encounter
verb- encounter something
to experience something, especially something unpleasant or difficult, while you are trying to do something else synonym meet (8), run into遭遇,遇到(尤指令人不快或困难的事) 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- commonly
- frequently
- often
- …
- be likely to
- encounter somebody/something (formal)
to meet somebody, or discover or experience something, especially somebody/something new, unusual or unexpected synonym come across偶然碰到;意外地遇见;与…邂逅 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。
Extra Examplesan 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- commonly
- frequently
- often
- …
- be likely to
Word OriginMiddle 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’.