network 可以用作名词也可以用作动词：

▲用作名词的用法

1. 网，网状结构

指绳、线或铁丝按一定间隔交叉形成的网状织品或结构。

A network of veins showed through his skin. 他青筋暴露。

The plain is intersected by a network of canals. 平原上运河网络纵横交错。

I lost my way in the network of tiny alleys. 我在纵横交错的小巷子里迷了路。

Beneath the city lies a labyrinthine network of tunnels. 城市的下面布满迷宫般的地道网路。

2. 交通网，运输网

指相互交叉或连接的线路或水道。

Less than half the rail network was operable. 只有不到半数的铁路网可以使用。

The railway network soon spread across the globe. 铁路网迅速延伸到全球。

The northeast of the country is ill-served by the rail network. 该国的东北部铁路网络不完善。

The newspapers are sent out via a national distribution network. 报纸由全国分销网发送出去。

Birmingham is at the hub ofBritain’s motorway network. 伯明翰地处英国高速公路网的枢纽位置。

Drinking water is brought to the village through a network of underground pipes. 饮用水通过地下管道网输送到村子里。

It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul. 众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

The railway network had reached its greatest extent in route mileage. 铁路网的里程数已达到最大范围。

They are establishing a network of pumps and pipelines to move the oil. 他们要建立一个油泵和管线的网络输送石油。

The new rail services will form a network connecting the capital and major cities. 新的铁路服务将形成一个网络，连接首都和各个主要城市。

Most West European countries have embraced the concept of high-speed rail networks with enthusiasm. 大多数西欧国家都非常积极，乐意接受修建高速铁路网的想法。

3. ……网（络）

指一个复杂而相互作用或关联的系统。

This new product line should be able to plug into our existing distribution network. 这条新生产线应该能与我们现有的销售网路相适应。

We could reduce our costs by developing a more efficient distribution network. 我们可以通过发展更为高效的分销系统来降低成本。

In ten years, they have been able to stitch together a national network of banks. 在十年时间里，他们组织起了全国性的银行网络。

It is thought that they worked in collusion with the terrorist network. 人们认为他们与恐怖主义网路有勾结。

4. 人际网，从脉网

指有共同爱好或兴趣，并互相作用保持非正式交往以获得多方面帮助或支持的群体。

It’s important to build up a network of professional contacts. 建立一个专业人脉网是很重要的。

The old-boy network still operates in some City banks. 在某些城市商业银行，老同学关系网仍然有用。

She was cocooned in a reassuring network of friends and relatives. 她被一群让人放心的亲戚朋友保护着。

The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network. 证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。

The family unit is supported by its integration into a wider social network. 这个家庭由于融入更广阔的社会关系网而得到帮助。

It is a tenet of contemporary psychology that an individual’s mental health is supported by having good social networks. 当代心理学的一个基本理念就是个人的心理健康有赖于良好的社交圈。

Society does not consist of isolated individuals, but people in a network of relationships. 社会并不是由一个个孤立的个体组成，而是由互相联系的人所组成。

5. 广播网，电视网

指由线路或微波中转站连接的电台或电视台网络。

The telephone network is still under state control. 电话网仍在国家控制之下。

The national TV network carries religious programmes. 全国电视网播出宗教节目。

They were unable to run the telephone network economically. 他们未能经济地经营电话网络。

Radio networks are being reengineered to give digital operation. 无线电网络正被改造成数字模式操作。

Advertisers have bought airtime on all the major TV networks. 广告商在各大电视网购买了播放时间。

The network ran into controversy over claims of faked documentary footage. 由于有人指责纪录片不实，电视网陷入了一场争论。

6. 计算机网络

指为共享信息而用电话线或其它方式交互连接而成的计算机系统。

The computers are linked into a network. 这些计算机是联网的。

The files are accessible over a network. 这些文件可以在网上查到。

Users can access data across a network. 使用者可以通过网络获取资料。

Members are all linked together in a network. 成员都连接到同一网络中。

All computer users are connected on a network. 所有的计算机用户都联网了。

All these PCs are linked up to the network. 这些个人计算机都与网络连接。

They’ve installed the new computer network at last. 他们终于安装了新计算机网络。

Our operating system can now interconnect with other networks. 我们的操作系统现在能和其他网络相连。

A teenager was accused of cracking into the company’s network. 一名青少年被指控非法侵入该公司的计算机系统。

If one of the file servers goes down, you lose the whole network. 文件服务器只要有一个瘫痪，整个网络就不能用了。

▲用作动词的用法

1. 将…连接成网络

Compared with the railways the canals were inflexible and less effectively networked. 与铁路相比，运河难以变更，并无法像铁路那样有效地连接起来。

2. 联播，播出

the Spurs match which ITV had networked. 独立电视台联播的马刺队比赛

The show is networked at prime time. 该节目在黄金时间联网播出。

Lumsdon would like to see his programme sold and networked. 拉姆斯敦希望看到自己的节目卖出，并进行联播。

He had once had his own networked chat show. 他曾经拥有自己的电视联播访谈节目。

3. 建立工作关系网; 交际

In business, it is important to network with as many people as possible on a face to face basis. 在生意场上，通过与尽可能多的人面对面地打交道来建立工作关系很重要。

4.（计算机）联网

The addition of networking facilities will greatly enhance the system. 增加网络设备将会大大增强系统的性能。

Computers can be networked using modems and telephone lines. 用调制解调器和电话线就能把计算机联网。

When computers are networked, they are linked together so that information can be transferred between them. 计算机联网连接，即彼此可供互传信息。

Our computer system consists of about twenty personal computers networked to a powerful file-server. 我们的电脑系统由大约20台个人电脑组成，这些电脑与一台功能强大的档服务器连网。

▲过去分词 networked

过去分词 networked 可以转化为形容词，意思是“联网的”。如：

networked workstations 联网的工作站

the networked computer 联网的电脑