mesh
n
1
(a) [C, U] (piece of) material made of a network of wire, thread, etc 网状物
(a) wire mesh on the front of the chicken coop 鸡笼正面的铁丝网
stockings made of fine silk mesh 细网眼长丝袜.
(b) [C] any of the spaces in such material 网眼; 筛孔
a net with half-inch meshes/with a half-inch mesh 有半英寸网孔的网.
2 [C esp pl 尤作复数]
network, esp for trapping sth 网状结构; (尤指捕捉某物的)网
a fish tangled in the mesh(es) of the net 卡在网眼上的一条鱼
(fig 比喻) entangled in the meshes/a mesh of political intrigue 陷入政治阴谋的罗网.
3 (idm 习语) in mesh (of the teeth of gears) engaged; interlocked (指齿轮的齿)相啮合. mesh, v [I, Ipr]
~ (with sth)
(a) (of toothed gears) engage; interlock (with others) (指齿轮)啮合
The cogs don't quite mesh. 这些轮齿啮合不严.
(b) (fig 比喻) harmonize; be compatible; fit in 协调; 相配; 配合; 适应
Our future plans must mesh with existing practices. 我们未来的计画必须与当前的实践相合.
When you have finished your experiment, please tidy the lab and put everything back in the cupboards.
做完实验后,请你们把实验室整理好,并把所有的东西放回器皿柜。
You were very kind. You brought out all your jewellery and you told me I could take anything I wanted. There were so many beautiful things that it was hard to choose. And then I saw a lovely diamond necklace with a big blue stone in the centre.