encounter

• vt. 遭遇，邂逅；遇到
• n. 遭遇，偶然碰见
• vi. 遭遇；偶然相遇

en-, 进入，使。前缀countra-, 相对。即进入相对状态的，面对面遭遇的。

1. a minor short-term fight

2. a casual or unexpected convergence;

"he still remembers their meeting in Paris"

"there was a brief encounter in the hallway"

3. a casual meeting with a person of thing

4. a hostile disagreement face-to-face

encounter (n.)

c. 1300, "meeting of adversaries, confrontation," from Old French encontre "meeting; fight; opportunity" (12c.), noun use of preposition/adverb encontre "against, counter to" from Late Latin incontra "in front of," from Latin in- "in" (see in- (2)) + contra "against" (see contra). Modern use of the word in psychology is from 1967, from the work of U.S. psychologist Carl Rogers (1902-1987). Encounter group attested from 1967.

encounter (v.)

c. 1300, "to meet as an adversary," from Old French encontrer "meet, come across; confront, fight, oppose," from encontre (see encounter (n.)). Weakened sense of "meet casually or unexpectedly" first recorded in English early 16c. Related: Encountered; encountering.

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向对运动，最终相碰(遇)。

encounter： 通常指遇到困难或挫折，也指偶然或意外地相遇。

confront： 不可避免的，面对面的相遇。也指敢于正视困难或问题的决心和信心。

face： 侧重双方静止地面对面，或指指充满勇气、信心和决心正视人或事。

contact： 多指通过书信、电话或直接会面和别人联系。口语用词。

Why do some students give up when they encounter difficulty, whereas others who are no more skilled continue to strive and learn? One answer, I soon discovered, lay in people's beliefs about why they had failed.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

The kind of shopping—where you hand over notes and count out change in return—now happens only in the most minor of our retail encounters, like buying a bar of chocolate or a pint of milk from a corner shop.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

For me it took the form of my first, and I hope only, encounter with writer's block—I was not able to produce anything for three years.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

What problem did Chris encounter in his Division?

出自-2011年12月听力原文

For me it took the form of my first, and I hope only, encounter with writer's block— I was not able to produce anything for three years.

2015年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

When these students encounter a new problem of the same type on a test, they're able to transfer the knowledge they've gathered more effectively than those who were the passive recipients of someone else's expertise.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

They are more likely to encounter interracial conflicts.

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

They encounter boys all the time socially out of school, and through debating societies and things like that, some school activities as well.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

In its first encounter it might be somewhat hesitant and unassuming, but as it came to know the user it would progress to a more relaxed and intimate style.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

What problem did Chris encounter in his Division?

出自-2011年12月听力原文

It has encountered increasingly tougher challenges.

出自-2010年6月听力原文

Well, we'd been led to believe that we would encounter a good proportion of this older, thicker, technically multi-year ice that's been around for a few years and just gets thicker and thicker.

2016年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

But one thing is certain, all people encounter mountains in their life.

2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读表达 原文

I encountered many hikers who were headed to a distant camp-ground with just enough time to get there before dark.

2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

I read that people are more divided than ever, but that's not how the people I encounter tend to act.

2019年高考英语天津卷 完形填空 原文

After a bruising encounter with Congress, America’s Financial Accounting Standards Board ( ' , FASB) rushed through rule changes.

出自-2010年考研阅读原文

After a bruising encounter with Congress, America's financial Accounting Standards Board rushed through rule changes.

2010年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

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个对手。

牛津词典

It was his first sexual encounter (= first experience of sex).

那是他的第一次性经历。

牛津词典

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。

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a chance encounter

偶然相遇

牛津词典

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。

牛津词典

Three of them were killed in the subsequent encounter with the police.

他们中有三个人在后来与警察的冲突中被杀死。

牛津词典

She was the most remarkable woman he had ever encountered.

她是他所见到过的最出色的女性。

牛津词典

We encountered a number of difficulties in the first week.

我们在第一周遇到了一些困难。

牛津词典

I had never encountered such resistance before.

我以前从未遇到过这么大的阻力。

牛津词典

The author tells of a remarkable encounter with a group of South Vietnamese soldiers.

作者讲述了和一群南越士兵的奇遇。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a sexual encounter.

性体验

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...his first serious encounter with alcohol.

他第一次正儿八经喝酒的经历

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Environmental problems they found in Poland were among the worst they encountered.

他们在波兰发现的环境问题是他们遇到过的最严重的。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Did you encounter anyone in the building?...

你在大楼里遇到谁了么？

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Renata wrote him that she had encountered her long-estranged father.

雷娜塔写信告诉他说她碰到了分离多年的父亲。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Every day of our lives we encounter stresses of one kind or another...

我们在每天的生活中会面临这样或那样的压力。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

There was heavy bloodshed in their first encounter at sea.

第一次海上冲突,他们双方都伤亡惨重.

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It was a bloody encounter between the two armies.

这是那两军之间的一次激烈的遭遇战.

《用法词典》

Dream on the road will encounter various difficulties.

追梦的路上会遇到重重困难.

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Did you ever encounter any overt racism while working?

问:你在工作中有没有遇到过公开的种族主义言行?

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Yes. Players will encounter several new characters asas a number of characters from the previous games.

玩家会遇到一些新的角色,同时前作中的一系列角色也会在新作品中登场.

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It was an encounter I would never forget.

这是一次令我永生难忘的遭遇.

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We treasure each encounter.

我们珍视每一次与乘客的见面.

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Against Milan it will be a direct encounter and even the against Bate is important.

对阵米兰完全是一场遭遇战,即使巴特的比赛也很重要.

期刊摘选

What problems did you encounter setting up and completing your worksheet?

什么问题做你相会设定在而且上面完成你的工作表单?

期刊摘选

She happened , while she was thus engaged, to encounter the face of the man on deck.

在她这样胡思乱想的当儿, 偶然碰到在舱面上那个人的面孔.

辞典例句

The pedestrians and animals are likely to encounter.

步行者和动物可能会碰着.

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