英语词汇“to screw down”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. transitive. To attach or fix with an inserted screw or screws. Also: to rotate (a screw, peg, lid, etc.) in order to tighten, adjust, or attach it.

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society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > fastening > fasten [verb (transitive)] > with screws

vice1542

screw?1597

to worm in1605

to screw down1683

tap1869

coach-screw1874

1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 33 The Male-screw..screws the Sliding Measures fast down to the Bottom [of the composing-stick].

1781 B. Dearborn Descr. Pump-engine in Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. (1785) 1 520 (figure) A plank cap, fitted with leather under it to the pump, and screwed down by the screws ab.

1832 Edinb. Encycl. (U.S. ed.) V. 598/2 The lower piece, or sole of the engine.., is screwed down by bolts to a strong board.

1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) I. 34/2 Their nuts [may be] kept tight by the simple process of screwing a second nut down home on the top of the first.

1929 E. Linklater Poet's Pub ii. 39 Holly poured his chosen liquors into a long silver shaker, added broken fragments of ice, screwed down the top, and..shook.

1948 Simple Plumbing Repairs (U.S. Dept. Agric., Farmer's Bull. No. 1460) 5 Screw the packing nut down against the wicking.

2004 P. Hymers New Home Builder xi. 232 Ply sheets screwed down are rigid and strong.

2. transitive.

a. To oppress or exploit (a person) financially, esp. by paying low wages; (also) to force (a seller, manufacturer, etc.) to lower the price of goods or services.

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the mind > possession > taking > extortion > practise extortion on [verb (transitive)]

ransom?a1425

to poll and pill1528

exact1534

bloodsuck?1541

extort1561

rack1576

flay1584

shave1606

wire-draw1616

punisha1626

sponge1631

squeeze1639

screwa1643

to screw up1655

bleed1680

torture1687

to screw down1725

to shake down1872

to squeeze (someone) until the pips squeak1918

to bleed white1935

rent1956

1725 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman I. xvii. 278 They should not stand and haggle, and skrew the shop-keeper down.

1746 National Oecon. Recommended 21 A Colonel who would screw them down, and not for the Benefit of the poor private Men, whose Money was thus endeavoured to be saved.

1826 in W. Cobbett Rural Rides in Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 14 Oct. 179 In order to see how the labourers are now screwed down, look at the following facts.

1849 H. Mayhew in Morning Chron. 6 Nov. (1971) 121 The sweaters screw the people down as low as they possibly can.

1906 Brit. Clayworker Dec. 264/1 Buyers compete so much..for contracts that they are compelled in their turn to screw down sellers of bricks.

1921 Country Gentleman 19 Feb. 4/3 The bad landlords screw the tenants down.

2008 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 18 Aug. 10 Telstra's boss pockets $13.3 million a year and tries to screw his workers down on wages.

b. To reduce (wages, prices, etc.) by means of strenuous efforts or unscrupulous methods; to force down.

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1819 Times 10 Dec. 1/2 He would not deny that the desire and policy of men engaged in trade was..to screw down the price of labour as low as possible.

1852 Punch 22 14/2 With our wages screwed down to keep up tithes and rent.

1909 U. Sinclair Prince Hagen: Drama in Four Acts iii. 78 You screwed down wages, you screwed up prices—it must be right, because it paid!

1965 Economist 25 Sept. p. xxiv/1 The ‘monetarists’..believe that screwing down the money supply is always the answer to inflations of any sort.

1990 Photopro Spring 4/1 Publishers screw the print budget down to a specification which eliminates much chance of a decent product.

2009 G. Miller & K. Reeve Rough Guide Food ii. 137 Fairtrade is an ethical certification scheme which rejects the big business approach of screwing prices down.

3. transitive. To operate or adjust (a press, vice, clamp, or other instrument) by tightening the screw mechanism.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > other parts > operate other parts [verb (transitive)] > use adjusting part

screw1662

to screw down1732

1732 Art of Drawing & Painting in Water-colours (ed. 2) 20 Put the whole Preparation into a Screw-press, and screw it down very hard.

1816 Encycl. Perthensis (ed. 2) XXII. 536/2 Screw down the press gently and cautiously till the whole is well fixed.

1896 Hardware 25 Jan. 33/1 Screw the clamp down, compressing the tire.

1902 P. N. Hasluck Bookbinding iv. 52 The standing press..is screwed down tightly.

1965 San Antonio (Texas) Express 18 Nov. 9 e/1 We screwed the clamp down on the patch while it dried.

1999 J. Burke Knowl. Web (2000) iv. 110 When the handle was turned to screw the press down, the weights on the handle exerted a balanced pressure.

4. transitive. To close (a coffin, window, etc.) and secure with screws. Also: to shut (a dead person) in a coffin, securing the lid with screws. Cf. to screw up 7 at Phrasal verbs 1.

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the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)] > by nailing or screwing

enclowc1430

to nail up1530

to screw up1761

to screw down1762

1762 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 43 The coffin being skrewed down before she came.

1828 Cigar 1 303 I had sent home the coffin.., but I could'nt gain admission to screw him down for a whole week.

1843 Times 2 Sept. 3/6 The windows..were screwed down.

1932 ‘L. G. Gibbon’ Sunset Song iii. 135 Would you like to see him before he's screwed down?

1991 D. Bolger Woman's Daughter (1992) 34 The coffin is being screwed down and I am unable to move my head or cry out to them.

