1PROBLEMto experience something, especially problems or opposition 遇到,遭遇〔尤指问题或反对〕
encounter problems/difficulties
They encountered serious problems when two members of the expedition were injured.
远征队遇到了严重的问题,两名队员受伤。
encounter opposition/resistance
The government has encountered strong opposition to its plans to raise income tax.
政府欲提高所得税的方案遭到了强烈反对。
The doctor had encountered several similar cases in the past.
那位医生过去曾碰到过好几个类似病例。
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In everyday English, people usually say come across problems/difficulties rather than encounter problems/difficulties and come up against opposition/resistance rather than encounter opposition/resistance: 在日常英语中,人们一般说come across problems/difficulties,而不说encounter problems/difficulties ;一般说come up against opposition/resistance,而不说encounter opposition/resistance
Did you come across any problems?
你遇到过什么问题吗?
We came up against quite a lot of opposition from local people.
我们遭到了当地人的极大反对。
2MEET formal to meet someone without planning to 偶然碰到〔某人〕
I first encountered him when studying at Cambridge.
我第一次遇到他是在剑桥读书时。
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encounter• One encounters a comparatively congenial Schoenberg here.• On the way to town, the soldiersencountered a group of white policemen and shot two of them.• Matheu's efforts to establish the clinicencountered a number of setbacks.• All three dialed up without encountering any busysignals when tested Thursday morning.• This, incidentally, could help with the problem encountered earlier of incorporatingunusualcrimes such as child abuse in the postclassical perspective.• An attempt by Bandai to break into the game player business has encountered even more problems.• Drivers on the M25 are likely to encounterfog and black icetonight.• Other abbreviations are encountered in some thesauri.• It was rare that she encounteredinteresting people through her work.• He was a famouspainter once more now, not simply a local eccentric to encounter on the beach.• If your dogencounterspoisonoak, do not pet it until you clean its fur.• Many of the children encountered some difficulty in learning the material.• The government has encountered strong opposition over its plans to build a new airport.• It was on that second voyage he encountered the Odonata.• He encountered the young woman as she was leaving a coffeeshop.
encounter problems/difficulties• But recently Julia has been encountering difficulties.• Problems of Status and Structure Volunteers who immediately assumed their permanentassignments also encountered difficulties.• Constantly he creates situations for which he can find no earthlysolution and his charactersencounter difficultiesbeyond their means to control.• Mehta -- a cousin of the celebrated Zubin -- also encounters difficulties, but keeps going.• As a school-age child, she encounters difficulties comprehending instructions.• Science and technology still accounted for the largest group of students, though recruitment for technology was encountering difficulties in Britain generally.• Whitehall officials have encountered difficulties in deciding which essential services to include.• If they buy on credit are they likely to encounter difficulties in repaying the loan?
encounter2 ●○○AWL noun [countableC]
1MEETan occasion when you meet someone, or do something with someone you do not know 相遇,邂逅
She didn’t remember our encounter last summer.
她不记得我和她去年夏天那次邂逅了。
encounter with
His first encounter with Wilson was back in 1989.
他第一次遇到威尔逊是在1989年。
Bernstein began training the young musician after a chance encounter at a concert (=a meeting that happened by chance).
在一次音乐会上偶然相遇之后,伯恩斯坦便开始培养这位年轻的音乐家。
casual sexual encounters (=occasions when people have sex)
偶然发生的性关系
encounter between
hostile encounters between supporters of rival football teams
互为对手的足球队球迷之间的冲突
2an occasion when you meet or experience something 遭遇;经历
encounter with
a child’s first encounter with books
孩子第一次接触书本
a close encounter with a snake (=a frightening situation in which you get too close to something)
encounter with• The U.S. had won its first encounter with the NorthVietnamesearmy.
close encounter• DesertOrchid and a close encounter of the short kind.• In a close encounter last season, Gloucester pipped Northampton by 7 points to 6.• I've twice had close encounters of a nasty kind with flying lead.• We also shared a cou-ple of close encounters with danger.• The designer's close encounter of severeillness had a profoundinfluence on his scheme.• The pain is severe and no predator would risk a second close encounter with these snakes.• Retired Willcox schoolteacherJoe Duhon has had several close encounters with the Playa, but he keeps going back.• For those unexpectedclose encounters, breath refresher capsules can be a real life-saver.
Originencounter1
(1200-1300)Old Frenchencontrer, from Late Latinincontra“toward”
ADJECTIVE | VERB + ENCOUNTER | ENCOUNTER + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤brief短暫相遇◇I did not see him again, except for a brief encounter on a train.除了有一次在火車上短暫相遇,我沒再看見過他。➤first, initial初次相遇➤last, previous最後一次/上一次相遇➤early早期相遇◇her early encounters with contemporary art她早年和當代藝術的接觸➤recent最近相遇➤final對決▸➤casual, chance, random, unexpected偶然遇到;不期而遇◇It was a chance encounter that led to the setting up of the new political party.是一次偶然的碰面導致了這個新政黨的建立。➤close, intimate近距離/親密接觸◇I decided not to risk a second close encounter with the snakes.我決定不再冒第二次遇到蛇的風險了。➤face-to-face, personal面對面/親身接觸▸➤direct直接接觸◇The press conference was her first direct encounter with the media.這次新聞發佈會是她第一次直接面對媒體。➤fateful, strange致命的/奇怪的邂逅▸➤aggressive, armed, dangerous, unpleasant, violent侵略性接觸;武裝衝突;危險的接觸;不愉快的接觸;暴力衝突▸➤cultural, social文化/社交接觸◇the language we use in everyday social encounters我們在日常社交中使用的語言➤colonial殖民衝突◇the colonial encounter of indigenous craftsmen with Europeans本土工匠和歐洲殖民者的衝突➤erotic, sexual性接觸➤romantic浪漫邂逅➤homosexual同性戀接觸➤alien與外星人遭遇◇examination of UFO sightings and alien encounters對目睹不明飛行物和遭遇外星人事件的調查VERB + ENCOUNTER➤have會面◇I had my first encounter with him two years ago.我兩年前第一次見到他。➤survive遭遇後幸免於難◇Few men survive an encounter with her!很少男人遇到她而不被迷倒!➤win對決中獲勝➤avoid避免相遇➤recall, remember回想起/憶起相遇➤describe描述相遇ENCOUNTER + VERB➤occur, take place相遇➤result in sth相遇導致⋯PREPOSITION➤encounter between⋯之間的相遇◇violent encounters between police and protesters警察和抗議者之間的激烈衝突➤encounter with同⋯的見面◇my first encounter with my new boss我和新老闆的第一次見面encounter
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ADVERB | VERB + ENCOUNTERADVERB➤commonly, frequently, often, regularly常常遇到;經常遇到◇Walruses were commonly encountered in the Shetland Islands until recently.以往在設得蘭群島遇到海象是很尋常的事,最近情況有所不同了。➤normally正常遭遇➤occasionally偶爾遇到▸➤rarely很少遇到➤never從未遇到➤first初次相遇◇an idea I first encountered when I was in the army我在軍隊時第一次想到的主意➤previously之前遇到VERB + ENCOUNTER➤be likely to很可能遇到◇What are the difficulties you are most likely to encounter?你最可能遇到什麼困難 ?