

1. ①螢幕；銀幕。
2. ②電影畫面。