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screw /skruː/► SEE ALLhave a screw loosescrew him, you, that, etc.a turn of the screwpluck/screw/summon up (your/the) courage (to do sth)
●have a ˈscrew loosebe slightly crazy 有点疯疯癫癫；头脑有些不正常◆He dresses his cats up in little coats for the winter. Sometimes I think he must have a screw loose.
冬天他给自己的猫穿上小外套。有时我想他肯定是脑子少根弦。 OPP have your head screwed on (the right way) ●screw ˈhim, ˈyou, ˈthat, etc. (⚠, slang) an offensive way of showing that you are annoyed or do not care about sb/sth 去他（或你）妈的；他（或你）见鬼去吧●a ˌturn of the ˈscrewanother problem or difficulty added to a situation which is already very bad 雪上加霜◆In this recession a rise in interest rates is just another turn of the screw for businesses.
目前经济萧条，利率上升对企业来说真是雪上加霜。 ORIGIN This idiom refers to a method of torturing people. Thumbscrews were used to crush people’s thumbs, and turning them tightened them. 这个习语原指一种酷刑。thumbscrew （拇指夹）用来挤压人们的拇指，把夹子套在拇指上越拧越紧。●pluck/screw/summon up (your/the) ˈcourage (to do sth)force yourself to be brave enough to do sth 鼓起勇气（做某事）◆I had liked her for a long time, and eventually I plucked up the courage to ask her out.我喜欢她很久了，最后我终于鼓起勇气把她约了出来。◆I finally screwed up my courage and went to the dentist.我终于鼓起勇气去看了牙医。 |