meeting
noun[C]
uk/ˈmiː.tɪŋ/us/ˈmiː.t̬ɪŋ/A2
aplannedoccasionwhenpeoplecome together, either inpersonoronline(= using theinternet), todiscusssomething:
We'rehavinga meeting onThursdaytodiscusstheproblem.我们将在周四会面讨论这一问题。
I'msorrybut she'sina meeting - I'llaskher tocallyou backlater.恐怕现在她在开会——稍后我会让她给你回电话。
Companies are making more use ofwebsitesand videoconferencing wherestaffmaylogon forregularmeetings.
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conference(MEETING)
congress(MEETING)
consultation
convention(MEETING)
convocationformal
forum(MEETING)
seminar
summit(MEETING)
symposiumformal
anoccasionwhenpeoplemeeteach other,especiallywhen this was notplanned:
(尤指事先未安排的)会面,见面Achancemeeting with apublisheron anairplanehadlaunchedhiscareer.
Ilikedhim fromourfirst meeting.从我们第一次见面我就喜欢上了他。
agroupofpeoplewho havemetfor aparticularpurpose:
与会者,参加会议的人The meetingwantstolookat theproposalagain.与会者想再次讨论这一提案。
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体育运动会- I'd like tofixadateforournext meeting.
- We are getting somefactsandfigurestogether and we will then have afullboardmeeting.
- The meeting shouldfinisharound four o'clock.
- Thehotelis anidealvenueforconferencesandbusinessmeetings.
- After a six-hourflightand alongdayof meetings, it's notsurprisingyou'reexhausted.
Meeting people
- ayup
- bump
- bump intosomeone
- crosssomeone'spath/cross paths withsomeoneidiom
- deal
- deal withsomeone
- farewell
- it's a dateidiom
- makeyourselfknownidiom
- mass
- open house
- payyourrespectsidiom
- reconvene
- recross
- red carpet
- remember
- remembersomeonetosomeone
- rendezvous
- respect
- town meeting
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Idiom
a meeting of minds