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screw METAL OBJECTskrU:n [C]a small straight thin metal object with a raised edge twisting round along its length, a flat circular top with a cut in it, and usually a pointed end, which is used to join esp. pieces of wood together螺丝(钉)Would it be better to use screws or nails to make the bookcase?做书架时用螺丝或钉子是不是更好些？You tighten (up)/loosen a screw with a screwdriver.你可以用螺丝刀旋紧/松螺丝。A screw is also a twist or turn made to fasten or tighten something.拧Give it another screw to make sure the lid doesn't come off while we're travelling.再拧一下，确保盖子不会在我们旅行途中掉下来。(infml humorous) If you say that someone has a screw loose, you mean that they behave in a strange way and seem slightly mentally ill.行为乖戾;神经有点不正常Did you know she cuts her hedge with scissors? I think she's got a screw loose.你知道她用剪刀剪树篱吗？我想她的神经有点不正常。(infml) To put/tighten the screws on someone is to use force or threats to make someone do what you want.对某人施加压力They put the screws on him until he was forced to resign.他们对他施加压力，直到他被迫辞职为止。Tightening the screws on business drivers would have an immediate effect on traffic congestion.对商业司机施加压力会对交通拥挤产生立即效应。If a container has a screw top or is screw-topped, it has a lid which fastens by being turned.螺旋盖a screw top jar一个有螺旋盖罐子This bottle is screw-topped but the other one has a push-on lid.这个瓶子有螺旋盖，而另一个有揿入式盖子。 [CORKSCREW]
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