| [/grɪd; ɡrɪd/] n 用法:
1 framework of crossing or parallel metal or wooden bars; grating （金属的或木的）格子; 栅栏:
a `cattle-grid, ie one covering a ditch to prevent cattle from straying onto a main road, etc 牲口栅子（置於沟渠上者, 以防牲口走上公路）. 用法:
2
(a) network of lines, esp crossing at right angles 网格; （尤指）方格:
[attrib 作定语] New York is laid out on a grid pattern. 纽约展示在网格图上.
(b) network of squares on a map, numbered for reference （地图上的）坐标方格:
[attrib 作定语] the grid reference of a place on a map 地图上某地的坐标方格数字. =>illus at map 见map插图. 用法:
3 system of electric-power cables or gas-supply lines for distributing power evenly over a large area 输电网; 煤气输送网:
the National Grid, ie the network of electricity supply in Britain （英国）国家输电网. 用法:
4 pattern of lines marking the starting-places on a car-racing track 赛车跑道上标志起点的平行线. |