mesh

mesh
noun
  1. [mass noun]material made of a network of wire or thread
    网;网状物
    mesh for fishing nets.
    制捕鱼网的网料。
    [count noun]finer wire meshes are used for smaller particles.
    用更细的金属网来筛选更小颗粒。
    ■the spacing of the strands of such material
    网眼,网孔,筛孔
    if the mesh is too big, small rabbits can squeeze through.
    假如网眼太大,小兔子就会逃脱。
  2. an interlaced structure
    网状结构,互相交织的结构
    cell fragments which agglutinate and form intricate meshes.
    凝集在一起形成复杂网状结构的细胞断片。
    ■[in sing.](figurative)used with reference to a complex or constricting situation
    (喻)错综复杂的情况
    the ravelled mesh of events and her own emotions.
    事件和她自己的情感错综复杂地交织在一起。
    ■(Computing)a set of finite elements used to represent a geometric object for modelling or analysis
    (计算机)网格,格网
    ■(Computing)a computer network in which each computer or processor is connected to a number of others, especially as an n-dimensional lattice
    (计算机)网状网络(尤指n维点阵)
verb
  1. [no obj.](of the teeth of a gearwheel) lock together or be engaged with another gearwheel
    (齿轮的齿)啮合
    one gear meshes with the input gear.
    一个齿轮与输入齿轮啮合。
    ■make or become entangled or entwined
    (使)交缠在一起
    [no obj.]their fingers meshed.
    他们的手指交缠在一起。
    [with obj.]I don't want to get meshed in the weeds.
    我可不想被这野草缠绕住。
    ■(figurative)be or bring into harmony
    (喻)(使)互相协调
    [no obj.]her memory of events doesn't mesh with the world around her.
    她对事件的记忆与她周围的世界不协调。
  2. [with obj.]represent a geometric object as a set of finite elements for computational analysis or modeling
    将…转化成网格;将…生成网格
常用词组
in mesh
  1. (of the teeth of gearwheels) engaged
    (齿轮的齿)啮合的
派生
meshed
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English: probably from an unrecorded Old English word related to (and perhaps reinforced in Middle English by) Middle Dutch maesche, of Germanic origin
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