"dragnet" in Chinese (Simplified)
大规模搜捕拖网（捕鱼）
Definition
“Dragnet” 指警方在大范围内搜查嫌疑人或信息的方法，也指一种用于捕鱼的拖网。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
作为警用术语，“dragnet”多见于新闻报道，例如“警方展开大规模搜捕”。在渔业中是专业词汇。一般不用在个人或小范围搜索中。
Examples
The police set up a dragnet to catch the thief.
警方展开了**大规模搜捕**来抓小偷。
The fisherman pulled a heavy dragnet out of the water.
渔夫把一张重重的**拖网**拉出了水面。
The city was under a police dragnet all night.
整座城市整晚都处于警方的**大规模搜捕**之下。
They escaped just minutes before the dragnet closed in.
他们就在**大规模搜捕**收紧前几分钟逃脱了。
The massive dragnet failed to find any evidence.
大规模的**搜捕**未能找到任何证据。
Reporters praised the efficiency of the police dragnet.
记者们称赞警方**搜捕**的效率。