单词 | to screen out |
释义 | > as lemmasto screen out to screen out 1. transitive. a. To obtain, remove, or separate (something, esp. impurities or unwanted material) from a substance, mixture, etc., using a large sieve or other filter. Cf. sense 9a. ΚΠ 1824 Trans. Soc. Encouragem. Arts, Manuf., & Commerce 43 215 All the dust and insects which are screened out by the inside top cone, are retained in the bottom, and prevented from again mixing with the wheat. 1883 Notes & Queries 6th Ser. 7 178/2 Soil: this term is used for the fine ashes screened out from the breeze. 1943 Sun (Baltimore) 3 Aug. 11/1 The stalks are put through a mechanical disintegrator which reduces them to a juicy puree and screens out the toughest fibers. 1970 Science New Ser. 11 Sept. 1115/2 (advt.) Integrated 25-micron filtration system screens out algae and dirt. 2010 S. Law Forest Environment 107 One specification for the gravel was to screen out the rocks over three inches in diameter. b. To identify, select, exclude, or remove by means of screening (screening n. 8). Cf. sense 12. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > choose in specific way [verb (transitive)] > select from a number or for a purpose > separate valuable from worthless leasec1420 to weed outc1485 winnowa1616 post-cribrate1627 garble1655 weed1833 to screen out1887 screen1943 1887 Atchison (Kansas) Daily Globe 8 June For years they [sc. the Shakers] have been weeding out, or screening out, those who come to them simply for the loaves and fishes. 1896 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. 1 Mar. 5/3 The purpose is practically to screen out the impracticable socialists in the labor movement. 1931 Milbank Memorial Fund Q. Bull. 9 135/2 A test of the entire group by tuberculin—to screen out those with significant tuberculous infection. 1955 Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. No. 24. 51 There is an increasing tendency to screen out all argot and slang in the presence of outsiders. 1968 International Herald Tribune 3 Sept. 7/3 The FBI has improved its methods of screening out inaccurate reporting. 2007 Independent 26 Feb. 30/3 Cracking down on bars and clubs which fail to screen out underage drinkers, often closing them down by court order for weeks at a time. 2. transitive. To act as or form a barrier preventing (wind, the sun, etc.) from passing through. Cf. sense 2b. ΚΠ 1839 Fraser's Mag. Mar. 278/1 A hill of vines, sufficiently elevated to screen out the western sun. 1850 Manch. Examiner & Times 20 Nov. 3/6 Poor Merryman had all that heat to bear, with the mere pretence of an awning to screen out the sun. 1932 Brit. Jrnl. Photogr. 1 July (Colour Photogr. Suppl.) 28/1 The rear face of the middle negative also carries a coating of colloid, dyed so as to screen out the light not desired to pass through to the third negative. 1981 Cruising World Sept. 138/1 The screen will not screen out the rain but will merely strain it, leaving everything below soggy. 1990 C. C. Marcus & T. Wischemann in C. C. Marcus & C. Francis People Places iv. 165/2 The bowl of surrounding trees screens out the wind. 2004 J. Emsley Vanity, Vitality, & Virility (2006) iii. 98 The bronze architectural glass that screens out the sun's rays. < as lemmas |
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