/meʃ; mɛʃ/ 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.

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.