单词	dragnet
释义	dragnet noun drag·​net ˈdrag-ˌnet  1 a : a net drawn along the bottom of a body of water b : a net used on the ground (as to capture small game) 2 : a network of measures for apprehension (as of criminals) Example Sentences Nine suspects were caught in the police dragnet. Recent Examples on the Web That one is courtesy of an ex-girlfriend who helped John escape a dragnet in Belize after he’d been accused of shooting his neighbor in the back of the head. Andy Meek, BGR, 24 Aug. 2022 This being the nation’s capital, a multiagency task force of more than half a dozen agencies has assembled a dragnet across city, state and federal lands to cage the wily bird. James V. Grimaldi, WSJ, 1 May 2022 The dragnet of the country’s secret police tightened. Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022 After Islamist militants assassinated former President Anwar Sadat in 1981, Zawahiri was arrested in a dragnet. Jared Malsin, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 The Justice Department has arrested and charged more than 800 people for the violence that day, the biggest dragnet in its history. Eric Tucker, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2022 The Justice Department has arrested and charged more than 800 people for the violence that day, the biggest dragnet in its history. Anchorage Daily News, 10 June 2022 The police dragnet had started with a perimeter around the core of Highland Park, gradually spreading to include police activity in nearby neighborhoods and finally other suburbs. Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2022 The police dragnet had started with a perimeter around the core of Highland Park, gradually spreading to include police activity in nearby neighborhoods and finally other suburbs. Anchorage Daily News, 5 July 2022 See More Word History First Known Use circa 1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Kids Definition dragnet noun drag·​net ˈdrag-ˌnet  1 : a net that is pulled along the bottom of a body of water in order to catch or find something 2 : a series of actions by police for catching a criminal
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