reticulate

• 形容词，指网状的或具有类似网络图案的；现代英语中较少通用，主要见于历史或植物学、动物学等专业文本。

An adjective meaning net-like or having a pattern resembling a network; now rarely used in general English, primarily found in historical or specialized botanical/zoological texts.

1. Network-likeC2formal

   Resembling or forming a network; having a pattern of intersecting lines or veins.

   网状的

   • The leaf has a reticulate pattern of veins.
   • The map shows a reticulate system of canals.
   • The artist used a reticulate design in the mosaic.

   同义词latticednetlikenettedreticularwebby

• 一个过时或罕用的动词，意为形成网络或网状结构，或用类似网状的图案覆盖某物。

An obsolete verb meaning to form a network or to cover with a net-like pattern.

1. Form a networkC2formal

   To form a net-like pattern or network of lines, veins, or structures.

   形成网状结构

   • The veins on the leaf reticulate across its surface.
   • The river system reticulates through the valley.
   • The artist's design reticulates into a complex pattern.

   同义词crisscrossinterlaceintertwinelatticemeshnetnetwork

2. Distribute via a networkC2formal

   To distribute something, such as water or electricity, through a network of pipes or wires.

   通过网络分配

   • The company reticulated water to the entire region.
   • Electricity is reticulated through a grid of power lines.
   • The city plans to reticulate natural gas to all homes.

3. Divide into a networkC2formal

   To divide something so that it forms a network of interconnected parts.

   分成网状

   • The surveyor reticulated the land into smaller plots.
   • The software reticulates the data into a web of connections.
   • The architect reticulated the floor plan into a grid of rooms.

   同义词crisscrossinterlacemeshnetnetwork