netting

/ˈnetɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈnetɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈne-tiŋ/ (ame, mw)

netting — 名詞

1. fabric, string, or wire arranged with open holes instead of a solid surface.

1.名詞B2
釋義

網布

有網眼的布料或線材

fabric, string, or wire arranged with open holes instead of a solid surface.

例句

Amani stitched silver netting onto the dance costume before the school show.

Amani 在學校表演前，把銀色網布縫到舞衣上。

stitch netting onto + costume

Fine netting kept the insects off the strawberries in Hugo's garden.

細網布把昆蟲擋在外面，保住了 Hugo 花園裡的草莓。

netting keep insects off + crops

同義詞
  • mesh

    broader word for any open grid, not only soft material

  • mesh fabric

    stresses cloth use, especially in clothing or decoration

  • screening

    more common for protective mesh in doors, windows, or fences

反義詞

文法句型

netting + over/on + [object]

[color/material] + netting

用法筆記

Usually uncountable when it names the material itself. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is the mesh you can touch or use, not the craft of making it.

常見錯誤

❌The dress was made from a net.
✅The dress was made from netting.
💡use 'netting' for mesh material, not for one separate net object.

2. the work of producing nets or other open mesh by hand or with tools.

2.名詞C1
釋義

編網

製作網子或網狀物的工作

the work of producing nets or other open mesh by hand or with tools.

例句

Christopher learned netting from his uncle before joining the fishing crew.

Christopher 在加入捕魚船隊前，先跟叔叔學編網。

learn netting from + person

During winter, the class practised netting with string and wooden frames.

冬天時，這個班用繩子和木框練習編網。

practise netting with + material

同義詞
  • net making

    plain descriptive phrase for the same craft

  • mesh work

    broader phrase that can include similar open-hole crafts

文法句型

learn/practise + netting

netting + with + string/wire

用法筆記

Usually uncountable and most common in fishing or craft settings. Distinguish from sense 1: sense 2 names the activity of making the mesh, not the material that results.