meet

1. V-RECIP If you meet someone, you happen to be in the same place as them and start talking to them. You may know the other person, but be surprised to see them, or you may not know them at all. 遇見

I have just met the man I want to spend the rest of my life with. 我剛剛遇到了我想與之共度余生的男人。

He's the kindest and sincerest person I've ever met. 他是我見過的最和善、最真誠(chéng)的人。

2. PHRASAL VERB Meet up means the same as . 同(meet)

Last night, when he was parking my car, he met up with a buddy he had at Stanford. 昨晚他為我泊車時(shí)，遇見了他在斯坦福時(shí)的一位朋友。

3. V-RECIP If two or more people meet, they go to the same place, which they have earlier arranged to do, so that they can talk or do something together. 會(huì)見

We could meet for a drink after work. 我們可以在下班后見面喝一杯。

4. PHRASAL VERB Meet up means the same as . 同(meet)

We tend to meet up for lunch once a week. 我們往往會(huì)每周共進(jìn)一次午餐。

5. V-T If you meet someone, you are introduced to them and begin talking to them and getting to know them. 被引見給…

Hey, Terry, come and meet my Dad. 嗨，特里，過來見見我爸爸。

6. V-T You use meet in expressions such as "Pleased to meet you" and "Nice to have met you" when you want to politely say hello or goodbye to someone you have just met for the first time. 認(rèn)識(shí)[套語]

"Jennifer," Miss Mallory said, "this is Leigh Taylor."—"Pleased to meet you," Jennifer said. “珍妮弗，”馬洛里小姐說，“這位是利·泰勒?！?—“很高興認(rèn)識(shí)你，” 珍妮弗說道。

7. V-T If you meet someone at or off their train, plane, or bus, you go to the station, airport, or bus stop in order to be there when they arrive. 迎接

Mama met me at the station. 媽媽在車站接了我。

Lili and my father met me off the boat. 莉莉和我爸爸接我下了船。

8. V-I When a group of people such as a committee meet, they gather together for a particular purpose. 會(huì)晤

Officials from the two countries will meet again soon to resume negotiations. 兩國(guó)的官員們不久將再次會(huì)晤以重新開始談判。

9. V-I If you meet with someone, you have a meeting with them. (與…) 會(huì)晤[美國(guó)英語]

Most of the lawmakers who met with the president yesterday said they backed the mission. 大多數(shù)昨天與總統(tǒng)會(huì)面的立法委員們說他們支持這項(xiàng)使命。

10. V-T/V-I If something such as a suggestion, proposal, or new book meets with or is met with a particular reaction, it gets that reaction from people. 遇到

The idea met with a cool response from various quarters. 這個(gè)想法遭到了各方人士的冷遇。

We hope today's offer will meet with your approval too. 我們希望今天的提議也將會(huì)得到您的批準(zhǔn)。

11. V-T If something meets a need, requirement, or condition, it is good enough to do what is required. 滿足

He suggested that the current arrangements for the care of severely mentally ill people are inadequate to meet their needs. 他認(rèn)為目前對(duì)患有嚴(yán)重精神病的人的護(hù)理安排不足以滿足他們的需要。

12. V-T If you meet something such as a problem or challenge, you deal with it satisfactorily or do what is required. 成功應(yīng)付

Manufacturing failed to meet the crisis of the 1970s. 制造業(yè)沒能成功地應(yīng)對(duì)20世紀(jì)70年代危機(jī)的考驗(yàn)。

13. V-T If you meet the cost of something, you provide the money that is needed for it. 支付

The government said it will help meet some of the cost of the damage. 政府說它會(huì)幫助支付一些損害造成的費(fèi)用。

14. V-T If you meet a situation, attitude, or problem, you experience it or become aware of it. 遇到 (情況、態(tài)度、問題等)

I honestly don't know how I will react the next time I meet a potentially dangerous situation. 老實(shí)說，下次再遇到有潛在危險(xiǎn)的情況時(shí)，我不知道自己會(huì)如何反應(yīng)。

15. V-I You can say that someone meets with success or failure when they are successful or unsuccessful. 獲得 (成功); 遇到 (失敗)

Attempts to find civilian volunteers have met with embarrassing failure. 尋找平民志愿者的種種嘗試均遭遇到了令人尷尬的失敗。

16. V-RECIP When a moving object meets another object, it hits or touches it. 擊中; 碰到

He held the lighter so it met the tip of his cigarette. 他舉起了打火機(jī)，這樣它就碰到了香煙頭。

17. V-RECIP If your eyes meet someone else's, you both look at each other at the same time. (目光) 接觸[書面]

Nina's eyes met her sisters' across the table. 尼娜的目光碰上了桌對(duì)面她的姐妹們的目光。

18. V-RECIP If two areas meet, especially two areas of land or sea, they are next to one another. (尤指兩片地域或海域) 相接

It is one of the rare places in the world where the desert meets the sea. 那是世界上沙漠和海洋相接的少有的地方之一。

19. V-RECIP The place where two lines meet is the place where they join together. 相交

Parallel lines will never meet no matter how far extended. 相平行的線不管延伸多長(zhǎng)，永遠(yuǎn)都不會(huì)相交。

20. N a meeting, esp a sports meeting 會(huì)議(尤指體育會(huì)議)

21.  to make ends meet→see end

22.  to meet someone halfway→see halfway