screw

verb

/skruː/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they screw	/skruː/ /skruː/
he / she / it screws	/skruːz/ /skruːz/
past simple screwed	/skruːd/ /skruːd/
past participle screwed	/skruːd/ /skruːd/
-ing form screwing	/ˈskruːɪŋ/ /ˈskruːɪŋ/

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[transitive] screw something + adv./prep. to fasten one thing to another or make something tight with a screw or screws用螺絲固定（或擰牢）
- The bookcase is screwed to the wall.書架用螺絲固定在牆上了。
- You need to screw all the parts together.你得用螺絲把所有的零件固定在一起。
- Now screw down the lid.現在用螺絲將蓋子固定好。
compare unscrew
Extra Examples
- She screwed the lock into the door.她用螺絲把鎖上到門上。
- The bed was screwed to the floor.床用螺絲固定在地板上。
Topics Engineeringc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- firmly
- tightly
- down
- …
preposition
- into
- on
- onto
- …
phrases
- screw something in place
- screw something into position
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[transitive] to turn something round and round in order to fasten it in place旋緊；擰緊
- screw something + adv./prep. She screwed the cap back on the jar.她又把廣口瓶的蓋子擰上。
- screw something + adj. Screw the bolt tight.把螺栓擰緊。
compare unscrewTopics Engineeringc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- firmly
- tightly
- down
- …
preposition
- into
- on
- onto
- …
phrases
- screw something in place
- screw something into position
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[intransitive] + adv./prep. to be attached by screwing擰上去
- The bulb should just screw into the socket.把燈泡擰到燈口上就行。
- The lid simply screws on.這蓋子一擰就蓋好了。
[transitive] to use your hand to make something, especially a piece of paper, form a tight ball把（紙等）揉成一團
- screw something up (into something) I screwed up the letter and threw it into the fire.我把那封信揉成一團，扔進了火裏。
- screw something (up) into something Screw the foil into a little ball.把箔紙揉成小團。
see also screwed-up
[transitive] (slang) to cheat somebody, especially by making them pay too much money for something詐騙（錢財等）
- screw somebody We've been screwed.我們挨宰了。
- screw somebody for something How much did they screw you for (= how much did you have to pay)?他們坑了你多少錢？
[transitive] screw something from/out of somebody (informal) to force somebody to give you something勒索；敲詐
- They screwed the money out of her by threats.他們威逼她交出了錢。
[intransitive, transitive] screw (somebody) (taboo, slang) to have sex with somebody（和某人）性交

Idioms

have your head screwed on (the right way)

(informal) to be a sensible person頭腦清醒；理智

screw him, you, that, etc.

(taboo, slang) an offensive way of showing that you are annoyed or do not care about somebody/something去他（或你）媽的；見他（或你、它）的鬼

screw up your courage

to force yourself to be brave enough to do something鼓起勇氣
- I finally screwed up my courage and went to the dentist.我終於鼓起勇氣，去看了牙醫。

screw

noun

/skruː/

Idioms

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[countable] a thin pointed piece of metal like a nail with a raised spiral line (called a thread) along it and a line or cross cut into its head. Screws are turned and pressed into wood, metal, etc. with a screwdriver in order to fasten two things together.螺絲釘；螺絲
- One of the screws is loose.有一顆螺絲鬆了。
- Now tighten all the screws.現在把全部螺絲都擰緊。
Collocations Decorating and home improvement
Decorating and home improvement裝飾和改善房屋Houses房屋
- refurbish/renovate/ (British English) do up a building/a house整修／翻新／修繕樓房／房屋
- convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/(especially North American English) apartments/(British English) flats把樓房／房子／房間／改建成住房／辦公室／公寓
- extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen擴建／擴大房屋／樓房／房間／廚房
- build (British English) an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/(North American English) an addition (on/to something)/(British English) a conservatory（在房子後面）擴建；（在某處）增建；建造暖房
- knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall推倒／拆除房子／住房／樓房／牆壁
- knock out/through the wall separating two rooms將兩個房間的隔牆打通
Decoration裝飾
- furnish/paint/ (especially British English) decorate a home/a house/an apartment/a flat/a room布置／油漆／裝飾住房／房子／公寓／房間
- be decorated in bright colours/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintings
- paint/plaster the walls/ceiling給牆壁／天花板上刷油漆／抹灰
- hang/put up/strip off/remove the wallpaper貼／去除牆紙
- install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures/(British English) fittings安裝／更換／拆除浴室的固定裝置／附加設備
- build/put up shelves搭架子
- lay wooden flooring/timber decking/floor tiles/a carpet/a patio鋪設木地板／平台木板／地磚／地毯／露台
- put up/hang/take down a picture/painting/poster/curtain挂上／取下圖畫／繪畫／海報／簾子
DIY/home improvement自己動手；房屋改造
- do (British English) DIY/carpentry/the plumbing/the wiring自己動手做；做木匠活；鋪設管道；鋪設線路
- make home improvements改造房屋
- add/install central heating/underfloor heating/insulation添加／安裝中央供暖系統／地暖系統／隔熱材料
- fit/install double-glazing/a smoke alarm安裝雙層玻璃／煙霧報警器
- insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/(especially British English) the loft在房子／住房／牆壁／管道／熱水箱／閣樓裏加隔熱裝置
- fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking (especially British English) tap/(North American English usually) faucet維修房頂／裂縫／管子／管道系統／漏水的水龍頭
- block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink堵住／疏通管道／洗滌池
- make/drill/fill a hole開／鑽／填一個洞
- hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail錘進／拔出釘子
- tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw擰緊／擰鬆／擰開螺絲釘
- saw/cut/treat/stain/varnish/paint wood鋸／切割／加工木料；給木料上色／上清漆／上油漆
see also Allen screw™, corkscrewTopics Engineeringc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- wood
- loose
verb + screw
- turn
- loosen
- tighten
- …
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[countable] an act of turning a screw（對螺絲的）旋擰
[singular] (taboo, slang) an act of having sex性交
[singular] (taboo, slang) a partner in sex性交對象
- a good screw好的性交對象
[countable] a propeller on a ship, a boat or an aircraft螺旋槳Topics Transport by waterc2
[countable] (British English, slang) a prison officer監獄看守；獄警

Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Old French escroue ‘female screw, nut’, from Latin scrofa, literally ‘sow’, later ‘screw’. The early sense of the verb was ‘contort (the features), twist around’ (late 16th cent.).

Idioms

have a screw loose