It will take longer to reconnect the computers to the Net.
出自-2013年6月聽力原文
By some studies, the safety nets for retirees have reduced fertility rates by 0.5 By some studies, the safety nets for retirees have reduced fertility rates by 0.5 children in the United States and almost 1.0 in Western Europe, reports economist Robert Stein in the journal National Affairs.0 in Western Europe, reports economist Robert Stein in the journal National Affairs.
出自-2013年12月閱讀原文
He surveyed 165 households, most of which had a net worth of $25m or more
出自-2013年12月閱讀原文
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網;網狀物
Net is a kind of cloth that you can see through. It is made of very fine threads woven together so that there are small equal spaces between them.
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(保護性)網罩
A net is a piece of netting which is used as a protective covering for something, for example to protect vegetables from birds.
例句
I threw aside my mosquito net and jumped out of bed.
我把蚊帳甩到一邊，跳下床來。
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(用以捕魚、昆蟲或動物的)漁網，羅網
A net is a piece of netting which is used for catching fish, insects, or animals.
例句
Several fishermen sat on wooden barrels, tending their nets.
幾個漁夫坐在木桶上修補漁網。
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N-SING
同 Internet
The Net is the same as the Internet .
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VERB
(用網)捕捉，罩，圍
If you net a fish or other animal, you catch it in a net.
例句
I'm quite happy to net a fish and then let it go...
我特別喜歡用網捕到魚后再把它放了。
Poachers have been netting salmon to supply the black market.
盜獵者一直在捕撈大麻哈魚到黑市上去賣。
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(網球場等的)球網
In games such as tennis, the net is the piece of netting across the centre of the court which the ball has to go over.
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(足球或曲棍球場的)有網球門
The net on a football or hockey field is the framework with netting over it which is attached to the back of the goal.
例句
He let the ball slip through his grasp and into the net.
球從他的掌中滑出，鉆進了球門。
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(籃球)球網
In basketball, the net is the netting which hangs from the metal hoop. You score goals by throwing the ball through the hoop and netting.
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VERB
(籃球或足球)得分，進(球)
In basketball or football, when you net a goal, you score a goal.
例句
Centre half Tiler netted his first goal for the club.
中前衛泰勒為俱樂部射進了他的第一粒進球。
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VERB
(尤指運用技巧)獲取，得到
If you net something, you manage to get it, especially by using skill.
例句
They took to the water intent on netting the ￡250,000 reward offered for conclusive proof of the monster's existence.
他們前往那片水域，打算找到怪物存在的確鑿證據，以獲得為此設立的25萬英鎊獎金。
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VERB
捕獲;抓獲;繳獲
When a police operation nets a number of people or things, they catch those people or find those things.
例句
Secret investigations have netted ninety staff suspected of fraud and theft...
秘密調查已抓獲90名涉嫌欺詐盜竊的職員。
The anti-drug sweep had netted nearly 900 kilogrammes of cocaine.
掃毒行動已繳獲了近900千克的可卡因。
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VERB
凈得;凈賺
If you net a particular amount of money, you gain it as profit after all expenses have been paid.
例句
Last year he netted a cool 3 million pounds by selling his holdings...
去年他通過出售自己持有的股份獲得了整整300萬英鎊的凈收入。
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PHRASE
從更大范圍考慮;做更大范圍的嘗試
If you cast your net wider, you look for or consider a greater variety of things.
例句
The security forces are casting their net wider.
安全部隊正在更廣泛地布網。
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PHRASE
(罪犯)漏網，逃脫
If criminals slip through the net, they avoid being caught by the system or trap that was meant to catch them.
例句
Officials fear some of the thugs identified by British police may have slipped through the net.
官員們擔心英國警方指認的一些罪犯可能已成為漏網之魚。
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PHRASE
(在體制中)被遺漏，被遺忘
You use slip through the net or fall through the net to describe a situation where people are not properly cared for by the system that is intended to help them.
例句
And a number of African countries, too, are slipping through the net...
并且一些非洲國家也被漏掉了。
The existence of more than one agency with power to intervene can lead to children falling through the net.
多個部門都可干預的事實可能會導致一些孩子被遺漏。