单词	to screw down
释义	> as lemmas to screw down to screw down 1. transitive. To attach or fix with an inserted screw or screws. Also: to rotate (a screw, peg, lid, etc.) in order to tighten, adjust, or attach it. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > fastening > fasten [verb (transitive)] > with screws vice1542 screw?1597 to worm in1605 to screw down1683 tap1869 coach-screw1874 1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 33 The Male-screw..screws the Sliding Measures fast down to the Bottom [of the composing-stick]. 1781 B. Dearborn Descr. Pump-engine in Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. (1785) 1 520 (figure) A plank cap, fitted with leather under it to the pump, and screwed down by the screws ab. 1832 Edinb. Encycl. (U.S. ed.) V. 598/2 The lower piece, or sole of the engine.., is screwed down by bolts to a strong board. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) I. 34/2 Their nuts [may be] kept tight by the simple process of screwing a second nut down home on the top of the first. 1929 E. Linklater Poet's Pub ii. 39 Holly poured his chosen liquors into a long silver shaker, added broken fragments of ice, screwed down the top, and..shook. 1948 Simple Plumbing Repairs (U.S. Dept. Agric., Farmer's Bull. No. 1460) 5 Screw the packing nut down against the wicking. 2004 P. Hymers New Home Builder xi. 232 Ply sheets screwed down are rigid and strong. 2. transitive. a. To oppress or exploit (a person) financially, esp. by paying low wages; (also) to force (a seller, manufacturer, etc.) to lower the price of goods or services. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > extortion > practise extortion on [verb (transitive)] ransom?a1425 to poll and pill1528 exact1534 bloodsuck?1541 extort1561 rack1576 flay1584 shave1606 wire-draw1616 punisha1626 sponge1631 squeeze1639 screwa1643 to screw up1655 bleed1680 torture1687 to screw down1725 to shake down1872 to squeeze (someone) until the pips squeak1918 to bleed white1935 rent1956 1725 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman I. xvii. 278 They should not stand and haggle, and skrew the shop-keeper down. 1746 National Oecon. Recommended 21 A Colonel who would screw them down, and not for the Benefit of the poor private Men, whose Money was thus endeavoured to be saved. 1826 in W. Cobbett Rural Rides in Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 14 Oct. 179 In order to see how the labourers are now screwed down, look at the following facts. 1849 H. Mayhew in Morning Chron. 6 Nov. (1971) 121 The sweaters screw the people down as low as they possibly can. 1906 Brit. Clayworker Dec. 264/1 Buyers compete so much..for contracts that they are compelled in their turn to screw down sellers of bricks. 1921 Country Gentleman 19 Feb. 4/3 The bad landlords screw the tenants down. 2008 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 18 Aug. 10 Telstra's boss pockets $13.3 million a year and tries to screw his workers down on wages. b. To reduce (wages, prices, etc.) by means of strenuous efforts or unscrupulous methods; to force down. ΚΠ 1819 Times 10 Dec. 1/2 He would not deny that the desire and policy of men engaged in trade was..to screw down the price of labour as low as possible. 1852 Punch 22 14/2 With our wages screwed down to keep up tithes and rent. 1909 U. Sinclair Prince Hagen: Drama in Four Acts iii. 78 You screwed down wages, you screwed up prices—it must be right, because it paid! 1965 Economist 25 Sept. p. xxiv/1 The ‘monetarists’..believe that screwing down the money supply is always the answer to inflations of any sort. 1990 Photopro Spring 4/1 Publishers screw the print budget down to a specification which eliminates much chance of a decent product. 2009 G. Miller & K. Reeve Rough Guide Food ii. 137 Fairtrade is an ethical certification scheme which rejects the big business approach of screwing prices down. 3. transitive. To operate or adjust (a press, vice, clamp, or other instrument) by tightening the screw mechanism. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > other parts > operate other parts [verb (transitive)] > use adjusting part screw1662 to screw down1732 1732 Art of Drawing & Painting in Water-colours (ed. 2) 20 Put the whole Preparation into a Screw-press, and screw it down very hard. 1816 Encycl. Perthensis (ed. 2) XXII. 536/2 Screw down the press gently and cautiously till the whole is well fixed. 1896 Hardware 25 Jan. 33/1 Screw the clamp down, compressing the tire. 1902 P. N. Hasluck Bookbinding iv. 52 The standing press..is screwed down tightly. 1965 San Antonio (Texas) Express 18 Nov. 9 e/1 We screwed the clamp down on the patch while it dried. 1999 J. Burke Knowl. Web (2000) iv. 110 When the handle was turned to screw the press down, the weights on the handle exerted a balanced pressure. 4. transitive. To close (a coffin, window, etc.) and secure with screws. Also: to shut (a dead person) in a coffin, securing the lid with screws. Cf. to screw up 7 at Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)] > by nailing or screwing enclowc1430 to nail up1530 to screw up1761 to screw down1762 1762 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 43 The coffin being skrewed down before she came. 1828 Cigar 1 303 I had sent home the coffin.., but I could'nt gain admission to screw him down for a whole week. 1843 Times 2 Sept. 3/6 The windows..were screwed down. 1932 ‘L. G. Gibbon’ Sunset Song iii. 135 Would you like to see him before he's screwed down? 1991 D. Bolger Woman's Daughter (1992) 34 The coffin is being screwed down and I am unable to move my head or cry out to them. extracted from screwv. < as lemmas
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