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/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

[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。
compare unscrew
Extra Examples
- She 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。
Topics Engineeringc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- firmly
- tightly
- down
- …
preposition
- into
- on
- onto
- …
phrases
- 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。
compare unscrewTopics Engineeringc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- firmly
- tightly
- down
- …
preposition
- into
- on
- onto
- …
phrases
- screw something in place
- screw something into position
[intransitive] + adv./prep. to be attached by screwing拧上去
- The bulb should just screw into the socket.把灯泡拧到灯口上就行。
- The lid simply screws on.这盖子一拧就盖好了。
[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。
see also screwed-up
[transitive] (slang) to cheat somebody, especially by making them pay too much money for something诈骗（钱财等）
- screw somebody We've been screwed.我们挨宰了。
- screw somebody for something How much did they screw you for (= how much did you have to pay)?他们坑了你多少钱？
[transitive] screw something from/out of somebody (informal) to force somebody to give you something勒索；敲诈
- They screwed the money out of her by threats.他们威逼她交出了钱。
[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, offensive, 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

to force yourself to be brave enough to do something鼓起勇气
- I finally screwed up my courage and went to the dentist.我终于鼓起勇气，去看了牙医。

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.螺丝钉；螺丝
- One of the screws is loose.有一颗螺丝松了。
- Now tighten all the screws.现在把全部螺丝都拧紧。
Collocations Decorating and home improvement
Decorating and home improvementHouses
- refurbish/renovate/ (British English) do up a building/a house
- convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/(especially North American English) apartments/(British English) flats
- extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen
- build (British English) an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/(North American English) an addition (on/to something)/(British English) a conservatory
- knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall
- knock out/through the wall separating two rooms
Decoration
- furnish/paint/ (especially British English) decorate a home/a house/an apartment/a flat/a room
- be decorated in bright colours/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintings
- paint/plaster the walls/ceiling
- hang/put up/strip off/remove the wallpaper
- install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures/(British English) fittings
- build/put up shelves
- lay wooden flooring/timber decking/floor tiles/a carpet/a patio
- put up/hang/take down a picture/painting/poster/curtain
DIY/home improvement
- do (British English) DIY/carpentry/the plumbing/the wiring
- make home improvements
- add/install central heating/underfloor heating/insulation
- fit/install double-glazing/a smoke alarm
- insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/(especially British English) the loft
- fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking (especially British English) tap/(North American English usually) faucet
- block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink
- make/drill/fill a hole
- hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail
- tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw
- saw/cut/treat/stain/varnish/paint wood
see also Allen screw™, corkscrewTopics Engineeringc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- wood
- loose
verb + screw
- turn
- loosen
- tighten
- …
[countable] an act of turning a screw（对螺丝的）旋拧
[singular] (taboo, slang) an act of having sex性交
[singular] (taboo, slang) a partner in sex性交对象
- a good screw好的性交对象
[countable] a propeller on a ship, a boat or an aircraft螺旋桨Topics Transport by waterc2
[countable] (British English, slang) a prison officer监狱看守；狱警

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

(informal) to be slightly strange in your behaviour举止略有异常；行为稍嫌古怪

put the screws on (somebody)

to force somebody to do something by frightening and threatening them胁迫；威逼

a turn of the screw

an extra amount of pressure, cruelty, etc. added to a situation that is already difficult to bear or understand雪上加霜