screen

screen¹ W2S2 [skri:n] n

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1¦(television/computer)¦

2¦(film)¦

3¦(movable wall)¦

4¦(something that hides)¦

5¦(test for illness)¦

6¦(door/window)¦

7¦(church)¦

8¦(sports)¦

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[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: escren, from Middle Dutch scherm]

1.) ¦(TELEVISION/COMPUTER)¦

the part of a television or computer where the picture or information appears

→↑monitor

▪ a computer with an 18-inch colour screen

▪ He went on staring at the TV screen .

on (a) screen

▪ Her picture appeared on the screen.

▪ It's easy to change the text on screen before printing it.

2.) ¦(FILM)¦

a)

the large white surface that pictures are shown on in a cinema

▪ He was horrified at some of the images he saw on the screen.

b) [singular, U]

films in general

▪ This is the first time the play has been adapted for the big screen (=films) .

▪ a star of stage and screen (=the theatre and films)

on screen

▪ his first appearance on screen

▪ a well-known screen actor

3.) ¦(MOVABLE WALL)¦

a piece of furniture like a thin wall that can be moved around and is used to divide one part of a room from another

▪ There was a screen around his bed.

4.) ¦(SOMETHING THAT HIDES)¦

a)

something tall and wide that hides a place or thing

screen of

▪ The house was hidden behind a screen of bushes.

b) [singular]

something that hides what someone is doing

screen for

▪ The business was just a screen for his drug-dealing activities.

5.) ¦(TEST FOR ILLNESS)¦ BrE

a medical test to see whether someone has an illness

American Equivalent: screening

▪ The company is offering a free health screen to all employees.

6.) ¦(DOOR/WINDOW)¦

a wire net fastened inside a frame in front of a window or door to keep insects out

7.) ¦(CHURCH)¦

a decorative wall in some churches

8.) ¦(SPORTS)¦

a player in a game such as ↑basketball who protects the player who has the ball

→↑smokescreen, ↑sunscreen

screen ²

screen² v [T]

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1¦(test for illness)¦

2¦(hide something)¦

3¦(film/television)¦

4¦(test employees etc)¦

5¦(check things)¦

Phrasal verbs

　screen something<=>off

　screen something<=>out

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1.) ¦(TEST FOR ILLNESS)¦

to do tests on a lot of people to find out whether they have a particular illness

▪ All women over 50 will be regularly screened.

screen sb for sth

▪ It is now possible to screen babies for diabetes.

2.) ¦(HIDE SOMETHING)¦

if something screens something else, it is in front of it and hides it

screen sth from sth

▪ A line of trees screened the house from the road.

3.) ¦(FILM/TELEVISION)¦

to show a film or television programme

▪ The film is now being screened at cinemas around the country.

▪ The match will be screened live on television.

4.) ¦(TEST EMPLOYEES ETC)¦

to find out information about people in order to decide whether you can trust them

▪ Police are very careful when screening politicians' bodyguards.

▪ Applicants are screened for security.

5.) ¦(CHECK THINGS)¦

to check things to see whether they are acceptable or suitable

▪ You can use an answerphone to screen your phone calls before you answer them.

screen off [screen sth<=>off] phr v

to separate one part of a room from the rest by putting a thin temporary wall or a curtain across it

▪ The back part of the room had been screened off.

screen out [screen sth<=>out] phr v

1.) to prevent something harmful from passing through

▪ Sun lotions screen out damaging ultraviolet light.

2.) to remove people or things that are not acceptable or not suitable

▪ An answering service can screen out nuisance calls.