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- a short, slender, sharp-pointed metal pin with a raised helical thread running around it and a slotted head, used to join things together by being rotated so that it pierces wood or other material and is held tightly in place螺钉, 螺丝钉。
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- a cylinder with a helical ridge or thread running round the outside (a male screw) that can be turned to seal an opening, apply pressure, adjust position, etc., especially one fitting into a corresponding internal groove or thread (a female screw)螺杆, 螺丝杆。
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- historical (the screws) an instrument of torture acting in this way〈史〉拶指刑具。
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- （亦作screw propeller）a ship's or aircraft's propeller (considered as acting like a screw in moving through water or air)（轮船或飞机的）螺旋桨。
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- an act of turning a screw or other object having a thread螺旋运动; 拧紧螺旋。
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- mass noun Billiards & Snooker, Brit. backspin given to the cue ball by hitting it below centre, intended to make it move backwards after striking the object ball【台球, 斯诺克】〈英〉旋转球; 旋转, 倒旋。
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- count noun Brit. a small twisted-up piece of paper, typically containing a substance such as salt or tobacco（多指包有盐或烟草的）小纸卷。
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- informal a prisoner's derogatory term for a warder〈非正式〉狱卒, 牢头（囚犯对看守的贬称）。
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- in sing. vulgar slang an act of sexual intercourse〈粗俚〉性交。
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- with adj. a sexual partner of a specified ability有特别能力的性伙伴。
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- in sing. Brit. informal, dated an amount of salary or wages〈英, 非正式, 旧〉工资; 工钱：
he's offered me the job with a jolly good screw.
他用很不错的工资待遇让我干那份工作。
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- Brit. archaic, informal a mean or miserly person〈英, 古, 非正式〉卑鄙的人; 吝啬鬼。
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- Brit. informal a worn-out horse〈英, 非正式〉疲马。
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- with obj. and adverbial fasten or tighten with a screw or screws用螺钉固定：
screw the hinge to your new door.
用螺钉把铰链装在你的新门上。
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- rotate (something) so as to fit it into or on to a surface or object by means of a spiral thread拧紧; 旋上：
Philip screwed the top on the flask.
菲利普把长颈瓶的瓶盖旋上。
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- no obj., with adverbial(of an object) be attached or removed by being rotated in this way（物体）旋上; 旋开：
a connector which screws on to the gas cylinder.
旋到汽缸上的连接器。
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screw something around/round
turn one's head or body round sharply猛回头; 急转身：he screwed his head around to try and find the enemy.
他猛然回头想找到敌人。
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- with obj.（一般作be screwed）informal cheat or swindle (someone), especially by charging them too much for something〈非正式〉欺骗; 诈骗：
if you do what they tell you, you're screwed
如果你按照他们的话去做, 你就上当了
the loss of advertising contracts will amount to more than the few quid that they're trying to screw us for.
广告合同的损失将会大于他们想从我们这里骗走的那点钱。
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screw something out of
extort or force something, especially money, from (someone) by putting them under strong pressure敲诈; 勒索：your grandmother screwed cash out of him for ten years.
你奶奶敲诈他现金十年了。
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- with obj. vulgar slang〈粗俚〉have sexual intercourse with与…性交。
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- no obj.(of a couple) have sexual intercourse（夫妇）性交。
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- in imperative informal used to express anger or contempt〈非正式〉［表示愤怒; 蔑视］让…见鬼去。
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- with obj. impart spin or curl to (a ball or shot)使（球）旋转; 使（击球）偏转。
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- no obj. Billiards & Snooker, Brit. play a shot with screw【台球, 斯诺克】〈英〉打旋转球。
短语
have one's head screwed on (the right way)
- informal have common sense〈非正式〉有见识; 头脑清醒。
have a screw loose
- informal be slightly eccentric or mentally disturbed〈非正式〉古怪; 神经不正常。
put the screws on
- informal exert strong psychological pressure on (someone) so as to intimidate them into doing something〈非正式〉给（某人）施加心理压力; 强迫（某人）。
a turn of the screw
- informal an additional degree of pressure or hardship added to a situation that is already extremely difficult to bear〈非正式〉困难情况下又添加的压力; 雪上加霜。
turn（或tighten）the screw（或screws）
- informal exert strong pressure on someone〈非正式〉施加压力。
派生词
screwable
adjectivescrewer
noun词源
late 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.）.
短语动词
screw around
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- vulgar slang have many different sexual partners〈粗俚〉乱搞性关系。
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- informal fool about〈非正式〉闲逛; 混日子。
screw someone over
- informal treat someone unfairly; cheat or swindle someone〈非正式〉歧视; 欺骗。
screw up
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- (of the muscles of one's face or around one's eyes) contract, typically so as to express emotion or because of bright light（面部或眼睛周围的肌肉, 尤指为表达情感或因强光刺激而）收缩; 皱紧。
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- informal, chiefly N. Amer. completely mismanage or mishandle a situation〈非正式, 主北美〉弄糟; 搞乱：
I'm sorry, Susan, I screwed up.
很抱歉, 苏珊, 我把事情全弄糟了。
screw someone up
- informal 〈非正式〉cause someone to be emotionally or mentally disturbed使受刺激; 使紧张：
this job can really screw you up.
这份工作真能使你精神紧张。
screw something up
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- crush a piece of paper or fabric into a tight mass把纸（或织物）揉成一团。
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- tense the muscles of one's face or around one's eyes, typically so as to register an emotion or because of bright light使（面部或眼睛周围的肌肉, 尤指为表达情感或因强光刺激）收缩; 皱紧。
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- informal cause something to fail or go wrong〈非正式〉使失败; 使出问题：
why are you trying to screw up your life?
你为什么要把生活搞得一团糟？
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- summon up one's courage鼓起勇气：
now Stephen had to screw up his courage and confess.
现在斯蒂芬不得不鼓起勇气承认。