materialmade ofthreadsofrope,string,wire, orplasticwithspacesbetween them,allowinggas,liquid, orsmallobjectsto go through, or anobjectmade with thismaterialthat is used tolimitthemovementof something:
网；网状物
afishingnet渔网
abutterflynet捕蝶网
Dolphins often gettangledin the nets that are used tocatchtunafish.海豚常常被缠在捕金枪鱼的网中。
UKThe living-roomwindowshave netcurtainsthatletinsunlightbutstoppassers-bylookingin from thestreet.起居室的窗户有网眼帘，它能阻挡街上路人窥视的目光，而又不至于遮住阳光。
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Thegoalkeepermade avaliantdivefor theball, but couldn'tstopit going in the net.
There arelawsthere toprotectthementallyill, but now and then someone doesslipthrough the net.
Thewelfarestatewas set up toprovideasafetynet for thepoorandneedy.
Thepolicearetighteningthe net around thesmugglers.
You'll have tohittheballquitehigh to get it over that net.
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Nets, grids and grilles
chicken wire
cobweb
dragnet
drift net
gauze
grating
grid
grille
lattice
mesh
mosquito net
netting
reticulated
reticulation
seine
trellis
web
webbed
wire netting
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netnoun(SPORT)
B1[C]
arectangularpieceofmaterialmade fromstring, used toseparatethe twosidesinvarioussports:
（分隔开体育比赛中双方的）球网
If theballtouchesthe net during aservein agameoftennis, you have toserveagain.在网球比赛中如果发球触网，必须重发。
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theareasurroundedby apieceofmaterialmade fromstringinto which aballorpuckis put inordertoscorepointsinvarioussports:
球门网
Hispenaltykickplacedtheballdecisivelyin the back of the net.他的点球稳稳地射进网窝。
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Tennis & racket sports
advantage
backhand
ball boy
ball girl
baseline
bird
break
code violation
court
double
double fault
groundstroke
lob
overhead
serve
squash
sweet spot
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Surfaces on which sports take place
net
verb[T]
uk/net/us/net/-tt-
netverb[T](CATCH)
tocatchsomething using a net:
用网捕
How manyfishdid you net thisafternoon?你今天下午张网捕到多少鱼？
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to take a wild or loose animal
catchThe dog got out, but we caught her.
netWe netted a ton of fish downstream.
trawlCommercial fisheries trawl these waters for cod.
trollThey troll for tuna far offshore.
lassoThe cowboys learned at a young age how to lasso horses and steers.
trapThe turtles are trapped for their flesh.
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to get something good or toearna lot ofmoneyfrom something:
获得（好处）；赚得（钱财）
[+ two objects]She netted herself afortunewhen shesoldhercompany.她卖掉自己的公司，大赚了一笔。
Mark's netted himself atopjobwith anadvertisingcompany.马克在一家广告公司获得了一个高级职位。
She netted $10 million (forherself) from thesaleof hercompany.她卖掉自己的公司，赚了1000万美元。
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Capturing or taking possession of things
-grabbing
apprehend
apprehension
arrogate
at bayidiom
cage
capture
catch
clutch
collar
entangle
get/lay/putyourhands onsomeoneidiom
grab
grabber
repo
repo man
repossess
seize
sequester
sequestration
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netverb[T](SCORE)
If you net theballduring agamesuch asfootball, youscoreagoal:
击（球）入网，把（球）射入球门
HesecuredadramaticvictoryforEnglandby netting theballhalfaminutebefore the end of thegame.他在比赛结束前半分钟攻进一球，使英格兰队赢得了戏剧性的胜利。
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Winning, losing & scoring in sport
aet
against the run of playidiom
bag
blowsomeoneaway
close-run
co-holder
concede
equalizer
golden goal
pull
pull back
reelsomethingoff
relegation zone
run away withsomeone
score
scorecard
straight
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treble
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net
adjective[beforeorafter noun]
(UKalsonett)uk/net/us/net/-tt-
leftwhen there is nothingelseto be taken away:
净得的，纯的
Iearn$50,000gross, but my netincome(=incomethat isleftaftertaxhas beenpaid)is about $36,000.我总共赚了50000美元，但净收入为36000美元。
The netweightof somethingexcludestheweightof thematerialthat it ispackedin.净重不包括包装材料的重量。
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grossadjectiveadverb
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Havingdeductedcostswe still made a netgainof five thousandpounds.
