/net; nɛt/
n
1 (a) [U] loose open material made of string, thread, wire, etc knotted or woven together 网眼织物
*a large piece of net 一张大网
* [attrib 作定语] net curtains 网眼帘布
* a wire-net fence 铁丝网栅栏.
(b) [C] piece of this used for a particular purpose, eg catching fish, holding hair in place, etc （有某种用途的）网（如捕鱼、罩头发等）
*`fishing-nets 鱼网
* a `tennis net 网球网
* a `hair-net 发网
* a mos`quito net 蚊帐
* kick/hit the ball into the net, eg in football, hockey, etc 踢[击]球入网（如足球、曲棍球等）.
2 [C] (esp fig 尤作比喻) trap or snare 陷阱; 罗网
*caught in a net of crime 落入罪恶的陷阱
* The wanted man has so far escaped the police net. 那个遭通缉的人至今仍未落入警方的罗网.
3 (a) the nets [pl] (in cricket) one or more wickets set up inside a net or nets for practice （板球）有网围住的练球场
*have an hour in the nets 在板球练球场练习一小时.
(b) [sing] period of practice in these 在有网围住的板球练球场练习
*The players had a short net before the game. 板球运动员于比赛前在练球场练了练球.
4 [C] network (esp of communications) 网络; （尤指）通讯网.
5 (idm 习语) cast one's net wide => cast1. spread one's net => spread.

v (-tt-)
1 [Tn, Dn.n, Dn.pr] ~ sth/sb (for sb) catch or obtain sth/sb with or as if with a net （似）以网捕捉某物[某人]
*They netted a good haul of fish. 他们捕了满满一网鱼.
* The deal netted (him) a handsome profit. 这笔交易（他）捞到可观利润.
2 [Tn] cover (eg fruit trees) with a net or nets （以网）罩住（例如果树）
*If you don't net your peas the birds will eat them. 若不用网把豌豆罩上, 鸟就要来吃了.
3 [Tn] (sport 体) kick, hit, etc (a ball) into the goal net 将（球）踢、击等入球门网.

v (-tt-) [Tn] gain (sth) as a net profit 净得, 净赚（某利润等）
*net a profit, sum, etc 净得利润、金额等
* She netted
5 from the sale. 她从出售中净赚5英镑.

Sir Curtis Miranda Lampson, 1st Baronet (21 September 1806 - 12 March 1885), was an Anglo-American fur merchant, best remembered for his promotion of the transatlantic telegraph cable.