encounter
[UK]/ɪn'kaʊn.tər / [US]/-tˌɚ/
noun [C]
* a meeting, especially one that happens by chance
偶然相遇，邂逅，不期而遇

1. I had a rather alarming encounter with a wild pig.
我曾经意外地碰到过一头野猪，真是惊险。

2. This meeting will be the first encounter between the party leaders since the election.
这是自大选以来两党领导人首次狭路相逢。

* an occasion when people have sex, usually with someone they have not met before
性经历（对象通常为陌生人）

* an occasion when two teams play against each other
（体育）比赛，交锋

1. In their last encounter with Italy, England won 3-2.
在上次和义大利队的对垒中，英格兰队三比二获胜。

[UK]/ɪn'kaʊn.tər / [US]/-tˌɚ/
verb [T]
MEET 遇到
A formal
* to meet someone unexpectedly
邂逅，不期而遇，偶然碰到

1. On their way home they encountered a woman selling flowers.
在回家的路上他们碰到一位卖花的女子。

[UK]/ɪn'kaʊn.tər / [US]/-tˌɚ/
verb [T]
EXPERIENCE 经历
* to experience, especially something unpleasant
遭遇，遇到（尤指不愉快的事情）

1. When did you first encounter these difficulties?
你甚么时候开始遇到这些困难的？

2. The army is reported to be encountering considerable resistance.
据报道，部队正遭遇到顽强的抵抗。

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☞ encounter
en·coun·ter / in5kauntE(r) / verb [VN]
1. to experience sth, especially sth unpleasant or difficult, while you are trying to do sth else
   遭遇,遇到(尤指令人不快或困难的事)
   SYN  meet with , run into :
   We encountered a number of difficulties in the first week.
   我们在第一周遇到了很多困难。
   I had never encountered such resistance before.
   我以前从未遇到过这么大的阻力。
2. (formal) to meet sb, or discover or experience sth, especially sb / sth new, unusual or unexpected
   偶然碰到；意外地遇见；与…邂逅
   SYN  come across :
   She was the most remarkable woman he had ever encountered.
   她是他所见到过的最出色的女性。 noun1. ~ (with sb / sth) | ~ (between A and B) a meeting, especially one that is sudden, unexpected or violent
   (意外、突然或暴力的)相遇,邂逅,遭遇,冲突:
   Three of them were killed in the subsequent encounter with the police.
   他们中有三个人后来在与警察的冲突中被杀死。
   The story describes the extraordinary encounter between a man and a dolphin.
   这个故事描述了一个男人与一只海豚之间的奇遇。
   a chance encounter
   偶然相遇
   I've had a number of close encounters (= situations that could have been dangerous) with bad drivers.
   我好几次都险些与技术不佳的司机相撞。
   It was his first sexual encounter (= first experience of sex).
   那是他的第一次性经历。
2. a sports match against a particular player or team
   (体育)比赛,交锋:
   She has beaten her opponent in all of their previous encounters.
   她在以前的所有交锋中都击败了这对手。

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encounter

I. noun

• ADJECTIVE brief I did not see him again, except for a brief ~ on a train. | first, initial | last, previous | early her early ~s with contemporary art | recent | final | casual, chance, random, unexpected It was a chance ~ that led to the setting up of the new political party. | close, intimate I decided not to risk a second close ~ with the snakes. | face-to-face, personal | direct The press conference was her first direct ~ with the media. | fateful, strange | aggressive, armed, dangerous, unpleasant, violent | cultural, social the language we use in everyday social ~s | colonial the colonial ~ of indigenous craftsmen with Europeans | erotic, sexual | romantic | homosexual | alien examination of UFO sightings and alien ~s

• VERB + ENCOUNTER have I had my first ~ with him two years ago. | survive Few men survive an ~ with her! | win | avoid | recall, remember | describe

• ENCOUNTER + VERB occur, take place | result in sth

• PREPOSITION ~ between violent ~s between police and protesters | ~ with my first ~ with my new boss

II. verb

• ADVERB commonly, frequently, often, regularly Walruses were commonly ~ed in the Shetland Islands until recently. | normally | occasionally | rarely | never | first an idea I first ~ed when I was in the army | previously

• VERB + ENCOUNTER be likely to What are the difficulties you are most likely to ~?

Encounter is used with these nouns as the object: barrier, delay, difficulty, discrimination, hazard, hostility, interference, obstacle, opposition, prejudice, problem, resistance, roadblock, situation

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encounter verb
⇨ have 3 (encounter difficulties) ⇨ meet 2 (encounter sb)encounter noun
⇨ meeting 2

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encounter

verb
1 I encountered a girl I used to know
MEET , meet by chance, run into, run across, come across, come upon, stumble across, stumble on, chance on, happen on; informal bump into; archaic run against.

2 the guides will help if you encounter any problems
EXPERIENCE , come into contact with, run into, come across, come up against, face, be faced with, confront, be forced to contend with.

3 the soldiers encountered a large crowd of demonstrators
CONFRONT , accost, oppose, meet head-on; clash with, come into conflict with, engage with, struggle with, contend with, fight, do battle with, skirmish with.

noun
1 I told them of my encounter with the priest
MEETING , chance meeting, brush, rendezvous; contact.

2 the monument is thought to commemorate a Viking encounter
BATTLE , fight, clash, conflict, confrontation, engagement, skirmish, brush; informal run-in, set-to, dust-up, scrap; archaic rencounter.

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encounter 遭遇
en-, 进入，使；-counter, 相对。即进入相对状态，面对面遭遇。

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