screen /skri:n/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
• (n.) the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
• (n.) a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

Chinese translation

• n. 幕, 银幕, 屏风, 掩蔽物, 屏蔽, 筛子
• vt. 掩蔽, 放映, 拍摄, 掩护, 筛, 甄别
• vi. 拍电影

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/skri:n/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 4.85 · Common

Word forms

screened, screening, screens

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