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screen
معنی و توضیح
The verb “to screen,” in this podcast, means to review or look at things and decide whether they meet one’s needs, are acceptable, or are good enough for something: “His secretary screens all his emails, deciding whether they are important enough for him to respond to.” Sometimes the verb “to screen” means to learn more about a person to find out whether he or she has done things against the law: “It’s a good idea for parents to screen babysitters before they leave them alone with their children.” The verb “to screen (someone) for (something)” can mean to find out whether someone has a disease: “All the children were screened for tuberculosis.” Finally, the verb “to screen” means to show a movie in a theater: “This week, the theater is screening a famous movie, Casablanca.”
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Internet Dating». دو دقیقه اول را همینجا گوش کن و متن همگام را دنبال کن. برای ادامه کامل، از دکمه پایین استفاده کن.
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 421: Internet Dating.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast number 421. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful, sunny Los Angeles, California.
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This episode is called “Internet Dating.” It’s about finding love on the Internet. Let’s get started.
Kevin: I know a lot of people are doing it, but I’m not so sure about trying an Internet dating service.
Eun: What do you have to lose? This website says that it screens all of its members. Let’s look at some of the profiles.
Kevin: All right. We have to select the criteria for a search. Let’s see...gender
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.