mesh

noun

/meʃ/

[uncountable, countable] material made of a network of wire or plastic threads网状物；网状织物
- wire mesh over the door of the cage罩在笼子门上的铁丝网
- Nets should have fine meshes to trap small particles.网应该有细网来捕捉小颗粒。
- The windows are covered with a fine wire mesh.窗户上覆盖着细铁丝网。
[countable, usually singular] the spaces between the individual wires or threads that form a mesh网格：形成网格的各个导线或线之间的空间
- If the mesh is too big, small rabbits can squeeze through.假如网眼太大, 小兔子就会逃脱。
[countable, usually singular] a complicated situation or system that it is difficult to escape from陷阱；困境；圈套 synonym web
- She felt trapped in a mesh of loyalty and guilt.她觉得自己被困在忠诚和内疚的网中。
- trapped in a mesh of political intrigue被困在政治阴谋的网中

词源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.

mesh

verb

/meʃ/

(formal)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they mesh	/meʃ/ /meʃ/
he / she / it meshes	/ˈmeʃɪz/ /ˈmeʃɪz/
past simple meshed	/meʃt/ /meʃt/
past participle meshed	/meʃt/ /meʃt/
-ing form meshing	/ˈmeʃɪŋ/ /ˈmeʃɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] to fit together or match closely, especially in a way that works well; to make things fit together successfully（使）吻合，相配，匹配，适合
- mesh (something) (with something) This evidence meshes with earlier reports of an organized riot.这一证据和先前关于一次有组织暴乱的报告相吻合。
- mesh (something) (together) His theories mesh together various political and religious beliefs.他的理论把各种政治和宗教信仰完美地结合起来。
[intransitive] (specialist) (of parts of a machine机器零件) to fit together as they move啮合
- If the cogs don't mesh correctly, the gears will keep slipping.如果嵌齿不能完好啮合，齿轮就会总是脱落。

词源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.