encounter

单词音标

encounter音标[in\'kauntә]

汉语翻译

n. 相会, 相遇, 遭遇

vt. 遇见, 邂逅, 会战

vi. 偶然相遇

【化】 遭遇

词型变化

动词过去式:encountered过去分词:encountered现在分词:encountering第三人称单数:encounters

词意辨析

meet, encounter, confront, face, contact

这些动词均有“遇见、会见、碰见”之意。

meet: 普通用词，本义指双方或多方从不同方向或相反方向作相对运动，*终相碰(遇)。

encounter: 通常指遇到困难或挫折，也指偶然或意外地相遇。

confront: 不可避免地，面对面地相遇，也指敢于正视困难或问题。

face: 侧重双方静止地面对面，或指充满勇气、信心和决心去正视人或事。

contact: 多指通过书信、电话或直接会面和别人联系，口语用词。

英语解释

名词 encounter:

a minor short-term fight

同义词：brush, clash, skirmish

a casual or unexpected convergence

同义词：meeting

a casual meeting with a person of thing

同义词：coming upon

a hostile disagreement face-to-face

同义词：confrontation, showdown, face-off

动词 encounter:

come together

同义词：meet, run into, run across, come across, see

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

同义词：find, happen, chance, bump

be beset by

同义词：run into

experience as a reaction

同义词：meet, receive

contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

同义词：meet, play, take on

例句

His encounter with the guard dog had completely unnerved him.

他遇上了警卫犬，把他吓坏了。

I encountered an old friend at Rome.

我在罗马邂逅了一个老朋友。

One rainy night the policeman had a chance encounter with a gang of smugglers.

在一个雨夜，那个警察正巧碰上了一伙走私犯。

详细解释

en.coun.ter

n.（名词）

A meeting, especially one that is unplanned, unexpected, or brief:

相遇，碰见：相遇，尤指一次没有事先计划的、未料到的、短暂的相遇：

例句：

a chance encounter in the park.

在公园里的偶然相遇

A hostile or adversarial confrontation; a contest:

遭遇战，对抗：敌意的或对抗性的遭遇战；会战：

例句：

a tense naval encounter.

激烈的海军遭遇战

An often violent meeting; a clash.

对决，冲突：多为激烈的会战；碰见

v.（动词）

en.coun.tered,en.coun.ter.ing,en.coun.ters

v.tr.（及物动词）

To meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon:

不期而遇：相遇，尤指意外遇到；偶然遇见：

例句：

encountered an old friend on the street.

在街上偶然遇见一位老友

To confront in battle or contention.

对抗：在战役或辩论中遭遇

To come up against:

遭遇：

例句：

encounter numerous obstacles.

遭遇很多阻碍

v.intr.（不及物动词）

To meet, especially unexpectedly.

碰见，尤指不期而遇

来源：

Middle English encountre

中古英语 encountre

from Old French

源自 古法语

from encontrer [to meet]

源自 encontrer [相遇]

from Late Latin incontr3re

源自 后期拉丁语 incontr3re

Latin in- [in] * see en-

拉丁语 in- [在…里] *参见 en-

Latin contr3 [against] * see kom

拉丁语 contr3 [反对] *参见 kom