screen·ing /ˈskrinɪŋ/
篩選;篩選制板;遮罩;遮蔽
screening
篩選; 屏蔽
screening
篩選
Screen v. t. [imp. & p. p. Screened p. pr. & vb. n. Screening.]
1. To provide with a shelter or means of concealment; to separate or cut off from inconvenience, injury, or danger; to shelter; to protect; to protect by hiding; to conceal; as, fruits screened from cold winds by a forest or hill.
They were encouraged and screened by some who were in high commands. --Macaulay.
2. To pass, as coal, gravel, ashes, etc., through a screen in order to separate the coarse from the fine, or the worthless from the valuable; to sift.
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screening
n 1: the display of a motion picture [syn: showing, viewing]
2: fabric of metal or plastic mesh
3: the act of concealing the existence of something by
obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their
guns from enemy aircraft" [syn: cover, covering, masking]
4: testing objects or persons in order to identify those with
particular characteristics