noun🔗Share螺丝,螺钉。 A device that has a helical function."The carpenter used screws to hold the wooden boards together tightly. "木匠用螺丝把木板紧紧地固定在一起。devicemachinetechnicalitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share拧,转动。 The motion of screwing something; a turn or twist to one side."The loosening of the jar lid required several forceful screws. "拧松那个罐子盖需要用力拧好几圈。actionmachinetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share狱卒,看守。 A prison guard."The prisoners knew they had to be careful because the screws were watching their every move in the yard. "囚犯们知道他们必须小心,因为狱卒们在院子里监视着他们的一举一动。jobpolicepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share守财奴,吝啬鬼。 An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint."My dad is such a screws when we go grocery shopping; he always insists on buying the cheapest brand, even if it's low quality. "我爸去超市买东西的时候简直是个守财奴,他总是坚持买最便宜的牌子,哪怕质量很差。characterpersonbusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share刁钻的考官,严格的审查. An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor.""Professor Harding is known as one of the biggest screws in the English department; his exams are notoriously difficult and graded very harshly." "哈丁教授是英文系里出了名的刁钻考官,他的考试出了名的难,而且评分非常严格。educationpersoncharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share性交, 做爱。 Sexual intercourse; the act of screwing.sexactionbodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share工资,薪水。 Salary, wages."My dad works long hours, but the screws are good enough to support the family. "我爸工作时间很长,但工资还算不错,足够养家糊口。jobbusinesseconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share后旋,逆旋。 Backspin."The golfer put so much screws on the ball that it stopped almost immediately after landing on the green. "那个高尔夫球手给球加了很大的后旋,球落在果岭上后几乎立刻就停住了。sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share螺丝烟,卷烟。 A small packet of tobacco."My grandfather always kept a few screws in his pocket for rolling his own cigarettes. "我爷爷总是会在口袋里放几包螺丝烟,用来自己卷烟抽。materialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share老马,驽马,老弱病马 An old, worn-out, unsound and worthless horse."My grandfather warned me not to buy that horse; he said it was just a bunch of screws and wouldn't be able to pull a plow. "我爷爷警告我别买那匹马,他说那简直就是一匹老弱病马,根本拉不动犁。animalconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share螺旋,螺丝 A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated. It is used to express the displacement of a rigid body, which may always be made to consist of a rotation about an axis combined with a translation parallel to that axis."The machine's movement follows a series of screws, each combining a rotation and a slide to precisely position the part. "机器的运动轨迹遵循一系列螺旋运动,每次运动都包含旋转和平移,从而精确地定位零件。(Jīqì de yùndòng guǐjì zūnxún yī xìliè luóxuán yùndòng, měi cì yùndòng dōu bāohán xuánzhuǎn hé píngyí, cóng'ér jīngquè de dìngwèi língjiàn.)physicsmathtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share端足类动物,钩虾。 An amphipod crustacean."the skeleton screw (Caprella); the sand screw"骨骼钩虾 (Caprella); 沙钩虾animalbiologyorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share风湿,痹痛。 (in the plural, with "the") Rheumatism."My grandmother has had the screws for years, and her doctor says it's difficult to treat. "我奶奶得风湿病好多年了,医生说很难治好。diseasemedicinebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share拧紧, 旋紧 To connect or assemble pieces using a screw."I screws the two pieces of wood together to make a birdhouse. "我把两块木头拧在一起,做了一个鸟屋。technicalmachineactionbuildingdeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share肏,性交。 To have sexual intercourse with.sexactionbodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share坑害, 欺骗。 To cheat someone or ruin their chances in a game or other situation."He screws people over in business deals to get ahead. "他为了往上爬,总是在商业交易中坑害别人。gamebusinessactionsituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share敲诈,勒索。 To practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions; to put the screws on."The landlord screws his tenants by raising the rent every year, even though he doesn't make any improvements to the building. "那个房东每年都提高房租来敲诈他的房客,即使他并没有对房子做任何改善。businesseconomyfinancelawpoliticsgovernmentmoralsocietyorganizationactionvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share扭曲,拧。 To contort."Her face screws up in concentration when she's trying to solve a difficult math problem. "她努力解决难题的时候,脸上会因为专注而皱起来。bodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share踢疵,踢呲。 To miskick (a ball) by hitting it with the wrong part of the foot."He tried to pass the soccer ball to his teammate, but he screwed it and it went out of bounds instead. "他想把足球传给队友,结果踢疵了,球反而出了界。sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share拧回,旋回 To screw back.""After fixing the bookshelf, I had to screw back the loose panel to make it sturdy." "修理好书架后,我不得不把松动的面板拧回去,这样它才结实。technicalmachineactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share严格审查,仔细盘问 To examine (a student) rigidly; to subject to a severe examination."The professor screws his students mercilessly during the final exam. "期末考试时,那位教授会严格审查他的学生,毫不留情。educationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading