I used my thumbnail to tighten the screw on my lamp.

我用拇指指甲拧紧了灯上的螺丝。

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He would start writing to his family and would screw the letter up in frustration.

他一次次开始给家里写信，又一次次懊恼地把信揉成团。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

You need to screw all the parts together.

你得用螺丝把所有的零件固定在一起。

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In other words, despite everything the dot-coms did to screw up the business, the e-commerce market is continuing to cook along, meeting all of the most optimistic predictions for explosive growth.

FORBES: A Season For Surprises

There are, of course, many what-ifs to take into consideration that can never be proven, but by reversing the ill-gotten win that Seattle notched (the referees admitted to the screw-up and the labor dispute was settled before any other games were played) the Green Bay Packers would currently have 12 wins and automatically have a lock on the second seed with the potential to still grab the first seed.

FORBES: The Costs Of Bad Decisions Always Surface

Refreshingly he acknowledged screw-ups and pledged to get to the bottom of the mistakes and correct them.

CNN: Finally, a president who takes responsibility