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screwed
(
a
.)以螺絲擰緊的,螺絲狀的,喝醉了的
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Screw
v. t.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Screwed
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Screwing
.]
1.
To
turn
,
as
a
screw
;
to
apply
a
screw
to
;
to
press
,
fasten
,
or
make
firm
,
by
means
of
a
screw
or
screws
;
as
,
to
screw
a
lock
on
a
door
;
to
screw
a
press
.
2.
To
force
;
to
squeeze
;
to
press
,
as
by
screws
.
But
screw
your
courage
to
the
sticking
place
,
And
we'll
not
fail
. --
Shak
.
3.
Hence
:
To
practice
extortion
upon
;
to
oppress
by
unreasonable
or
extortionate
exactions
.
Our
country
landlords
,
by
unmeasurable
screwing
and
racking
their
tenants
,
have
already
reduced
the
miserable
people
to
a
worse
condition
than
the
peasants
in
France
.
--
swift
.
4.
To
twist
;
to
distort
;
as
,
to
screw
his
visage
.
He
screwed
his
face
into
a
hardened
smile
.
--
Dryden
.
5.
To
examine
rigidly
,
as
a
student
;
to
subject
to
a
severe
examination
. [
Cant
,
American
Colleges
]
To screw out
,
to
press
out
;
to
extort
.
To screw up
,
(a)
to
force
;
to
bring
by
violent
pressure
. --
Howell
.
(b)
to
damage
by
unskillful
effort
;
to
bungle
;
to
botch
;
to
mess
up
;
as
,
he
screwed up
the
contract
negotiations
,
and
we
lost
the
deal
.
(c)
[
intrans
.]
to
fail
by
unskillful
effort
,
usually
causing
unpleasant
consequences
.
To screw in
,
to
force
in
by
turning
or
twisting
.
Screw around
,
(a)
to
act
aimlessly
or
unproductively
.
(b)
to
commit
adultery
;
to
be
sexually
promiscuous
.
Screw around with
,
to
operate
or
make
changes
on
(
a
machine
or
device
)
without
expert
knowledge
;
to
fiddle
with
. [
Colloq
.] . -->
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