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单词 over-netted
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over-nettedadj.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈnɛtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvə(r)ˈnɛdəd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, netted adj.
Etymology: < over- prefix + netted adj. Compare later overnet v. 2.
rare.
Of an area or a fish population: overfished by excessive use of nets.
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1884 Fortn. Rev. Sept. 310 The supply of worked-out, failing, over-netted, high-priced rivers..is falling shorter and ever shorter of the demand.
1901 Times 15 Jan. 5/5 The salmon were not obstructed by dams, bothered by sawdust, or over netted.
1995 Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) (Nexis) 28 Sept. 26 a Wouldn't it be wonderful if our coasts became over-netted and the unwelcome invaders became rare, if not extinct?
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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