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S0167500 (skrēn)n.1. A movable device, especially a framed construction such as a room divider or a decorative panel, designed to divide, conceal, or protect.2. One that serves to protect, conceal, or divide: Security guards formed a screen around the president. A screen of evergreens afforded privacy from our neighbors.3. a. A surface, as on a smartphone, television, or computer monitor, on which one can read and view electronically displayed information and images.b. A surface on which text and images are projected for display.c. The medium in which movies are shown: a star of stage and screen.4. A coarse sieve used for sifting out fine particles, as of sand, gravel, or coal.5. A system for preliminary appraisal and selection of personnel as to their suitability for particular jobs.6. A window or door insertion of framed wire or plastic mesh used to keep out insects and permit air flow.7. A body of troops or ships sent in advance of or surrounding a larger body to protect or warn of attack.8. a. Sports A block, set with the body, that impedes the vision or movement of an opponent.b. Football A screen pass.tr.v. screened, screen·ing, screens 1. To show or project (a movie, for example) on a screen.2. a. To conceal from view with a screen or something that acts like a screen: "Only a narrow line of brush and saplings screened the broad vista of the marsh" (David M. Carroll). See Synonyms at block.b. To protect, guard, or shield: "This rose is screened from the wind with burlap" (Anne Raver).3. To provide with a screen or screens: screen a porch.4. a. To separate or sift out (fine particles of sand, for example) by means of a sieve or screen.b. To sort through and eliminate unwanted examples of (something): a filter that screens email, preventing spam from reaching the inbox.5. a. To examine (a job applicant, for example) systematically in order to determine suitability.b. To test or evaluate (a student) to determine placement in an educational system or to identify specific learning needs.c. To test or examine for the presence of disease or infection: screen blood; screen a patient.d. To subject to genetic screening.6. Sports a. To block the vision or movement of (an opponent) with the body.b. To obscure an opponent's view of (a shot) by positioning oneself between the opponent and the shooter.

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[Middle English screne, from Old North French escren, from Middle Dutch scherm, shield, screen; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]

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screen′a·ble adj.screen′er n.

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(skriːn) n1. a light movable frame, panel, or partition serving to shelter, divide, hide, etc2. anything that serves to shelter, protect, or conceal3. (Building) a frame containing a mesh that is placed over a window or opening to keep out insects4. (Architecture) a decorated partition, esp in a church around the choir. See also rood¹5. a sieve6. a system for selecting people, such as candidates for a job7. (Electronics) the wide end of a cathode-ray tube, esp in a television set, on which a visible image is formed8. (Photography) a white or silvered surface, usually fabric, placed in front of a projector to receive the enlarged image of a film or of slides9. (Film) the screen the film industry or films collectively10. (Photography) photog a plate of ground glass in some types of camera on which the image of a subject is focused before being photographed11. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing a glass marked with fine intersecting lines, used in a camera for making half-tone reproductions12. (Military) men or ships deployed around and ahead of a larger military formation to warn of attack or protect from a specific threat13. (General Sporting Terms) sport chiefly US and Canadian a tactical ploy in which a player blocks an opponent's view14. (Psychoanalysis) psychoanal anything that prevents a person from realizing his true feelings about someone or something15. (Electronics) electronics See screen gridvb (tr) 16. (sometimes foll by off) to shelter, protect, or conceal17. to sieve or sort18. to test or check (an individual or group) so as to determine suitability for a task, etc19. to examine for the presence of a disease, weapons, etc: the authorities screened five hundred cholera suspects. 20. to provide with a screen or screens21. (Film) to project (a film) onto a screen, esp for public viewing22. (Film) (intr) to be shown at a cinema or on the television23. (Broadcasting) (intr) to be shown at a cinema or on the television24. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing to photograph (a picture) through a screen to render it suitable for half-tone reproduction25. (General Sporting Terms) sport chiefly US and Canadian to block the view of (an opposing player)[C15: from Old French escren (French écran); related to Old High German skrank, German Schrank cupboard] ˈscreenable adj ˈscreener n ˈscreenˌful n ˈscreenˌlike adj

