单词 | meet |
释义 | meet1 /miːt/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tense and past participle met /met/) 1 see SB at an arranged place 在事先约好的地方见某人 [intransitive, transitive]MEET to go to a place where someone will be at a particular time, according to an arrangement, so that you can talk or do something together 〔事先约好在某处〕会面,(与…)碰头 Meet me at 8.00. 八点钟来见我。 I’ll meet you by the main reception desk. 我在总接待处等你。meet (somebody) for something Why don’t we meet for lunch on Friday? 我们何不星期五一块吃午饭? We arranged to meet outside the theatre. 我们说好在剧院外面碰头。n Grammar Meet is never passive in this meaning.2 see SB by chance 偶遇某人 [intransitive, transitive] to see someone by chance and talk to them 偶遇 SYN bump into You’ll never guess who I met in town. 你绝对猜不出我在镇上碰到谁了。 I was worried I might meet Henry on the bus. 我担心可能会在公共汽车上遇到亨利。nGrammar Meet is never passive in this meaning.3 see SB for the first time 第一次见到某人 [intransitive, transitive]MEET to see and talk to someone for the first time, or be introduced to them 认识,结识 We first met in Florence. 我们是在佛罗伦萨初识的。 I met my husband at university. 我在大学里认识了我丈夫。 Jane, come and meet my brother. 简,来见见我的弟弟。nice/pleased to meet you (=used to greet someone politely when you have just met them for the first time) 认识你很高兴 ‘This is my niece, Sarah.’ ‘Pleased to meet you.’ “这是萨拉,我的外甥女。”“很高兴认识你。”(it was) nice meeting you (=used to say goodbye politely to someone you have just met for the first time) 很高兴认识了你〔与第一次见面的人道别时用〕nGrammar Meet is never passive in this meaning.4 see SB at an airport/station etc 在机场/车站等接某人 [transitive]MEET to be waiting for someone at an airport, station etc when they arrive in a plane or train 迎接 My dad met us at the station. 我爸爸在车站接我们。5 I’ll come and meet you off the plane.我会来接你下飞机。n She got off the plane to be met by reporters.5 come together to discuss STH 聚集商讨某事 [intransitive]MEET to come together in the same place in order to discuss something 开会 The committee meets once a month. 委员会每月开一次会。 The two groups will meet next week to discuss the project. 两个小组将在下星期开会讨论这个项目。6 compete against SB 与某人竞争 [intransitive, transitive]COMPETE WITH/TRY TO BEAT to play against another person or team in a competition, or to fight another army in a war 〔在比赛中〕(与…)交锋;〔在战争中〕(与…)交战;迎战 Manchester United will meet Blackburn Rovers in the sixth round of the Cup. 曼联队将在杯赛的第六轮迎战布莱克本流浪者队。 The two armies finally met on the battlefield at Stamford Bridge. 两军最后在斯坦福桥遭遇。7 join or touch 相交或碰到 [intransitive, transitive]JOIN something TOGETHER if two things meet, they touch or join at a particular place (在…)相接;(在…)相交,交汇,会合 The two roads meet just north of Flagstaff. 这两条路就在弗拉格斯塔夫以北不远处会合。5 Their hands met under the table.他们的手在桌子下面碰在了一起。n My hand met his under the table.nGrammar Meet is never passive in this meaning.8 experience a problem or situation 遇到问题或境况 [transitive]EXPERIENCE to experience a problem, attitude, or situation 经历,遭受,遭遇 SYN encounter, come across Wherever she went she met hostility and prejudice. 无论到哪儿,她总是遭遇敌视和偏见。9 meet a problem/challenge to deal with a problem or something difficult that you have to do 处理问题/应对挑战 The new building will mean that we can meet the challenge of increasing student numbers. 新大楼的建成意味着我们可以应付学生数量不断增加的问题了。10 meet a need/demand/requirement/condition etc SUCCEED IN DOING somethingto do something that someone wants, needs, or expects you to do or be as good as they need, expect etc 满足需求/需要/要求/条件等 The company says it is unable to meet the workers’ demands for higher wages. 公司称无法满足工人加薪的要求。 The service is tailored to meet your needs. 此项服务应您的需求量身定制。 beaches which meet European standards of cleanliness 符合欧洲清洁标准的沙滩11 meet a deadline to finish something at the time it is meant to be finished 如期完成 We are still hoping to meet the November deadline. 我们仍希望11月如期完工。12 meet a goal/target etc SUCCEED IN DOING somethingto achieve something that you are trying to achieve 达到目的/目标等 It’s impossible to meet the sales targets. 要达到这个销售指标是不可能的。 The scheme does not meet its objectives. 方案没有达到预期目标。13 meet a debt/cost/expense etc PAY FORto make a payment that needs to be made 偿付债务/支付费用/支付开销等 The government has promised to meet the cost of clearing up after the floods. 政府承诺会为水灾后的清理工作买单。14. there’s more to somebody/something than meets the eye BETTERused to say that someone or something is more interesting, intelligent etc than they seem to be 某人/某物比表面所看到的更为有趣[聪明等]15 our/their eyes meet LOOK ATif two people’s eyes meet, they look at each other 我们/他们的目光相遇 Our eyes met momentarily, then he looked away. 