net

柯林斯詞典

NOUN AND VERB USES

1. N-UNCOUNT Net is a kind of cloth that you can see through. It is made of fine threads woven together so that there are small equal spaces between them. 網(wǎng)
2. N-COUNT A net is a piece of netting which is used as a protective covering for something, for example to protect vegetables from birds. (保護性的) 網(wǎng)罩
I threw aside my mosquito net, jumped out of bed and drew up the blind. 我撩開蚊帳，跳下床，拉開百葉窗。
3. N-COUNT A net is a piece of netting which is used for catching fish, insects, or animals. (用于捕獵的) 羅網(wǎng)
Several fishermen sat on wooden barrels, tending their nets. 幾個漁民坐在木桶上修補他們的魚網(wǎng)。
4. V-T If you net a fish or other animal, you catch it in a net. 捕撈
I'm quite happy to net a fish and then let it go. 我特別喜歡撈到一條魚后再把它放了。
5. V-T If you net something, you manage to get it, especially by using skill. (尤指運用技巧) 獲取
Two fourth-quarter drives netted a grand total of 21 yards. 第4節(jié)的兩次擊球總計獲得了21碼。
6. V-T If you net a particular amount of money, you gain it as profit after all expenses have been paid. 凈賺
He netted profit of $1.85 billion from three large sales of stock. 他通過3大筆股票銷售，凈賺了18.5億美元。
7. N-SING The Net is the same as the . 互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
8. →see also safety net

ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USES

also nett

1. ADJ A net amount is one which remains when everything that should be subtracted from it has been subtracted. 凈數(shù)的[ADJ n, v-link ADJ 'of' n]
...a rise in sales and net profit. …銷售和純利潤的增長。
What you actually receive is net of deductions. 你實際上得到的是凈扣除額。
2. ADV Net is also an adverb. 凈數(shù)地
Balances of $5,000 and above will earn 11 percent gross, 8.25 percent net. 賬戶余額為$5000或以上時，會獲得11%的毛利息，8.25%的凈利息。
They pay him around $2 million net. 他們凈付給他約兩百萬美元。
3. ADJ The net weight of something is its weight without its container or the material that has been used to wrap it. (重量) 凈的[ADJ n]
...350 mg net weight. …凈重350毫克。
4. ADJ A net result is a final result after all the details have been considered or included. 最終的 (結(jié)果)[ADJ n]
There has been a net gain in jobs in our country. 我們國家的工作機會最終還是增多了。

The goalkeeper made a valiant dive for the ball , but couldn't stop it going in the net.
There are laws there to protect the mentally ill , but now and then someone does slip through the net.
The welfare state was set up to provide a safety net for the poor and needy .
The police are tightening the net around the smugglers .
You'll have to hit the ball quite high to get it over that net.