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n. 1. a movable or fixed device, usu. consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc. 2. a permanent, usu. ornamental partition, as around the choir of a church. 3. a specially prepared, light-reflecting surface on which motion pictures, slides, etc., may be projected. 4. motion pictures collectively or the motion-picture industry. 5. the part of a television or computer on which a picture is formed or information is displayed. 6. anything that shelters, protects, or conceals. 7. a frame holding a mesh of wire, cloth, or plastic, for placing in a window or doorway, to admit air but exclude insects. 8. a sieve or other meshlike device used to separate smaller particles or objects from larger ones. 9. a system for screening or grouping people, objects, etc. 10. a body of troops sent out to protect the movement of an army. 11. a protective formation of small vessels, as destroyers, around a larger ship or ships. 12. a plate of ground glass or the like on which the image is brought into focus in a camera before being photographed. 13. Print. a glass plate on which two sets of intersecting lines have been etched, used to make halftones. 14. (in sports) any of various interposing plays or tactics to protect a teammate with the ball or to obstruct an opponent. v.t. 15. to shelter, protect, or conceal with or as if with a screen. 16. to select, reject or consider (people, objects, ideas, etc.) by examining systematically. 17. to provide with a screen or screens. 18. to sift or sort by passing through a screen. 19. a. to project (a motion picture, slide, etc.) on a screen. b. to photograph with a motion-picture camera; film. c. to adapt (a story, play, etc.) for presentation as a motion picture. 20. to lighten (type or areas of a line engraving) by etching a regular pattern of dots or lines into the printing surface. [1350–1400; (n.) < Anglo-French; Old French escren < Frankish *skrank, c. Old High German scrank barrier] screen′a•ble, adj. screen′er, n.

screen

1. An arrangement of ships, aircraft and/or submarines to protect a main body or convoy.
2. In cartography, a sheet of transparent film, glass, or plastic carrying a "ruling" or other regularly repeated pattern which may be used in conjunction with a mask, either photographically or photomechanically, to produce areas of the pattern.
3. In surveillance, camouflage and concealment, any natural or artificial material, opaque to surveillance sensor(s), interposed between the sensor(s) and the object to be camouflaged or concealed. See also concealment.
4. A security element whose primary task is to observe, identify, and report information, and which only fights in self-protection. See also flank guard; guard.
5. (DOD only) A task to maintain surveillance; provide early warning to the main body; or impede, destroy, and harass enemy reconnaissance within its capability without becoming decisively engaged. See also security operations.

Screen

 a line or belt of trees; the cinema and its films, collectively, 1928; a small body of troops detached to cover the movements of other soldiers.Examples: screen of oak and sycamore trees, 1894; of privet, beech, holly and yew, 1882; of troops, 1894.

screen

Past participle: screened
Gerund: screening

Imperative
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Present
I screen
you screen
he/she/it screens
we screen
you screen
they screen

Preterite
I screened
you screened
he/she/it screened
we screened
you screened
they screened

Present Continuous
I am screening
you are screening
he/she/it is screening
we are screening
you are screening
they are screening

Present Perfect
I have screened
you have screened
he/she/it has screened
we have screened
you have screened
they have screened

Past Continuous
I was screening
you were screening
he/she/it was screening
we were screening
you were screening
they were screening

Past Perfect
I had screened
you had screened
he/she/it had screened
we had screened
you had screened
they had screened

Future
I will screen
you will screen
he/she/it will screen
we will screen
you will screen
they will screen

Future Perfect
I will have screened
you will have screened
he/she/it will have screened
we will have screened
you will have screened
they will have screened

Future Continuous
I will be screening
you will be screening
he/she/it will be screening
we will be screening
you will be screening
they will be screening

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been screening
you have been screening
he/she/it has been screening
we have been screening
you have been screening
they have been screening

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been screening
you will have been screening
he/she/it will have been screening
we will have been screening
you will have been screening
they will have been screening

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been screening
you had been screening
he/she/it had been screening
we had been screening
you had been screening
they had been screening

Conditional
I would screen
you would screen
he/she/it would screen
we would screen
you would screen
they would screen

