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单词 encounter
释义
encounter
noun[C]
uk
/ɪnˈkaʊn.tər/us
/ɪnˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ/
ameeting,especiallyone thathappensbychance:
偶然相遇，邂逅，不期而遇
I had analarmingencounterwithawildpig.我曾经意外地碰到过一头野猪，真是惊险。
Thismeetingwill be the first encounterbetweenthepartyleaderssince theelection.这是自大选以来两党领导人首次狭路相逢。
anoccasionwhenpeoplehavesex, usually with someone they have notmetbefore
（对象通常为陌生人的）性经历
anoccasionwhen twoteamsplayagainst each other:
（体育）比赛，交锋
Intheirlast encounterwithItaly,Englandwon3–2.在上次和意大利队的对垒中，英格兰队3比2获胜。
More examples
  • She has written amemoirof her encounters with W.H. Auden over theyears.
  • I had abruisingencounter with myex-husbandlastweek.
  • I had astrangeencounter with aFrenchman on my way towork.
  • Shereportedaninterestingencounter with an ex-soldier.
  • It was one of anumberofamusingencounters lastweek.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Meeting people
  • ayup
  • bump
  • bump intosomeone
  • crosssomeone'spath/cross paths withsomeoneidiom
  • deal
  • deal withsomeone
  • farewell
  • it's a dateidiom
  • makeyourselfknownidiom
  • meeting
  • open house
  • payyourrespectsidiom
  • reconvene
  • recross
  • red carpet
  • remember
  • remembersomeonetosomeone
  • rendezvous
  • respect
  • town meeting
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Competitions, & parts of competitions
encounter
verb[T]
uk
/ɪnˈkaʊn.tər/us
/ɪnˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ/

encounterverb[T](MEET)

formal
tomeetsomeoneunexpectedly:
邂逅，不期而遇，偶然碰到
Ontheirwayhomethey encountered a womansellingflowers.在回家的路上他们碰到一位卖花的女子。
More examples
  • She was, he says, the mostviolentwoman he had encountered in 13yearsas anofficer.
  • As weleftthememorialareawe encountered agroupofGermanstudents.
  • Thefootballfansthat we encounteredseemedharmlessenough.
  • On my way to thestationI encountered asmallchild,begging.
  • He wasprobablythe mostobnoxiouspersonI'veeverencountered.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Meeting people
  • ayup
  • bump
  • bump intosomeone
  • crosssomeone'spath/cross paths withsomeoneidiom
  • deal
  • deal withsomeone
  • farewell
  • it's a dateidiom
  • makeyourselfknownidiom
  • meeting
  • open house
  • payyourrespectsidiom
  • reconvene
  • recross
  • red carpet
  • remember
  • remembersomeonetosomeone
  • rendezvous
  • respect
  • town meeting
See more results »

encounterverb[T](EXPERIENCE)

B2
toexperiencesomething,especiallysomethingunpleasant:
遭遇，遇到（尤指不愉快的事情）
When did you first encounter thesedifficulties?你什么时候开始遇到这些困难的？
Thearmyisreportedto be encounteringconsiderableresistance.据报道，部队正遭遇到顽强的抵抗。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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
  • ride
  • run up againstsomething
  • seat-of-the-pants
  • see lifeidiom
  • stricken
  • taste
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(Definition ofencounterfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

encounter| American Dictionary

encounter
verb[T]
us
/ɪnˈkɑʊn·tər/
tomeetsomeoneunexpectedly, or toexperience,esp. somethingunpleasant:
In thekitchenI encountered a woman I had neverseenbefore.
He wasshockedby thehostilityhe encountered.

encounter

noun[C]us
/ɪnˈkɑʊnt·ər/
My first encounter withdeathwas when Abrahamdied.
(Definition ofencounterfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

encounter| Business English

encounter
verb[T]
uk
/ɪnˈkaʊntər/us
toexperienceasituation,especiallysomething that isunexpectedorunpleasant:
We encountered aproblemwith thefuelpumpduringsafetytests.
This is the firsttimeI have encounteredracismatwork.
encounter
noun[C]
uk
/ɪnˈkaʊntər/us
ameetingwith someone,especiallyone that isunexpectedorunpleasant:
Customerservicerepresentativesaretrainedtohandleencounters withangrycustomers.
(Definition ofencounterfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofencounter

encounter
No discrepancy in the ability to define anatomic structure was encountered for the body or outflow regions of the right ventricle.
From theCambridge English Corpus
One possibility is that the capacity of focal attention differs for simultaneously available elements arrayed in space, and for representations encountered over time.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Combined stresses are more likely to be encountered in the field than single stresses.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In general, lower frequency words will tend to be encountered and acquired (and are also taught) later than higher frequency words.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A system passes through a succession of a finite number of states, but it must eventually reenter a state that it has previously encountered.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They often encountered hostile eyebrows or verbal humiliation from the more passionate participants.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Infants appear to preserve substantial memory for acoustic detail from oneencounterwith a word to the next, which in turn guides early word recognition.
From theCambridge English Corpus
What are the particular difficulties that might be encountered when attempting 'exact' replications of a previous study in our field?
From theCambridge English Corpus
The campaign against the radical liberals encountered a number of difficulties.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Subsequent chapters look in detail at the idiosyncrasies of musical instruments and the difficulties their performers are likely toencounter.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Other scientific terms from botany, chemistry, medicine, etc. that one mightencounterin general entomological works are also included.
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We thusencounteran inescapable double bind in our attempts to read the significance of ostensible attempts at remembrance.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Since this article is the summary of previous and cur rent research, readers may have encountered some of the data and arguments before.
From theCambridge English Corpus
As we examine more subtle and realistic devices, we will likelyencounterthe need for additional rules.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, there are also striking similarities between shamanic practices and ceremonies across regions that have never encountered one another.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocationswithencounter

encounter

These are words often used in combination withencounter.

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brief encounter
In many ways the model is reminiscent of a state of social anomie, in which isolated individuals without historical ties drift from one brief encounter to another.
From theCambridge English Corpus
casual encounter
For most readers, casual encounters with this material are probably largely entertaining, with some subliminal instructive value.
From theCambridge English Corpus
face-to-face encounter
Similarly, political rallies back at home provided an occasion for a face-to-face encounter in which representatives' commitment and endeavour could be appraised by their supporters.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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