screw
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they screw | |
| he / she / it screws | |
| past simple screwed | |
| past participle screwed | |
| -ing form screwing |
- [transitive] screw something + adv./prep.
to fasten one thing to another or make something tight with a screw or screws 用螺丝固定（或拧牢） The bookcase is screwed to the wall. 书架用螺丝固定在墙上了。 You need to screw all the parts together. 你得用螺丝把所有的零件固定在一起。 Now screw down the lid. 现在用螺丝将盖子固定好。
Extra ExamplesTopics Engineeringc1She screwed the lock into the door. 她用螺丝把锁上到门上。 The bed was screwed to the floor. 床用螺丝固定在地板上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- firmly
- tightly
- down
- …
- into
- on
- onto
- …
- screw something in place
- screw something into position
- [transitive]
to turn something round and round in order to fasten it in place 旋紧；拧紧 - screw something + adv./prep.
She screwed the cap back on the jar. 她又把广口瓶的盖子拧上。 - screw something + adj.
Screw the bolt tight. 把螺栓拧紧。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- firmly
- tightly
- down
- …
- into
- on
- onto
- …
- screw something in place
- screw something into position
- screw something + adv./prep.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep.
to be attached by screwing 拧上去 - [transitive]
to use your hand to make something, especially a piece of paper, form a tight ball 把（纸等）揉成一团 - screw something up (into something)
I screwed up the letter and threw it into the fire. 我把那封信揉成一团，扔进了火里。 - screw something (up) into something
Screw the foil into a little ball. 把箔纸揉成小团。
- screw something up (into something)
- [transitive] (slang)
to cheat somebody, especially by making them pay too much money for something 诈骗（钱财等） - [transitive] screw something from/out of somebody (informal)
to force somebody to give you something 勒索；敲诈 - [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 头脑清醒；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）妈的；见他（或你、它）的鬼
screw up your courage