我们的目光短暂相遇后,他又看向了别处。 His eyes met Nina’s and she smiled. 他的目光和尼娜的相遇,尼娜笑了。16 meet somebody’s eye(s)/gaze/glance etc LOOK ATto look directly at someone who is looking at you 迎着[直视]某人的目光 Ruth looked down, unable to meet his eye. 露丝低下头,无法迎视他的眼睛。 She turned to meet his gaze. 她转过头来迎着他的注视。17 meet your eyes SEEHEARif something meets your eyes, you see it 进入眼帘 An extraordinary scene met our eyes as we entered the room. 我们进屋时看到了非同寻常的一幕。18 meet your match LOSE A GAME, COMPETITION, OR WARto compete against an opponent who is stronger or more skilful than you are 遇到对手 I think he might have met his match in Simon. 我认为他遇到西蒙是棋逢对手了。19. meet somebody halfway AGREEto do some of the things that someone wants, in order to reach an agreement with them 与某人妥协,迁就某人20 meet (something) head-on a) HIT/BUMP INTOif two moving vehicles meet head-on, they are facing each other and hit each other suddenly and violently 迎头撞上(某车辆) b) DEAL WITHif you meet a problem head-on, you deal with it directly without trying to avoid it 正视,直面(某一问题)21 meet your death/end DIEto die in a particular way 〔以某种方式〕死去 He met his death at the hands of enemy soldiers. 他死在敌军的手里。22. meet your maker DIEto die – used humorously 去见上帝,去见阎罗王〔死的幽默说法〕23. meet your Waterloo LOSE A GAME, COMPETITION, OR WARto finally be defeated after you have been successful for a long time 〔长时间成功后〕最终惨遭失败,遭遇滑铁卢24 meet up phrasal verb a) MEETto meet someone in order to do something together 碰头,相聚 We often meet up after work and go for a drink. 下班后我们常常一块去喝一杯。 with I’ve got to go now, but I’ll meet up with you later. 我现在要走了,但稍后我会和你碰头。b) JOIN something TOGETHERif roads, paths etc meet up, they join together at a particular place 〔道路、小径等〕相交,交会,会合 with The path eventually meets up with the main road. 这条小路最终和大路会合。25 meet with somebody/something phrasal verb a) MEETto have a meeting with someone 会见,会晤 Representatives of EU countries will meet with senior American politicians to discuss the trade crisis. 欧盟国家的代表们将会晤美国高级政要来讨论贸易危机。b) (also be met with something)RESULT to get a particular reaction or result 遭到,遭受;获得meet with opposition/disapproval etc His comments have met with widespread opposition. 他的评论遭到普遍反对。meet with support/approval etc Her ideas have met with support from doctors and health professionals. 她的想法得到了医生和医疗保健专业人员的支持。meet with success/failure (=succeed or fail) 获得成功/遭遇失败 Our attempts at negotiation finally met with some success. 我们在谈判方面的努力总算获得了一些成功。c) meet with an accident formalEXPERIENCE to be injured or killed in an accident 遭遇事故 → make ends meet at end1(17)n GRAMMAR: Reciprocal verbsMeet is a reciprocal verb. This type of verb is used when saying that two or more people do something that involves both or all of them. It does not need to have an object: We met when we were at college. In this sentence, meet is intransitive and does not have an object.You can also say: We met each other when we were at college.I met him when we were at college. In these sentences, meet is transitive. THESAURUSmeet to be in the same place as someone else because you have arranged to see them 〔事先约好在某处〕会面,(与…)碰头I’ll meet you at the restaurant, OK? 我在餐馆和你碰头,好吗?The two leaders are scheduled to meet again next month. 两位领导人定于下个月再次会面。get together informal to meet with a group of people, in order to do something together 聚集,相聚Why don’t we all get together and go out for a drink? 我们大家一起出去喝一杯吧?Have the students get together in groups of four to work on the problem. 安排学生四个人一组解决这个问题。come together if people come together, they meet in order to discuss things, exchange ideas etc 〔为讨论问题、交流想法而〕聚在一起,碰头Goldman persuaded the heads of the groups to come together for an informal conference. 戈德曼说服这几个团体的负责人碰头开个非正式会议。meet up informal if friends meet up, they meet in order to do something together 〔朋友〕碰头,相聚We must meet up some time. 我们一定要找个时间聚聚。Why don’t I meet up with you after lunch? 我何不吃过午饭后和你碰头?gather if people gather somewhere, they come together in the same place in order to do something or see something 聚集,集合Fans have started to gather outside the stadium. 球迷渐渐在体育馆外面聚集起来。Angry crowds gathered in front of the US embassy. 愤怒的人群聚集在美国大使馆前面。assemble formal if people assemble somewhere, they all come and stand together in the same place, especially as part of an officially arranged plan 〔尤作为正式计划的一部分〕集合,聚集If the fire alarm rings, please assemble in the parking lot. 