screw
螺丝钉,螺钉,螺丝,螺杆
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Definitions
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- : a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- : a threaded cylindrical pin or rod with a head at one end, engaging a threaded hole and used either as a fastener or as a simple machine for applying power, as in a clamp, jack, etc.Compare bolt.
- : British. a tapped or threaded hole.
- : something having a spiral form.
- : screw propeller.
- : Usually screws. physical or mental coercion: The terrified debtor soon felt the gangster's screws.
- : a single turn of a screw.
- : a twist, turn, or twisting movement.
- : Chiefly British. a little salt, sugar, tobacco, etc., carried in a twist of paper.Slang.a mean, old, or worn-out horse; a horse from which one can obtain no further service.Slang.a friend or employer from whom one can obtain no more money.Slang.a miser.
- : British Informal. salary; wages: It's not my dream job, but the screw's decent enough.
- : Slang. a prison guard.
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Phrases
- screw around
- screw loose
- screw someone out of
- screw up
- screw up one's courage
- screw you
- have a screw loose
- pluck (screw) up one's courage
- tighten the screws
- turn up the heat (put the screws on)
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Examples
The scariest part about this process isn’t the sharp tools or the tiny screws or the moths flying around your late-night construction scene—it’s making sure it all actually works.
A wall-mount screw kit is included for an easy and simple wall hanging construction.
Simply assemble the legs with a few screws and get working in minutes.
Crucially, the implied “turn of the screw” in James’s novel pivots around the question of whether the ghosts are real or not.
There’s a removable base that screws on and off with a single flat-blade screw.
You want less concentration in banking—at least the type that will screw the little guy and imperil the economy?
The Internet cool kids are rallying against Taylor Swift after her bold screw-you to Spotify.
Then they sent me to psychologists and it was like “screw his head on straight.”
In all honesty she may be handling it better, in terms of not letting it affect her as a person or screw up her life.
The company bargained him down to $65 a screw—less than half of what they usually cost.
The powdered stone was removed from the hole by giving a screw form to the stem of the bit.
"I did n't fly off the handle," said the screw, twirling huskily at the end of the -shaft.