Past Conditional
I would have screened
you would have screened
he/she/it would have screened
we would have screened
you would have screened
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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	screen - a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewingprojection screen, silver screensurface - the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface"wide screen - a projection screen that is much wider than it is high
	2.	screen - a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"blindcurtain, drape, drapery, pall, mantle - hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)protective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"shutter - a hinged blind for a windowwindow blind - a blind for privacy or to keep out lightblinder, winker, blinker - blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side
	3.	screen - the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tubeCRT screenscreen background, desktop, background - (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appearcathode-ray tube, CRT - a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screencomputer display, computer screen - a screen used to display the output of a computer to the uservideo display, display - an electronic device that represents information in visual formforeground - (computer science) a window for an active application
	4.	screen - a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background"cover, covert, concealmentblind - a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters); "he waited impatiently in the blind"camouflage - device or stratagem for concealment or deceitcovering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)shoji - a translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paperstalking-horse - screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
	5.	screen - a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame; "they put screens in the windows for protection against insects"; "a metal screen protected the observers"fire screen, fireguard - a metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks)mosquito net - a fine net or screen (especially around beds) to protect against mosquitosprotective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"screen door, screen - a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting; used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door; "he heard the screen slam as she left"screening - fabric of metal or plastic meshsmoke screen, smokescreen - (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movementswindow screen - screen to keep insects from entering a building through the open windowwindscreen, windshield - transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle
	6.	screen - the personnel of the film industry; "a star of stage and screen"filmdom, screenlandfilm industry, movie industry - the entertainment industries involved in producing and distributing movies
	7.	screen - a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particlessieveriddle - a coarse sieve (as for gravel)sifter - a household sieve (as for flour)strainer - a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through
	8.	screen - a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting; used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door; "he heard the screen slam as she left"screen doordoor - a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left"screen - a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame; "they put screens in the windows for protection against insects"; "a metal screen protected the observers"
	9.	screen - partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a spacealtarpiece, reredos - a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion tablepartition, divider - a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)purdah - a screen used in India to separate women from men or strangersrood screen - a screen in a church; separates the nave from the choir or chancel
Verb	1.	screen - test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus"testcheck - make an examination or investigation; "check into the rumor"; "check the time of the class"
	2.	screen - examine methodically; "screen the suitcases"analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas - consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"
	3.	screen - examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"screen out, sieve, sortchoose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
	4.	screen - project onto a screen for viewing; "screen a film"show - make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please"
	5.	screen - prevent from entering; "block out the strong sunlight"block outobturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path"shade - protect from light, heat, or view; "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight"
	6.	screen - separate with a riddle, as grain from chaffriddlesift, sieve, strain - separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"
	7.	screen - protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harmshieldprotect - shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"

screen

noun1. cover, guard, shade, shelter, shield, hedge, partition, cloak, mantle, shroud, canopy, awning, concealment, room divider They put a screen in front of me.verb1. broadcast, show, put on, present, air, cable, beam, transmit, relay, televise, put on the air The series is likely to be screened in Janauary.2. cover, hide, conceal, shade, mask, disguise, veil, cloak, shroud, camouflage, shut out The road is screened by a block of flats.3. investigate, test, check, examine, scan They need to screen everyone at risk of contracting the illness.4. process, sort, examine, grade, filter, scan, evaluate, gauge, sift It was their job to screen information for their bosses.5. vet, assess, evaluate, check out, scrutinize, check up on, test They carefully screen all their candidates.6. protect, guard, shield, defend, shelter, safeguard They deliberately screened him from knowledge of their operations.

screen

verb1. To cut off from sight:block (out), conceal, hide, obscure, obstruct, shroud, shut off (or out).2. To shelter, especially from light:shade, shadow.3. To examine (material) and remove parts considered harmful or improper for publication or transmission:bowdlerize, censor, expurgate.

Translations

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screen

(skriːn) noun1. a flat, movable, often folding, covered framework for preventing a person etc from being seen, for decoration, or for protection from heat, cold etc. Screens were put round the patient's bed; a tapestry fire-screen. 屏風，簾幕，隔板 屏风，银幕，隔板 2. anything that so protects etc a person etc. He hid behind the screen of bushes; a smokescreen. 掩護物 掩蔽物3. the surface on which films or television pictures appear. cinema/television/radar screen. 螢光幕 荧光屏 verb1. to hide, protect or shelter. The tall grass screened him from view. 遮蔽，掩護，包庇 掩蔽，掩护，包庇 2. to make or show a cinema film. 製作或放映電影 放映3. to test for loyalty, reliability etc. 審查，甄選 审查，甄选 4. to test for a disease. Women should be regularly screened for cancer. 篩檢(有無某種疾病) 筛检（疾病） ˈscreenplay noun the script of a film. 電影劇本 电影剧本the screen cinema or television films: You can see him on the screen quite often; adjective (etc)screen actors. 電視劇，電影 电视剧，电影

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