网
wǎng
Meaning
- net; web
- network
Definition
网是用绳线等结成的捕鱼或捕捉其他动物的用具，也指像网一样的东西，如互联网、计算机网络等。
A net, a mesh; also refers to something resembling a net, such as the internet or computer networks.
Usage
常作名词，用于具体事物（如渔网）或抽象事物（如关系网、互联网）。也可作动词，表示用网捕捉或广泛搜集（如网罗人才）。在口语和书面语中广泛使用。
Often used as a noun for concrete objects (e.g., fishing net) or abstract concepts (e.g., social network, internet). Can also be used as a verb meaning to net or to gather widely (e.g., to recruit talents). Widely used in both spoken and written language.
Examples
- 1 渔夫用网捕鱼。 (The fisherman uses a net to catch fish.)
- 2 互联网改变了人们的生活方式。 (The internet has changed people's way of life.)
- 3 她织了一张蜘蛛网。 (She wove a spider web.)
- 4 警方布下天罗地网，最终抓住了逃犯。 (The police set up a dragnet and finally caught the fugitive.)
- 5 这个公司正在网罗各界精英。 (The company is recruiting elites from all walks of life.)
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