mesh
Word family nounmeshingmeshadjectivemeshy
mesh1 /meʃ/ noun 1 TIM[countableC, uncountableU] material made from threads or wires that have been woven together like a net, or a piece of this material 〔用线或金属丝编织的〕网状(织)物;网线 The windows were covered in wire mesh to keep out flies. 窗户上装了铁丝纱网,防止苍蝇飞入。
2 [countableC usually singular] literary a complicated or difficult situation or system 错综复杂的局面;罗网mesh of She had felt trapped by the old mesh of loyalty and shame. 她感觉自己被忠贞和廉耻这张传统的网束缚住了。
mesh2 verb [intransitiveI] 1 SUITABLEif two ideas or things mesh, they fit together very well 〔两个想法或事物〕相合,相配,相互协调mesh with His own ideas did not mesh with the views of the party. 他的主张和该政党的观点格格不入。
2. TJOIN something TOGETHERif two parts of an engine or machine mesh, they fit closely together and connect with each other 〔引擎或机器部件〕啮合 Origin mesh1 (1300-1400) Probably from early Dutch maesche