inter·net
noun/ˈɪntənet/
/ˈɪntərnet/
(also Internet)
(usually the internet)
(also informal the Net)
[singular]- an international computer network connecting other networks and computers that allows people to share information around the world
(国际)互联网;因特网 - to surf/browse/access the internet
上网 - on the internet I looked it up on the internet.
我在网上查过此事。 - She likes to go on the internet in the evenings.
她喜欢在晚间上网。 - via the internet We have kept in touch via the internet.
我们在网上保持联系。 - over the internet You can view the video feed over the internet.
您可以在网上观看上架的视频。 - All the rooms have access to the internet/internet access.
所有房间都可以上网。 - I couldn't get an internet connection.
我上不了网。 - internet users
网络用户 - an internet cafe (= a cafe where you pay to use a computer to access the internet)
网吧(= 付费使用电脑上网的咖啡馆) - The payment can be made through internet banking.
可通过网上银行支付。
Collocations Email and the internetEmail and the internetEmailsee also intranet- receive/get/open an email
- write/send/answer/forward/delete an email
- check/read/access your email
- block/filter (out) junk/spam/unsolicited email
- exchange email addresses
- open/check your inbox
- junk mail fills/floods/clogs your inbox
- have/set up an email account
- open/send/contain an attachment
- sign up for/receive email alerts
- use/access/log onto the internet/the Web
- go online/on the internet
- have a high-speed/broadband/wireless (internet) connection
- access/connect to/locate the server
- use/open/close/launch a/your web browser
- browse/surf/search/scour the internet/the Web
- send/contain/spread/detect a(n) (computer/email) virus
- update your anti-virus software
- install/use/configure a firewall
- accept/enable/block/delete cookies
- visit/check a website/an internet site/somebody’s blog
- create/design/launch a website/social networking site
- start/write/post/read a blog
- update your blog/a website
- be in/meet somebody in/go into/enter an internet chat room
- download/upload music/software/a song/a podcast/a file/a copy of something
- share information/data/files
- post a comment/message on a(n) website/online message board/web forum/internet chat room
- stream video/audio/music/content over the internet
- join/participate in/visit/provide a(n) (web-based/web/online/internet/discussion) forum
- generate/increase/monitor internet traffic
Extra ExamplesTopics Phones, email and the interneta1, Shoppinga1- Attempts to regulate the internet are usually doomed to failure.
控制因特网的企图往往注定要失败。 - He likes watching movies, reading, and surfing the internet.
他喜欢看电影、读书和网上冲浪。 - It is possible to earn a degree over the internet.
可以通过网络取得学位。 - Many of the sites launched at the peak of the internet boom have now disappeared.
许多在网络繁荣顶峰时期成立的网站现在已经销声匿迹了。 - More and more people are shopping on the internet.
网上购物的人越来越多。 - Registering an internet domain name is now an essential part of setting up a company.
注册一个因特网域名现在已是成立公司必不可少的一部份了。 - She went on the internet to check air fares.
她上网查询了机票价格。 - She often talks to fans via live internet chats.
她经常通过网络实时聊天与粉丝交谈。 - The auction was held in Paris with an internet link to New York.
拍卖在巴黎举行,同时通过因特网联通纽约。 - They began scouring the internet for information about his condition.
他们开始在网上搜寻有关他状况的信息。 - Thousands logged on to view the live internet broadcast of the concert.
成千上万的人登录观看音乐会网上直播。 - Travellers can check their email at the internet cafe in the square.
旅行者可以在广场上的网吧查看自己的电子邮件。 - a broadband/high-speed internet connection
宽带/高速网络连接 - issues facing the music industry in the internet age
音乐产业在因特网时代面临的问题 - software for downloading internet files
下载网络文件的软件 - the bank's internet arm
银行的网上分部 - the challenges of providing internet connectivity to rural communities
为乡村社区提供网络连通服务的挑战 - the laying of fast networks to carry internet traffic
铺设高速网络以负荷网络流量
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- wireless
- broadband
- high-speed
- …
- access
- go on
- navigate
- …
- site
- website
- gateway
- …
- on the Internet
- over the Internet
Word Origin1970s (denoting a computer network connecting two or more smaller networks): from inter- ‘reciprocal, mutual’ + network. - to surf/browse/access the internet