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单词 dragnet
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dragnet
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If you suddenly start noticing police officers around every corner, you might be watching a dragnet in progress. A dragnet is a coordinated attempt to catch a criminal.
Dragnet originally referred to a kind of net for catching fish. It can now also indicate a less literal type of net: one that catches crooks. Police may use a dragnet if they know a wanted criminal is in a certain neighborhood. When cops set up a dragnet, they may call in extra officers, fence off areas from civilians, and arm themselves heavily. This word became famous because of the TV show Dragnet, which featured Sergeant Joe Friday.
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dragnet: dragnets
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A similar dragnet at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory would yield plenty of genius-level fluid dynamicists responsible for computerized models of the Earth’s atmosphere.
Slate(Dec 27, 2016)
“The nature of the DHS’ requests delves into personal information, creating an information dragnet.”
Washington Times(Dec 23, 2016)
Some fear getting caught and even disappearing in the dragnet of government detentions.
Washington Post(Dec 12, 2016)
1n a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
Syn|Hyper
trawl, trawl net
fishing net, fishnet
a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in
2n a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals)
caught in the police dragnet
Hyper
scheme, system
a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
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