screws
Произношение: [skruːz]
Слово
Контекст: «tools»
(noun) screws are small metal pieces with a sharp point and a spiral ridge that you can twist into wood or other materials. They help hold things together, like when you put a shelf on the wall or fix a toy.
Пример
My dad used screws to fix the broken chair.
Пример
We didn't have any screws, so the table couldn't be put together.
Пример
Do you know how many screws we need to put the swing set up?
Контекст: «mechanics»
(verb) to screw means to twist a screw into something, using a tool. It’s like when you turn a lid onto a jar, but with a screw that goes into a material to hold things tight.
Пример
She screws the light bulb into the lamp carefully.
Пример
He didn't screw the cap on tightly, and the juice spilled everywhere.
Пример
Can you screw the shelf into the wall for me?
Контекст: «manipulation»
(verb) to screw someone can mean to trick or cheat them. It's when someone does something wrong to take advantage of another person.
Пример
He was just joking and didn’t mean to screw his friend over.
Пример
She felt that her boss screwed her out of the promotion unfairly.
Пример
Do you think they are trying to screw us with that deal?
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