meet
verb
uk/miːt/us/miːt/met|metmeetverb(FOR THE FIRST TIME)
A1[TorI]
toseeandtalkto someone for the firsttime:
(和…)初次见面;(与…)相识They met atwork.他们是在工作时认识的。
I met her in Hawaii.我在夏威夷认识了她。
Would you like to meet mysister?你愿意认识一下我姐姐吗?
Come and meet(= beintroducedto)myfriendLaura.来,认识一下我的朋友劳拉。
- I'd like you to meet Ann Gregory, mydeputy.
- I'mdreadinghaving to meet hisparents.
- It'simportanttocreatea goodimpressionwhen you meet a newclient.
- It's not alwayseasyto meetmembersof theoppositesex.
- We wentbackstageafter the show to meet theactors.
Being friends & getting to know them
- be on speaking termsidiom
- be/get in withsomeoneidiom
- be/live in each other's pocketsidiom
- befriend
- bonding
- get on like a house on fireidiom
- go back a long wayidiom
- hang
- hang around withsomeone
- hang out
- mix
- move
- pal up
- present
- pull
- pullsomethingon
- rub
- score
- speak
- strike
meetverb(COME TOGETHER)
A1[IorT]
to come together with someoneintentionally:
(与…)会面,会合Lorraine and I meet forlunchonceamonth.我和洛兰每月见一次面吃午饭。
Weagreedto meet onTuesdaytodiscusstheproject.我们同意星期二见面讨论这一项目。
The children'sclubmeets everyThursdayafternoon.儿童俱乐部每星期四下午集合。
They're meetingwiththeiradviserstodrawup a newplan.他们正与顾问会面来制订一项新计划。
Thepresidentmet the UKprimeministerin Londonyesterday.总统昨天在伦敦和英国首相会了面。
A1[TorI]
to come together with someone withoutintendingto:
遇见,遇到It's alwaysawkwardwhen you meet someone youknowbut you can'tremembertheirname.遇到你认识的人但却记不起他们的名字总会让人很尴尬。
Guess who I met intowntoday.猜猜今天我在城里遇到了谁。
We metouroldneighboursat anauctionlastSaturday.我们在上周六的拍卖会上遇到了老邻居。
- I'll meet you at thecheck-indesk.
- She's gone to meet Blake at thestation.
- I'm meeting agroupoffriendsfordinnertonight.
- Theloversmet at asecretrendezvousin thepark.
- We met on severaloccasionstodiscusstheissue.
Meeting people
- ayup
- bump
- bump intosomeone
- crosssomeone'spath/cross paths withsomeoneidiom
- deal
- deal withsomeone
- farewell
- makeyourselfknownidiom
- mass
- meeting
- open house
- payyourrespectsidiom
- reconvene
- recross
- red carpet
- remember
- remembersomeonetosomeone
- rendezvous
- respect
- town meeting
meetverb(SATISFY)
C1[T]
tofulfil,satisfy, orachieve:
满足;达到,完成Theworkers'demandsforhigherpaywere not met by themanagement.管理层没有满足工人们增加工资的要求。
We haven'tyetbeenabletofindahousethat meetsourneeds/requirements.我们还没能找到符合我们需要/要求的房子。
They will onlyagreetosignthecontractifcertainconditionsare met.只有某些条件得到了满足,他们才会同意签合同。
Do youthinkwe will beableto meetourdeadline/target?你认为我们能如期完成/达到目标吗?
[T]
topay:
支付,偿付Thecompanyhasagreedto meet allourexpenses.公司已同意支付我们所有的费用。
- Thistypeofcomputeris tooslowandinflexibleto meet manybusinessneeds.
- Can thesalesforcemeetitsfinancialobjectives?
- Theythreatenedtoblowup theplaneiftheirdemandswere not met.
- Theyagreedtoraisethetradeembargoif threeconditionswere met.
- Hislatestbookmet all myexpectations.
Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling
- A game
- accomplish
- achieve
- acquit
- actualize
- bear
- go (like/down) a bombidiom
- go faridiom
- go from strength to strengthidiom
- go into orbitidiom
- go placesidiom
- kill
- pan
- rise
- scrape through(something)
- sewsomethingup
- slam dunk
- smash itidiom
- somewhere
- stand out
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Paying money
meetverb(PLACE)
B1[T]
towaitat aplacefor someone or something toarrive:
迎接,等候Will you meet me at theairport(= be there when theaircraftarrives)?你到机场接我好吗?
- Arepresentativefrom thetourcompanywill meet you at thecheck-in.
- You go onaheadof me, and I'll meet you there.
- It's verykindof you to come all the way to meet me.
- I'll meet you by the downescalatoron the secondfloor.
- She's gone to meet Brian at thestation.
Meeting people
- ayup
- bump
- bump intosomeone
- crosssomeone'spath/cross paths withsomeoneidiom
- deal
- deal withsomeone
- farewell
- makeyourselfknownidiom
- mass
- meeting
- open house
- payyourrespectsidiom
- reconvene
- recross
- red carpet
- remember
- remembersomeonetosomeone
- rendezvous
- respect
- town meeting
meetverb(TOUCH)
[IorT]
totouchorjoinsomething:
接触;连接There's alargecrackwhere theceilingmeets thewall.天花板与墙壁相连的地方有个大裂缝。
Thecurtainsdon'tquitemeet.窗帘拉不太拢。
Thehorizonis thelinewhere theskymeets theearth.地平线是天地相连的那条线。
Connecting and combining
- abut
- additive
- adjoin
- affix
- agglutinate
- aggregation
- desegregate
- desegregation
- dovetail
- eclectic
- eclectically
- hyphenate
- link(something)up
- linkage
- lumpsomeone/somethingtogether
- marriage
- marry
- weave
- weaving
- yoke
meetverb(EXPERIENCE)
[T]
toexperiencesomething:
经历,遭受,遇到I've never met thatkindofproblem/systembefore.我以前从没遇到过那种问题/制度。
He met hisdeath(= hedied)in theicywatersof theSouthAtlantic.他死于南大西洋冰冷的海水中。
Experiencing and suffering
- (straight) from the horse's mouthidiom
- afflict
- affliction
- almost/nearly die ofsomethingidiom
- be a martyr tosomethingidiom
- be a victim ofyourown successidiom
- bear
- count
- get the short end of the stickidiom
- get/haveyourfingers burnedidiom
- go through
- grip
- hands-on
- horse
- practical
- run up againstsomething
- seat-of-the-pants
- see lifeidiom
- stricken
- taste
Idioms
be more to this than meets the eye
eyes meet
meetsomeone'seye
meetsomeonehalfway
meetyourmaker
meetyourmatch
meetyourWaterloo
Phrasal verbs
meet up
meet withsomething
meet
noun[C]
uk/miːt/us/miːt/mainlyUS
asportseventin whichpeoplecompeteagainst each other, forexampleinswimmingorrunning:
atrack/swimmeet田径运动会/游泳比赛
the first meet of theseason本赛季的第一场比赛
UK
anoccasionwhenpeoplegofoxhunting
猎狐活动Competitions, & parts of competitions
- be a game of two halvesidiom
- beauty contest
- beauty pageant
- benefit match
- competition
- debate
- head-to-head
- on your marks, get set, go!idiom
- peloton
- postgame
- postseason
- pre-meeting
- premiership
- pro-am
- quiz
- spelling bee
- starter
- the Champions League
- the Premier League
- under starter's ordersidiom
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Hunting & fishing