| 单词 | screw |
| 释义 | screw (once / 458 pages) 1nv 2vn 3n 4v WORD FAMILY screw: screwed, screwing, screws, unscrew+/screwing: screwings/unscrew: unscrewed, unscrewing, unscrews USAGE EXAMPLES“It showed how difficult it was to screw up a record that great,” Robertson writes. Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016) In June, more than a year since she’d been let go, she screwed up her courage. Washington Post(Nov 30, 2016) “The bulb was already there. All I did was screw it in the socket.” Wall Street Journal(Nov 30, 2016) 1 1n a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole Hyper inclined plane a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal 2n a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head Hypo|Hyper Allen screw a screw with a hexagonal hole in the head bolta screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener cap screwa threaded screw for machine parts; screws into a tapped hole machine screwa screw used either with a nut or with a tapped hole; slotted head can be driven by a screwdriver metal screwscrew made of metal Phillips screwa screw with a special head having crossed slots setscrewa screw (often without a head) that fits into the boss or hub of a wheel or cam etc. and prevents motion of the part relative to the shaft on which it is mounted setscrewa screw that is used to adjust the tension on a spring thumbscrewscrew designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers woodscrewa metal screw that tapers to a point so that it can be driven into wood with a screwdriver wormscrew thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack carriage bolta roundheaded bolt for timber; threaded along part of the shank; inserted into holes already drilled expansion bolta bolt that has an attachment that expands as the bolt is driven into a surface kingbolt, kingpin, swivel pinbolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle lag bolt, lag screwa heavy woodscrew with a square or hexagonal head that is driven in with a wrench machine bolta bolt with a square or hexagonal head on one end and a threaded shaft on the other end; tightened with a wrench; used to connect metal parts screw eyea woodscrew having its shank bent into a ring stove bolta small machine bolt fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place 3n a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air Syn|Hyper screw propeller propeller, propellor a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water 4v turn like a screw Hypo|Hyper screw up screw or turn higher go around, revolve, rotate turn on or around an axis or a center 5v cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion Syn|Hyper drive in go around, revolve, rotate turn on or around an axis or a center 6v tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions 2Screw the bottle cap on Ant|Hyper unscrew loosen by turning fasten, tighten make tight or tighter 1v have sexual intercourse with Syn|Hypo have intercourse, have sex, love, roll in the hay make out, neck kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion have, take have sex with; archaic use fornicatehave sex without being married swingengage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends bed-hop, bedhop, sleep aroundbe sexually active with more than one partner 2n slang for sexual intercourse 3Syn roll in the hay n someone who guards prisoners 4Syn|Hyper gaoler, jailer, jailor, prison guard, turnkey keeper someone in charge of other people law officer, lawman, peace officeran officer of the law v defeat someone through trickery or deceit Syn|Hyper cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey, shaft beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
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