an arrangement of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines 网状物;网状系统 ■a complex system of railways, roads, or other transport routes 交通网 the railway network. 铁路系统。
a group or system of interconnected people or things 人际网;网络 a trade network. 商业网。 ■a group of people who exchange information, contacts, and experience for professional or social purposes (人员)网络 a support network. 支持网络。 ■a group of broadcasting stations that connect for the simultaneous broadcast of a programme 广播网 [as modifier]network television. 电视广播网。 ■a number of interconnected computers, machines, or operations (计算机、机器或操作)网络 ■a system of connected electrical conductors (电导体)网路
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[with obj.]connect as or operate with a network 将…连成网 compared with the railways the canals were inflexible and less effectively networked. 与铁路相比,运河难以变更,并无法像铁路那样有效地连接起来。 ■(Brit.)broadcast (a programme) on a network (英)在广播网(或电视网)联播(节目) the Spurs match which ITV had networked. 独立电视台联播的马刺队比赛。 ■link (machines, especially computers) to operate interactively 把(机器,尤其是电脑)联网 [as adj. networked]networked workstations. 联网的工作站。 ■[no obj.][often as noun networking]interact with other people to exchange information and develop contacts, especially to further one's career 结成关系网