screen
gb/skɹˈin/ us/skɹˈin/
A1
الإنجليزية
~ 1700
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
A1
entity
1
Flat display surface for images
The flat part of a TV, computer, or phone where you see pictures and words.
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone] looks at the screen
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'screen' with 'monitor'. A monitor is the whole device, while the screen is the display surface.
المرادفات
display (More general term for a device or surface that shows information.)
الأضداد
speaker (Outputs sound rather than visual images.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
touch screen
|computer screen
|big screen
|split screen
|on-screen
الموضوعات
technology
|media
|daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The movie looked amazing on the big screen.
- I spend too many hours staring at my computer screen.
- She cleaned the fingerprints off her phone screen.
- The game froze, and nothing moved on the screen.
- He shared his screen during the online meeting.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- I watch movies on a big screen.
- My phone screen is broken.
- He looks at the computer screen.
- The screen is very bright.
- She touches the screen to start.
فعل
B1
action
2
Show film or program to audience
To show a movie or program to people.
نمط الاستخدام:
to screen [a movie/program]
خطأ شائع:
Some learners confuse 'screen' (to show) with 'film' (to record).
المرادفات
show (A general term for making something visible to an audience.)
الأضداد
withhold (To not make something available for viewing.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
screen a film
|screening event
|screen live
الموضوعات
media
|entertainment
|arts_entertainment
|communication
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The festival will screen ten new documentaries.
- They screened the movie at a local theater.
- The film was screened for critics before its release.
- Our school screened an educational video about recycling.
- The documentary will be screened on national television.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- They will screen the film tonight.
- The school screened a short movie.
- We screened the movie for our friends.
- The theater will screen a new film.
- They screened the video in class.
فعل
B2
action
3
Check for suitability or problems
To check someone or something to see if there is a problem or if they are good for a purpose.
نمط الاستخدام:
to screen [someone/something] for [something]
خطأ شائع:
Learners may confuse 'screen' with 'scan'; 'scan' often refers to using a device to read data or images, while 'screen' refers more broadly to checking suitability or safety.
المرادفات
vet (Informal term often used for checking someone's background.)
الأضداد
ignore (Failing to check or examine something.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
screen applicants
|screen passengers
|screen for disease
الموضوعات
healthcare
|security
|business
|health
|work
أمثلة
- All job candidates are screened before being hired.
- Passengers are screened for weapons at the airport.
- Doctors routinely screen patients for high blood pressure.
- We need to screen these calls before passing them on.
- The program screens every application carefully.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- The doctor will screen you for the disease.
- They screen all people at the airport.
- We must screen new workers before they start.
- He was screened before he entered the building.
- They screen visitors at the gate.
اسم
B1
entity
4
Partition for privacy or division
An object that blocks what you can see, often used to make a private space.
المرادفات
divider (General word for something that separates spaces.)
الأضداد
opening (An empty space that does not block view.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
privacy screen
|folding screen
|room screen
الموضوعات
home
|furniture
|housing
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- They put up a screen around the bed for privacy.
- A folding screen divided the dining area from the living room.
- The changing room had a tall wooden screen.
- We set up a screen to hide the construction area.
- She painted flowers on the decorative screen.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- There is a screen between the tables.
- She stood behind the screen to change clothes.
- The room has a folding screen.
- We use a big screen in the garden for shade.
- He hides behind the screen.
اسم
A2
entity
5
Mesh that blocks objects/insects
A cover with small holes that lets air and light through but keeps out bugs or dirt.
المرادفات
mesh (Material made of crossed threads with openings.)
الأضداد
solid panel (Completely blocks air and light.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
window screen
|door screen
|mesh screen
الموضوعات
home
|construction
|housing
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- We installed new screens on all the windows.
- Flies can't get in because of the door screen.
- The window screen needs repair after the storm.
- He sifted flour through a fine screen.
- Dust collected on the metal screen over time.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- The window has a screen to stop insects.
- I see through the door screen.
- The window screen is broken.
- He cleans the metal screen often.
- We put a new screen on the window.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
screen
IPA
GB/skɹˈin/
US/skɹˈin/
المقاطع والنبر
screen (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (screen)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: screen
- Plural: screens
Verb
- Base: screen
- 3rd Person Singular: screens
- Present Participle: screening
- Past: screened
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
screens
noun
screening
verb
screened
verb
Related words
Advanced or less common
screenplay
noun B2
screenwriter
noun B2
التعبيرات
big screen
1/bˈɪɡ skɹˈin/
fixed phrase
Large cinema display for movies
A large movie theater display used to show films.
أمثلة
- Her dream was to act on the big screen.
- The film will debut on the big screen next summer.
bring to the screen
1/bɹˈɪŋ tə ðə skɹˈin/
fixed phrase
Adapt story into film/TV production
To make a book, play, or idea into a movie or TV program.
أمثلة
- The novel was brought to the screen in 2015.
- Several directors have tried to bring this story to the screen.
on-screen
1/ˈɔn skɹˈin/
fixed phrase
Visible on a display device
Shown on a TV, computer, phone, or movie display.
أمثلة
- The actor looked taller on-screen than in real life.
- On-screen instructions will guide you through the setup.
screen out
1/skɹˈin ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
Remove unwanted after checking/testing
To keep out people or things that are not wanted by checking them first.
أمثلة
- The process screens out unsuitable applicants early on.
- The filter screens out harmful particles from the air.
screen test
1/skɹˈin tˈɛst/
fixed phrase
Filmed audition for actor suitability
A short film made to see if an actor is right for a role in a movie or TV show.
أمثلة
- She did several screen tests before getting her first role.
- The director reviewed all the actors' screen tests carefully.