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grid

noun
 
🔊/ɡrɪd/
🔊/ɡrɪd/
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  1.  
    a pattern of straight lines, usually crossing each other to form squares网格；方格
    • New York’s grid of streets纽约棋盘式的街道布局
    Extra Examples
    • The artist drew a set of grid lines over the area to be painted.画家在要作画的区域画上了一些网线。
    • We superimposed a grid over the image.我们在这张图像上面加了网格。
    • the Manhattan street grid曼哈顿棋盘式的街道布局
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • rectangular
    • square
    • regular
    • …
    verb + grid
    • superimpose
    grid + noun
    • line
    • pattern
    • square
    • …
    See full entry
  2. a frame of metal or wooden bars that are parallel or cross each other （金属或木制的）格子，格栅，栅栏see also cattle grid
  3.  
    a pattern of squares on a map that are marked with letters or numbers to help you find the exact position of a place（地图上的）坐标方格
    • The grid reference is C8.地图上的坐标方格数字为 C8。🔊🔊
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    • An Ordnance Survey grid reference gives the position of a place to within 100 metres.全国地形测量局的地图坐标标示某地的位置精确到100 米以内。
    • Each of the grid squares on the map is equal to one square kilometre.地图上的每个坐标方格等于1平方公里。
    • The grid lines on the map run north-south.地图上的座标线呈南北走向。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionarygrid + noun
    • line
    • reference
    • square
    • …
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  4.  
    (especially British English) a system of electric wires or pipes carrying gas, for sending power over a large area（输电线路、天然气管道的）系统网络；输电网；煤气输送网
    • the national grid (= the electricity supply in a country)国家输电网
    • the development of the country’s electricity grid国家电网的发展
    • Power can be fed from wind generators into the electricity grid system.电力可以从风力发电机流入输电网。
    see also national grid
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • electric
    • electrical
    • electricity
    • …
    grid + noun
    • system
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  5. (also starting grid)
     (in motor racing汽车比赛) a pattern of lines marking the starting positions for the racing cars赛车起跑线
    • The 20-year-old didn't get the best of starts off the grid.这位20岁的小伙子并没有获得最好的开局机会。
  6. (often the Grid)
     [singular] (computing计算机) a number of computers that are linked together using the internet so that they can share power, data, etc. in order to work on difficult problems（利用互联网的）联网，联机
    7. Word Originmid 19th cent.: back-formation from gridiron.
Idioms
off the grid
  1. (especially North American English) not using the public supplies of electricity, gas, water, etc.不用水电等公共设施
    • The mountain cabin is entirely off the grid.这山中小屋完全不用水电等公共设施。🔊🔊
    • You can produce your own power and live off the grid.您可以产生自己的力量并依靠电网生存。
    see also off-the-grid