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；遇见 Maybe we'll meet again some time. 说不定我们什么时候还会再见面。 - meet somebody
Did you meet anyone in town? 你在城里碰见什么人了吗？ I've never met anyone like her. 我从未见过像她这样的人。 A year or so later I happened to meet him again. 大约一年后我碰巧又遇见了他。 I hope we'll meet again soon. 希望我们很快再见面。
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 开会；会晤 The committee meets on Fridays. 委员会每周五开会。 - meet somebody
The Prime Minister met other European leaders for talks. 首相与其他欧洲首脑举行会谈。 - meet with somebody
The President met with senior White House aides. 总统会见了白宫的高级幕僚。 The evening gave collectors the opportunity to meet with leading art dealers. 当晚，收藏家们有机会与一流的艺术品经销商会面。 - meet to do something
They met to discuss the project while both were in Paris. 两人在巴黎时，他们聚在一起讨论这个项目。
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 （与…）会面；集合 The town needs a space where young people can meet. 这个城镇需要一个年轻人可以见面的地方。 - meet for something
Let's meet for a drink after work. 下班后我们一起去喝一杯吧。 - meet somebody
We're meeting them outside the theatre at 7. 我们 7 点钟在剧院外面和他们会合。 - meet somebody for something
I met a friend for a walk round the lake. 我遇见一个朋友在湖边散步。
Extra ExamplesThe three sisters rarely meet in person, but spend hours on the phone. 这三姐妹很少见面，但会在电话上聊好几个小时。 We met the next day at a local bar. 第二天我们在当地的一间酒吧见了面。 I arranged to meet her for lunch. 我约好和她见面一起吃午饭。
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 相识；结识；被引见介绍（给某人） I don't think we've met. 我想我们没见过面吧。 - meet somebody
Where did you first meet your husband? 你是在哪儿和你丈夫初次相识的？ - (especially British English)
Pleased to meet you (= when you first meet somebody). 很高兴认识你。 Nice meeting you (= when you leave somebody after meeting them for the first time). 很高兴认识你。 There's someone I want you to meet. 我想介绍你认识一个人。 Have you met Miranda? 你见过米兰达吗？ I love meeting people. 我喜欢见人。
When these two finally met, the connection was electric. 这两人终于见上面的时候，气氛很是热烈。 the place where they had first met 他们初次见面的地方 an interactive site where people can meet online 人们可以在线会面的交互式网站 Jasper Johns worked at various jobs before meeting Rauschenberg in 1954. 贾斯珀·约翰斯在1954年遇见劳申伯格之前做过各种工作。
- [transitive] meet something
to do or satisfy what is needed or what somebody asks for 满足；使满意 How can we best meet the needs of all the different groups? 我们怎样才能最好地满足各种人的需要呢？ The airport must be expanded to meet demand. 机场必须扩建以满足需求。 He had failed to meet his performance targets. 他未能达到自己的绩效目标。 to meet a challenge/goal 迎接挑战/目标 The oil industry is working to meet clean air requirements. 石油工业正在努力满足清洁空气的要求。 Patients were included in the study if they met the following criteria. 如果患者符合以下标准，则纳入研究。 50% of the candidates failed to meet the standard required. 50%的申请人达不到指定的标准。 Until these conditions are met, we cannot proceed with the sale. 除非这些条件得到满足，否则我们不能继续这项交易。 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. 随着加州努力满足电力需求，该州今天面临又一轮连续停电。 The workforce work extremely hard to ensure all boats meet the exacting demands of the customer. 工作人员非常努力地工作，以确保所有船只满足客户的严格要求。 Local authorities also have an important role to play in meeting the rural housing challenge. 地方当局在应对农村住房挑战方面也可以发挥重要作用。 It's not a matter of meeting a short-term financial goal. 这不是满足短期财务目标的问题。
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；交锋 Smith and Jones met in last year's final. 史密斯和琼斯在去年的决赛中相遇。 - meet somebody
Smith met Jones in last year's final. 在去年的决赛中，史密斯与琼斯交锋。
- [transitive] meet something
to experience something, often something unpleasant 经历（常指不愉快的事） - [intransitive, transitive]
to touch something; to join 接触（某物）；连接 - [transitive] meet something
to pay something 支付；偿付 Extra ExamplesMany families on these estates are struggling to meet their financial commitments. 这些庄园里的许多家庭都在努力履行他们的财务承诺。 The company will meet the cost of the journey. 公司将支付这次旅行的费用。 The school had to sell off its playing fields to meet its debt repayments. 学校不得不把操场卖掉来偿还债务。
by chance偶然地
by arrangement通过安排
for the first time初次
satisfy满足
in contest比赛
experience something经历
touch/join接触；连接
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 遇到对手；棋逢对手 He thought he could beat anyone at chess but he’s met his match in Peter. 他认为他能在国际象棋上击败任何人，但他遇到了对手彼得。
Extra ExamplesI think he's finally met his match in Lisa. 我想他碰到莉萨终于算是遇到了对手。 She knew she had met her match and tried to retreat. 她知道这次遇到了旗鼓相当的对手，想退缩。
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）对视，目光相遇 - [transitive] meet somebody’s eye(s) your eyes
if a sight meets your eyes, you see it 呈现；显现
meet somebody halfway
to reach an agreement with somebody by giving them part of what they want 和某人妥协；对某人作出让步 If he was prepared to apologize, the least she could do was meet him halfway and accept some of the blame. 如果他准备道歉，她至少可以做的是和他妥协，接受一些指责。
meet your Maker
- (especially humorous)
to die 死；见上帝
never the twain shall meet
- (saying)
used to say that two things are so different that they cannot exist together 二者永远合不到一起；泾渭分明；大相径庭
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）比料想的更为复杂（或有趣）
where the rubber meets the road