The netresultof thechangeswill beincreasedfaresandreducedservicesfor mostrailtravellers.
materialmade ofthreadsofrope,string,wire, orplasticwithspacesbetween them,allowinggas,liquid, orsmallobjectsto go through, or anobjectmade with thismaterialthat is used tolimitthemovementof something
网；网状物
afishingnet渔网
abutterflynet捕蝶网
Dolphins often gettangledin the nets that are used tocatchtunafish.海豚常常被缠在捕金枪鱼的网中。
UKThe living-roomwindowshave netcurtainsthatletinsunlightbutstoppassers-bylookingin from thestreet.起居室的窗户有网眼帘，它能阻挡街上路人窥视的目光，而又不至于遮住阳光。
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Thegoalkeepermade avaliantdivefor theball, but couldn'tstopit going in the net.
There arelawsthere toprotectthementallyill, but now and then someone doesslipthrough the net.
Thewelfarestatewas set up toprovideasafetynet for thepoorandneedy.
Thepolicearetighteningthe net around thesmugglers.
You'll have tohittheballquitehigh to get it over that net.
netnoun(SPORT)
B1[C]
arectangularpieceofmaterialmade fromstring, used toseparatethe twosidesinvarioussports
（分隔开体育比赛中双方的）球网
If theballtouchesthe net during aservein agameoftennis, you have toserveagain.在网球比赛中如果发球触网，必须重发。
B1[C]
theareasurroundedby apieceofmaterialmade fromstringinto which aballorpuckis put inordertoscorepointsinvarioussports
球门网
Hispenaltykickplacedtheballdecisivelyin the back of the net.他的点球稳稳地射进网窝。
abasketballnet篮球筐
net
verb[T]
uk/net/us/net/-tt-
netverb[T](CATCH)
tocatchsomething using a net
用网捕
How manyfishdid you net thisafternoon?你今天下午张网捕到多少鱼？
to get something good or toearna lot ofmoneyfrom something
获得（好处）；赚得（钱财）
[+ two objects]She netted herself afortunewhen shesoldhercompany.她卖掉自己的公司，大赚了一笔。
Mark's netted himself atopjobwith anadvertisingcompany.马克在一家广告公司获得了一个高级职位。
She netted $10 million (forherself) from thesaleof hercompany.她卖掉自己的公司，赚了1000万美元。
netverb[T](SCORE)
If you net theballduring agamesuch asfootball, youscoreagoal.
击（球）入网，把（球）射入球门
HesecuredadramaticvictoryforEnglandby netting theballhalfaminutebefore the end of thegame.他在比赛结束前半分钟攻进一球，使英格兰队赢得了戏剧性的胜利。
net
adjective[beforeorafter noun]
(UKalsonett)uk/net/us/net/-tt-
leftwhen there is nothingelseto be taken away
净得的，纯的
Iearn$50,000gross, but my netincome(=incomethat isleftaftertaxhas beenpaid)is about $36,000.我总共赚了50000美元，但净收入为36000美元。
The netweightof somethingexcludestheweightof thematerialthat it ispackedin.净重不包括包装材料的重量。
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grossadjectiveadverb
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Havingdeductedcostswe still made a netgainof five thousandpounds.
The netresultof thechangeswill beincreasedfaresandreducedservicesfor mostrailtravellers.
The typhoon in 1994 was suciently late for that planting to curtail but not to annulnetreturns to the rain shelters.
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Viewed on a per holding basis thenetpresent value of mean economic returns per holding come to $500/ha.
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For the maize yield andnetreturns equations, the estimated coefficients of the farm size variables were statistically different between the adopters and non-adopters.
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But farm size does not appear to explain differences in yields andnetreturns when the technology is adopted.
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This is under the assumption that farmers are risk neutral and thatnetfarm returns () represent wealth.
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Netreturns under the alternate management plans are lower than in the base model for all years.
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Thenetfree energy change then represents the difference between several large-value terms, and no single component can be said to dominate.
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The constant represents the expected project yield in capital (per unit invested),netof monitoring costs.
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Thenetimpact concerns the effect on parties.
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Thenetresult is reduced diversity in provision.
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The surfaces generated by subdivision schemes on such nets are no longer restricted to bivariate functions, and they can represent surfaces of arbitrary topology.
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Such nets are valuable for the design of free-form surfaces.
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Rising levels ofnetdisposable income allowed town-dwellers to climb the housing ladder, thereby reducing some at least of the ravages of infection.
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Humans are typically not very altruistic in situations where theory cannot find any long-termnetbenefits.
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It would have been useful if the editors had been able to accomplish a similar thing regarding the topic of whether pensions arenetsaving.
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net
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cargo net
At the end of the maze, the castaways would bounce along acargonetto retrieve five puzzle piece bags.
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fishing net
Fishingnetpossession gives rise to a 10 per cent higher probability of using fishing as a coping strategy.
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neural net
Initial design of gear using an artificalneuralnet.
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