meet
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they meet | |
| he / she / it meets | |
| past simple met | |
| past participle met | |
| -ing form meeting |
- [intransitive, transitive, no passive]
to be in the same place as somebody by chance and talk to them 相遇；相逢；遇見 Maybe we'll meet again some time. 說不定我們什麽時候還會再見面。 - meet somebody
Did you meet anyone in town? 你在城裏碰見什麽人了嗎？ I've never met anyone like her. 我從未見過像她這樣的人。 A year or so later I happened to meet him again. 大約一年後我碰巧又遇見了他。 I hope we'll meet again soon. 希望我們很快再見面。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- first
- regularly
- once
- …
- arrange to
- chance to
- happen to
- …
- at
- for
- with
- …
- look forward to meeting somebody
- nice to meet you
- pleased to meet you
- …
- [intransitive, transitive, no passive]
to come together formally in order to discuss something 開會；會晤 The committee meets on Fridays. 委員會每周五開會。 - meet somebody
The Prime Minister met other European leaders for talks. 首相與其他歐洲首腦舉行會談。 - meet with somebody
The President met with senior White House aides. 總統會見了白宮的高級幕僚。 The evening gave collectors the opportunity to meet with leading art dealers. 當晚，收藏家們有機會與一流的藝術品經銷商會面。 - meet to do something
They met to discuss the project while both were in Paris. 兩人在巴黎時，他們聚在一起討論這個項目。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- first
- regularly
- once
- …
- arrange to
- chance to
- happen to
- …
- at
- for
- with
- …
- look forward to meeting somebody
- nice to meet you
- pleased to meet you
- …
- [intransitive, transitive, no passive]
to come together socially after you have arranged it （與…）會面；集合 The town needs a space where young people can meet. 這個城鎮需要一個年輕人可以見面的地方。 - meet for something
Let's meet for a drink after work. 下班後我們一起去喝一杯吧。 - meet somebody
We're meeting them outside the theatre at 7. 我們 7 點鐘在劇院外面和他們會合。 - meet somebody for something
I met a friend for a walk round the lake. 我遇見一個朋友在湖邊散步。
Extra ExamplesThe three sisters rarely meet in person, but spend hours on the phone. 這三姐妹很少見面，但會在電話上聊好幾個小時。 We met the next day at a local bar. 第二天我們在當地的一間酒吧見了面。 I arranged to meet her for lunch. 我約好和她見面一起吃午飯。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- first
- regularly
- once
- …
- arrange to
- chance to
- happen to
- …
- at
- for
- with
- …
- look forward to meeting somebody
- nice to meet you
- pleased to meet you
- …
- [transitive]
to go to a place and wait there for a particular person or thing to arrive 迎接 - [intransitive, transitive, no passive]
to see and know somebody for the first time; to be introduced to somebody 相識；結識；被引見介紹（給某人） I don't think we've met. 我想我們沒見過面吧。 - meet somebody
Where did you first meet your husband? 你是在哪兒和你丈夫初次相識的？ - (especially British English)
Pleased to meet you (= when you first meet somebody). 很高興認識你。 Nice meeting you (= when you leave somebody after meeting them for the first time). 很高興認識你。 There's someone I want you to meet. 我想介紹你認識一個人。 Have you met Miranda? 你見過米蘭達嗎？ I love meeting people. 我喜歡見人。
When these two finally met, the connection was electric. 這兩人終於見上面的時候，氣氛很是熱烈。 the place where they had first met 他們初次見面的地方 an interactive site where people can meet online 人們可以在線會面的交互式網站 Jasper Johns worked at various jobs before meeting Rauschenberg in 1954. 賈斯珀·約翰斯在1954年遇見勞申伯格之前做過各種工作。
- [transitive] meet something
