encounter

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n. 相会, 相遇, 遭遇 vt. 遇见, 邂逅, 会战 vi. 偶然相遇

发音

UK /ɪnˈkaʊntə/
UK /ɪŋˈkaʊntə/
US /ɪnˈkaʊntɚ/
US /ɪŋˈkaʊntɚ/

词形变化

encounters 复数 encounters encountered encounterest encountereth encountering encounters 三单 encountering 现在分词 encountered 过去式 encountered 过去分词

别名

encountre incountre incounter

教材释义与例句

名词

遭遇,偶然碰见

动词

遭遇;偶然相遇

动词

遭遇,邂逅;遇到

释义与例句

n. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    A meeting, especially one that is unplanned or unexpected.

    遇见

    偶遇

    Their encounter was a matter of chance.

  2. 2.

    A hostile, often violent meeting; a confrontation, skirmish, or clash, as between combatants.

    遭遇战

  3. 3.

    A match between two opposing sides.

    体育
  4. 4.

    The period of a space mission during which it carries out its data-gathering objectives.

  5. 5.

    An extrajudicial killing or execution.

    印度
  6. 6.

    A sexual encounter; sexual activity, especially unplanned or unexpected, between two people who have not already established a sexual relationship with each other. In many cases, it does not lead to a relationship, and thus is utterly transient. A sexual encounter can be consensual or non-consensual; in the latter case, it is known as sexual assault. A consensual sexual encounter that happens only once is commonly known as a one-night stand.

v. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.

    遇到

    遇见

    及物
  2. 2.

    To confront (someone or something) face to face.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To meet one another.

    不及物 罕用
  4. 4.

    To engage in conflict, as with an enemy.

    不及物

    Three armies encountered at Waterloo.

  5. 5.

    To kill or execute someone extrajudicially.

    印度 委婉 及物

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle English encountren, from Anglo-Norman encountrer, Old French encontrer (“to confront”), from encontre (“against, counter to”), from Late Latin incontrā (“in front of”) itself from Latin in (“in”) + contrā (“against”).

来源:wiktionary