encounter

verb

OPAL W

/ɪnˈkaʊntə(r)/

/ɪnˈkaʊntər/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they encounter	/ɪnˈkaʊntə(r)/ /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
he / she / it encounters	/ɪnˈkaʊntəz/ /ɪnˈkaʊntərz/
past simple encountered	/ɪnˈkaʊntəd/ /ɪnˈkaʊntərd/
past participle encountered	/ɪnˈkaʊntəd/ /ɪnˈkaʊntərd/
-ing form encountering	/ɪnˈkaʊntərɪŋ/ /ɪnˈkaʊntərɪŋ/

encounter something to experience something, especially something unpleasant or difficult, while you are trying to do something else遭遇，遇到（尤指令人不快或困难的事） synonym meet (8), run into
- We encountered a number of difficulties in the first week.我们在第一周遇到了一些困难。
- The report details the problems encountered by families in this situation.报告详细描述了家庭在这种情况下遇到的问题。
- I had never encountered such resistance before.我以前从未遇到过这么大的阻力。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- commonly
- frequently
- often
- …
verb + encounter
- be likely to
encounter somebody/something (formal) to meet somebody, or discover or experience something, especially somebody/something new, unusual or unexpected偶然碰到；意外地遇见；与…邂逅 synonym 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。
- Plant scientists first encountered the phenomenon in the 1930s.植物科学家第一次遇到这种现象是在20世纪30年代。
- an idea I first encountered when I was in the army我在军队时第一次想到的主意
- Researchers at the isolated Arctic outpost encounter a creature from outer space.孤立的北极前哨站的研究人员遇到了一种来自外太空的生物。
- Walruses were commonly encountered in the Shetland Islands until quite recently.不久之前在设得兰群岛还能经常见到海象。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- commonly
- frequently
- often
- …
verb + encounter
- be likely to

词源Middle English (in the senses ‘meet as an adversary’ and ‘a meeting of adversaries’; formerly also as incounter): from Old French encontrer (verb), encontre (noun), based on Latin in- ‘in’ + contra ‘against’.

encounter

noun

OPAL W

/ɪnˈkaʊntə(r)/

/ɪnˈkaʊntər/

a meeting, especially one that is sudden, unexpected or violent（尤指突然、意外或暴力的）相遇，邂逅，遭遇，冲突
- a chance encounter偶然相遇
- encounter with somebody/something 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。
- Flaubert was her first encounter with French literature.福楼拜是她第一次接触法国文学。
- encounter between A and B 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。
- 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。
- I decided not to risk a second close encounter with the snakes.我决定不再冒第二次遇到蛇的风险了。
- I did not see him again, except for a brief encounter on a train.除了有一次在火车上短暂相遇，我没再看见过他。
- I had my first encounter with him two years ago.我两年前第一次见到他。
- The whole thing was the result of a chance encounter in 1975.整件事是1975年一次偶然相遇的结果。
- It was a chance encounter that led to the setting up of the new political party.是一次偶然的碰面导致了这个新政党的建立。
- A chance encounter with a former acquaintance presents him with an opportunity to make some money.一次与老熟人的偶遇给他提供了一个赚钱的机会。
- The press conference was her first direct encounter with the media.这次新闻发布会是她第一次直接面对媒体。
- examination of UFO sightings and alien encounters对目睹不明飞行物和遭遇外星人事件的调查
- her early encounters with contemporary art她早年和当代艺术的接触
- my first encounter with my new boss我和新老板的第一次见面
- the colonial encounter of indigenous craftsmen with Europeans本土工匠和欧洲殖民者的冲突
- the language we use in everyday social encounters我们在日常社交中使用的语言
- violent encounters between police and protesters警察和抗议者之间的激烈冲突
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- brief
- first
- initial
- …
verb + encounter
- have
- survive
- win
- …
encounter + verb
- occur
- take place
- result in something
- …
preposition
- encounter between
- encounter with
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个对手。
- They lost their second-round encounter against Germany.他们输掉了对德国的第二轮比赛。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- brief
- first
- initial
- …
verb + encounter
- have
- survive
- win
- …
encounter + verb
- occur
- take place
- result in something
- …
preposition
- encounter between
- encounter with
(Indian English) an incident in which police shoot dead a suspected criminal警察击毙嫌疑犯事件
- The two gangsters were later killed in a police encounter.这两个歹徒后来在一次警察冲突中被杀。