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Grid Network Map N Count 可数名词 Intersecting Parallel Streets

英语单词 grid
英美音标 英 [ɡrɪd] 美 [ɡrɪd]
中文释义 n.格子;栅栏;电网;网格;赛车起跑线
英语例句 (1) The cloth has a grid with square cells.
(2) We are installing a cattle grid in the bridge.
(3) The weather has also ravaged the electricity grid.
中文例句 (1) 那块布有正方形的小格子。
(2) 我们正在桥上加装拦牛木栅。
(3) 恶劣天气还导致部分地区的电网瘫痪。
vocabulary简明 A grid is a network of intersecting parallel lines, whether real or imaginary. Most American streets are laid out in a grid pattern, meaning the streets intersect at right angles and form a pattern of squares when viewed from above.
vocabulary扩展 You've probably seen a map grid, the uniform lines drawn on a map that allow you to pinpoint a particular location. Grid can also refer to a physical network of sorts, not necessarily made of straight or parallel lines. You may be familiar with the high voltage electrical cables that carry power throughout the country, known as the national grid. A gird can also be a device made up of intersecting metal bars that you use when grilling food.
柯林斯解释
1
[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
cattle grid
网格;(地图上的)坐标方格 A grid is something which is in a pattern of straight lines that cross over each other, forming squares. On maps the grid is used to help you find a particular thing or place.
  • ...a grid of ironwork.

    铁格栅

  • ...a grid of narrow streets...

    纵横交错的狭窄街道

  • Many canals were built along map grid lines.

    很多运河是按照地图上的坐标线开凿的。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](输送电力等的)系统网络 A grid is a network of wires and cables by which sources of power, such as electricity, are distributed throughout a country or area.
  • ...breakdowns in communications and electric power grids.

    通信系统与输电网的中断

3
[N-COUNT 可数名词]赛车起跑线 The grid or the starting grid is the starting line on a car-racing track.
  • The Ferrari of Alain Prost will be second on the grid.

    阿兰·普罗斯特的法拉利赛车将排在起跑线的第二位。

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