- [countable]
the flat surface at the front of a television, computer, or other electronic device, on which you see pictures or information 屏幕；荧光屏；荧屏 
a computer screen 计算机屏幕 a monitor with a 21-inch screen 21 英寸屏幕的显示器 They were staring at the television screen. 当时他们正盯着电视屏幕。 Move your cursor to the top of the screen. 把你的光标移到屏幕顶端。 Tessa glanced at the phone's little screen. 泰莎瞥了一眼电话的小屏幕。 an LCD/plasma screen 液晶/等离子屏幕 Hundreds of fans watched on giant television screens. 数百名粉丝在巨大的电视屏幕上观看。 - on the screen
The image came up on the screen for a few seconds. 图像在屏幕上出现了几秒钟。 The birds appear as red dots on the radar screen. 这些鸟在雷达屏幕上显示为红点。 - on screen
Information can be viewed on screen or printed out. 信息可以在屏幕上查阅，也可以打印出来。 the screen display 屏幕显示 The system was designed with a menu bar at the bottom of the screen. 该系统的设计是在屏幕底部有一个菜单栏。
Extra ExamplesTopics TV, radio and newsa2, Computersa2I sat gazing at the blank screen, trying to think of something to write. 我坐在那儿瞪着空白屏幕，搜肠刮肚想写点儿什么。 The screen flickered, and then everything went dark. 屏幕闪了几下，然后就黑屏了。 A news bulletin flashed across the screen. 一则新闻简报闪过屏幕。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- giant
- huge
- …
- fill
- be glued to
- gaze at
- …
- show
- flash
- flicker
- …
- saver
- image
- resolution
- …
- on (the) screen
- go black
- go blank
- [countable]
the large flat surface that films or pictures are shown on 银幕 a cinema/movie screen 电影银幕 an eight-screen cinema 一家有八个放映厅的电影院 The movie will be coming to your screens shortly. 这部电影不久就会在你们那里上映。 This film should keep you glued to the screen (= unable to stop watching) for two hours. 这部电影应该能让你盯着屏幕看两个小时。 The film hits cinema screens in November. 这部电影将于11月上映。 The film demands to be seen on a big screen. 这部电影要求在大银幕上放映。
Extra ExamplesTopics Film and theatrea2The star's face filled the screen. 那位明星的脸部特写占据了整个屏幕。 the greatest comic actor ever to grace a movie screen 给银幕添彩的最伟大的喜剧演员
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cinema
- movie
- big
- …
- appear on
- grace
- bring something to
- …
- adaptation
- version
- actor
- …
- off screen
- on (the) screen
- stage and screen
- (often the screen)[singular, uncountable]
films or television in general （统称）电影，电视 He has adapted the play for the screen. 他把那部剧改编成了电影剧本。 - on screen
Some actors never watch themselves on screen. 有的演员从来不看自己拍的戏。 His face never appears on screen. 他的脸从未出现在屏幕上。 She was a star of stage and screen (= plays and films). 她是戏剧、电影两栖明星。 a screen actor 电影演员 She has great screen presence (= she makes a good impression on screen). 她在银幕上有很好的形象。 He made his screen debut in 1954 as a stable boy. 1954年，他作为一名马童首次在银幕上亮相。 the screen adaptation (= film) of John Steinbeck's novel East of Eden 根据约翰·斯坦贝克的小说《伊甸园之东》改编的电影
Extra ExamplesDe Niro is only given a few minutes of screen time. 只给了德尼罗几分钟的镜头。 Henry James's novel was brought to the screen by director James Ivory. 亨利・詹姆斯的小说由导演詹姆斯・艾沃里搬上银幕。 Marilyn Monroe's first screen appearance 玛丽莲・梦露的首次银幕亮相 Neil Simon's screen adaptation of his hit stage play 尼尔・西蒙风靡一时的舞台剧的电影改编剧本 She is remembered mainly for her performances on screen. 她主要凭借自己在荧屏上的表演让人们铭记。 She shares the screen with Nicole Kidman. 她和妮科尔・基德曼联袂出演。 The film features screen legends James Stewart and Grace Kelly. 这部影片由银幕传奇人物詹姆斯・史都华和格蕾丝・凯利主演。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cinema
- movie
- big
- …
- appear on
- grace
- bring something to
- …
- adaptation
- version
- actor
- …
- off screen
- on (the) screen
- stage and screen
- [countable]
the data or images shown on a computer screen （电脑屏幕上）一屏的内容；画面 Press the F1 key to display a help screen. 按 F1 键显示帮助画面。 Can you do a printout of this screen for me? 你能帮我把这一屏幕打印出来吗？ I posted the screen grab on Twitter. 我在推特上发布了截图。
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a tall, flat piece of furniture or equipment that is fixed to a wall, etc. or that can be moved to divide a room or to keep one area hidden or separate 隔板；屏风；幕；帘 The nurse put a screen around the bed. 护士绕床拉了一道帘子。 A wooden screen hid one corner of the room. 房间的一角藏着一个木屏风。 She went behind the screen and changed into the ballet costume. 她走到屏风后，换上了芭蕾舞服装。
Extra ExamplesHis desk was discreetly placed behind a screen. 他的书桌摆在屏风后面，不太显眼。 The room was divided by a folding screen. 房间被一个折叠屏风分隔开。 There is a screen between the two beds. 两张床之间有一道帘子。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- folding
- privacy
- security
- …
- put up
- door
- window
- behind a/the screen
- screen between
- [countable]
something that prevents somebody from seeing or being aware of something, or that protects somebody/something 掩蔽物；掩护物；屏障；庇护 - screen (of something)
We planted a screen of tall trees. 我们种下一排大树作为屏障。 A screen of bodyguards protected the President. 一排保镖保护着总统。 - behind a screen of something (figurative)
All the research was conducted behind a screen of secrecy. 整个研究始终是秘密进行的。
- screen (of something)
- [countable] (especially North American English)
a wire or plastic net that is held in a frame and fastened on a window, or a door, to let in air but keep out insects 纱窗；纱门 Do you have screens on your windows? 你的窗户上有纱窗吗？
- [countable]
a wood or stone structure in a church, that partly separates the main area from the altar or choir （拦在圣坛或唱诗班四周的木质或石砌）围屏 see also silk screen - [countable]
a system of checking a person or thing to find out whether or not something, typically a disease, is present 筛查；检查 You should get a health screen every couple of years. 你应该每隔几年做一次健康检查。 Candidates for this position must be able to pass a drug screen. 这个职位的候选人必须能够通过药物筛选。
of TV/computer电视；计算机
films/movies/TV电影；电视
piece of furniture家具
for hiding/protecting something/somebody用以掩藏／保护
on window/door窗上；门上
in church教堂里
check检查
Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old Northern French escren, of Germanic origin.
Idioms
on/off the radar (screen)