| 单词 | mesh |
| 释义 | mesh (once / 1528 pages) nv Use the word mesh for fabric made of loosely woven fibers. A butterfly net is made of mesh, and so is a window screen. Some mesh is made from string or fabric, like a fishing net or a mesh sports jersey, while other mesh is metal or plastic, like a tea strainer. In either case, it's woven loosely enough that there are small holes throughout its surface. Another meaning of mesh is "harmonize" or "work well together." In the fourteenth century, it was spelled mesche, and it meant "open space in a net," from the Old English word for net, max. WORD FAMILYmesh: enmesh, meshed, meshes, meshing+/enmesh: enmeshed, enmeshes, enmeshing/meshed: intermeshed USAGE EXAMPLESWith “rainy day fund” balances under stress, state officials must ensure that their spending meshes with needs and priorities. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Her talkative enthusiasm meshes with his phlegmatic skepticism. The New Yorker(Dec 30, 2016) The metal serves as a background for stripes and an area of mesh in the two-part “Cloudy With a Chance of Rain.” Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) 1n an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals Syn|Hypo|Hyper meshing, meshwork, net, network chicken wire a galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh; used to build fences gauze, netting, veilinga net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave hairneta small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place reseaua net or mesh foundation for lace safety neta large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze save-alla net hung between ship and pier while loading a ship snoodan ornamental net in the shape of a bag that confines a woman's hair; pins or ties at the back of the head spark arrester, sparkera wire net to stop sparks from an open fireplace or smokestack tullea fine (often starched) net used for veils or tutus or gowns grillwork, wireworkmesh netting made of wires cheeseclotha coarse loosely woven cotton gauze; originally used to wrap cheeses gossamera gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture cloth, fabric, material, textile artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers 2n the topology of a network whose components are all connected directly to every other component Syn|Hyper mesh topology network topology, topology the configuration of a communication network 3n the number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles a 100 mesh screen 100 mesh powdered cellulose Hyper linear measure, linear unit a unit of measurement of length 4n contact by fitting together Syn|Hyper engagement, interlocking, meshing contact, impinging, striking the physical coming together of two or more things 5n the act of interlocking or meshing Syn|Hyper interlock, interlocking, meshing catch, grab, snap, snatch the act of catching an object with the hands 6v work together in harmony Hyper relate have or establish a relationship to 7v coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively Syn|Hyper interlock coordinate, organise, organize bring order and organization to 8v keep engaged Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper engage, lock, operate disengage, withdraw release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles flip, switch, throw cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation ridekeep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot switch on, turn oncause to operate by flipping a switch cut, switch off, turn off, turn outcause to stop operating by disengaging a switch displace, move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense 9v entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh Syn|Hyper enmesh, ensnarl entangle, mat, snarl, tangle twist together or entwine into a confusing mass |
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