假如火灾警报器铃响,请到停车场集合。The students began to assemble in the main hall. 学生开始在大礼堂集合。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusmeet• Branford took us to meet a few of his colleagues.• Mr Freeman said he would come to the town after meeting an all-party delegation from the council in London.• I was 15 years old when I met Andrew.• Janet and Pete first met at a mutual friend's cocktail party.• Carol and I first met at university.• I was met by a company representative at the bus station.• Stuart had met Charlie during the winter.• Does the tap water meet government health standards?• Did you ever get to meet her boyfriend?• I used to meet her every week to discuss my work.• I'd met him a couple of times before.• I met him in the street, and we decided to go out for lunch.• Have you ever met his wife?• I met Jill at the bus stop this morning.• Dave, meet my brother Tom.• I'd like you all to meet my girlfriend, Claudia.• "Doug, I'd like you to meet my mother." "Oh, pleased to meet you, Mrs Haggerty."• Dad said he'd meet our flight.• It became a cozy, happy center of operations, but Alvin insisted on meeting people downstairs or somewhere else entirely.• The Doles met, she explained, at the end of his hospital stay for severe war injuries.• We checked out hundreds of hotels but only found thirty-five or forty that met the basic-facilities criteria.• I met this really nice lady on the bus yesterday.• "How did you two meet?" "We were on the same exchange program in Madrid."• I'll meet you outside the theatre at 7 o'clock.• "Hello, my name is Alan." "Hi, Alan. My name's Cindy. Nice to meet you."nice/pleased to meet you• Anna and William stand and shake hands formally Well, it was nice to meet you.• However, Mrs Singh was pleased to meet her and generally liked all the teachers and what she saw.• It was nice to meet you.• We would be very pleased to meet you and feel sure that we can offer you an interesting and worthwhile programme.Related topics: Other sportsmeet2 ●○○ noun [countable] 1. track meet especially American EnglishDSO a sports competition between people running races, jumping over bars etc 田径运动会2. British EnglishDSO an occasion when a group of people riding horses go out to hunt foxes 猎狐运动Examples from the Corpusmeet• It was there that Amelia saw her first Calilfornia air meet.• a swim meet• He had trained furiously for the meet and was crushed when the doctor informed him that it would be lunacy to participate.meet3 adjective old use 1.SUITABLEright or suitable 对的;适合的From Longman Business Dictionarymeetmeet1 /miːt/ verb (past tense and past participle met /met/) [intransitive, transitive]1to get together with another person to discuss somethingThe directors met again yesterday evening to discuss the crisis.The committee meets once a month.She spends a lot of time travelling to meet clients.meet withBank officials will meet with company representatives later this week.2meet a debt/cost/payment/expense to pay a debt or paymentThe firm is having trouble meeting its debt payments.3meet a target/expectation/projection/standard to achieve a level that has been set or expectedThe car has failed to meet company sales targets.The company has not met its growth projections.4meet a demand to produce enough goods to satisfy the demand for themThe company is operating both its plants at 100% capacity to meet the increased demand.5meet a deadline to finish something at or before the time it was meant to be finishedThe firm failed to meet the 31 March deadline for submitting the report.6meet a requirement/condition/obligation to succeed in doing something that you have to doAlthough it has failed to meet certain financial requirements, the company believes it can meet the conditions in the future.7meet somebody halfway to agree to some of the things that someone is demanding in an effort to reach an agreement with themThe company has offered to meet the unions halfway in their pay demands.→ See Verb tablemeetmeet2 noun [countable usually singular] British English informal a meetingLet’s see if we can fix up a meet sometime next week.Origin meet1 Old English metan meet3 Old English gemætemeet1 verb →10-25 →20-25 →n GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2 →n GRAMMAR3 →n GRAMMAR4 →THESAURUS1meet2 nounmeet3 adjectiveLDOCE OnlineChinese Business to a place to where go Corpus |
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