to do or satisfy what is needed or what somebody asks for 滿足；使滿意 How can we best meet the needs of all the different groups? 我們怎樣才能最好地滿足各種人的需要呢？ The airport must be expanded to meet demand. 機場必須擴建以滿足需求。 He had failed to meet his performance targets. 他未能達到自己的績效目標。 to meet a challenge/goal 迎接挑戰/目標 The oil industry is working to meet clean air requirements. 石油工業正在努力滿足清潔空氣的要求。 Patients were included in the study if they met the following criteria. 如果患者符合以下標準，則納入研究。 50% of the candidates failed to meet the standard required. 50%的申請人達不到指定的標準。 Until these conditions are met, we cannot proceed with the sale. 除非這些條件得到滿足，否則我們不能繼續這項交易。 I can't possibly meet that deadline. 我不可能如期完成。
Extra ExamplesCalifornia faces a further round of rolling blackouts today as the state struggles to meet demand for electrical power. 随着加州努力滿足電力需求，該州今天面臨又一輪連續停電。 The workforce work extremely hard to ensure all boats meet the exacting demands of the customer. 工作人員非常努力地工作，以確保所有船只滿足客戶的嚴格要求。 Local authorities also have an important role to play in meeting the rural housing challenge. 地方當局在應對農村住房挑戰方面也可以發揮重要作用。 It's not a matter of meeting a short-term financial goal. 這不是滿足短期財務目標的問題。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- head-on
- be able to
- can
- be unable to
- …
- [intransitive, transitive, no passive]
to play, fight, etc. together as opponents in a competition 遭遇；交鋒 Smith and Jones met in last year's final. 史密斯和瓊斯在去年的決賽中相遇。 - meet somebody
Smith met Jones in last year's final. 在去年的決賽中，史密斯與瓊斯交鋒。
- [transitive] meet something
to experience something, often something unpleasant 經歷（常指不愉快的事） - [intransitive, transitive]
to touch something; to join 接觸（某物）；連接 - [transitive] meet something
to pay something 支付；償付 Extra ExamplesMany families on these estates are struggling to meet their financial commitments. 這些莊園裏的許多家庭都在努力履行他們的財務承諾。 The company will meet the cost of the journey. 公司將支付這次旅行的費用。 The school had to sell off its playing fields to meet its debt repayments. 學校不得不把操場賣掉來償還債務。
by chance偶然地
by arrangement通過安排
for the first time初次
satisfy滿足
in contest比賽
experience something經歷
touch/join接觸；連接
pay支付
Word OriginOld English mētan ‘come upon’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moeten, also to moot.
Idioms
find/meet your match (in somebody)
to meet somebody who is equal to or even better than you in strength, skill or intelligence 遇到對手；棋逢對手 He thought he could beat anyone at chess but he’s met his match in Peter. 他認爲他能在國際象棋上擊敗任何人，但他遇到了對手彼得。
Extra ExamplesI think he's finally met his match in Lisa. 我想他碰到莉薩終於算是遇到了對手。 She knew she had met her match and tried to retreat. 她知道這次遇到了旗鼓相當的對手，想退縮。
make (both) ends meet
meet somebody’s eye(s) | meet somebody’s gaze, look, etc. | people’s eyes meet
- [transitive, intransitive]
if you meet somebody’s eye(s), you look directly at them as they look at you; if two people’s eyes meet, they look directly at each other （和某人）對視，目光相遇 - [transitive] meet somebody’s eye(s) your eyes
if a sight meets your eyes, you see it 呈現；顯現
meet somebody halfway
to reach an agreement with somebody by giving them part of what they want 和某人妥協；對某人作出讓步 If he was prepared to apologize, the least she could do was meet him halfway and accept some of the blame. 如果他準備道歉，她至少可以做的是和他妥協，接受一些指責。
meet your Maker
- (especially humorous)
to die 死；見上帝
never the twain shall meet
- (saying)
used to say that two things are so different that they cannot exist together 二者永遠合不到一起；泾渭分明；大相徑庭
there is more to somebody/something than meets the eye
a person or thing is more complicated or interesting than you might think at first 某人（或物）比料想的更爲複雜（或有趣）
where the rubber meets the road