- ˌscreen sth ˈoff
- phrasal verb
to separate one part of a room from another with a screen
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ˌscreen sth ˈoff
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screen something off — ˌscreen sthˈoff derived often passive to separate part of a room, etc. from the rest of it by putting a ↑screen around it • Beds can be screened off to give patients more privacy. • The choir is screened off from the rest of the church.… … Useful english dictionary
screen — 1 /skri:n/ noun 1 TELEVISION/COMPUTER (C) the flat glass part of a television or computer: This popular show will be back on your screens in the autumn. | on screen (=on a computer screen): It s easy to change the text on screen before printing… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
screen*/*/ — [skriːn] noun I 1) [C] the flat surface on a computer, television, or piece of electronic equipment where words and pictures are shown Suddenly the screen went blank.[/ex] 2) [C] the flat surface in a cinema where the picture is shown a new 14… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
screen — screen1 W2S2 [skri:n] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(television/computer)¦ 2¦(film)¦ 3¦(movable wall)¦ 4¦(something that hides)¦ 5¦(test for illness)¦ 6¦(door/window)¦ 7¦(church)¦ 8¦(sports)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; … Dictionary of contemporary English
screen — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 on a TV, computer, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ big, giant, huge, large ▪ small, tiny ▪ blank … Collocations dictionary
off the radar screen — on/off the ˈradar screen idiom used to say that people s attention is on or not on sth • The issue of terrorism is back on the radar screen. • Since the scandal broke, all other issues seem to have disappeared off the radar screen as far as the… … Useful english dictionary
partition something off — parˌtition sthˈoff derived to separate one area, one part of a room, etc. from another with a wall or screen Main entry: ↑partitionderived … Useful english dictionary
on the radar screen — on/off the ˈradar screen idiom used to say that people s attention is on or not on sth • The issue of terrorism is back on the radar screen. • Since the scandal broke, all other issues seem to have disappeared off the radar screen as far as the… … Useful english dictionary
print — 1 /prInt/ verb 1 WORDS BY MACHINE a) (I, T) to produce words, numbers, or pictures on paper, using a machine which puts ink onto the surface: That s what your letter s going to look like when it s printed. | Press this key to print a copy of the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
television — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broadcast (esp. AmE), cable, closed circuit, digital, high definition, satellite, terrestrial (esp. BrE) ▪ commercial, network … Collocations dictionary
