encounter

en·coun·ter

E0128000 (ĕn-koun′tər)n.1. A meeting, especially one that is unplanned, unexpected, or brief: a chance encounter in the park.2. A hostile or adversarial confrontation: a tense naval encounter.v. en·coun·tered, en·coun·ter·ing, en·coun·ters v.tr.1. To meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon: encountered an old friend on the street.2. To confront in battle or competition: encountered last year's champion. 3. To experience or undergo: We have encountered numerous obstacles.v.intr. To meet, especially unexpectedly.

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[Middle English encountre, from Old French, from encontrer, to meet, from Late Latin incontrāre : Latin in-, in; see en-¹ + Latin contrā, against; see kom in Indo-European roots.]

encounter

(ɪnˈkaʊntə) vb1. to come upon or meet casually or unexpectedly2. to come into conflict with (an enemy, army, etc) in battle or contest3. (tr) to be faced with; contend with: he encounters many obstacles in his work. n4. a meeting with a person or thing, esp when casual or unexpected5. a hostile meeting; contest or conflict[C13: from Old French encontrer, from Vulgar Latin incontrāre (unattested), from Latin in-² + contrā against, opposite] enˈcounterer n

en•coun•ter

(ɛnˈkaʊn tər)

v.t. 1. to come upon or meet with, esp. unexpectedly. 2. to meet with or contend against (difficulties, opposition, etc.). 3. to meet (a person, military force, etc.) in conflict. v.i. 4. to meet, esp. unexpectedly or in conflict. n. 5. a meeting with a person or thing, esp. a casual, unexpected, or brief meeting. 6. a meeting of people or groups that are in conflict; combat; battle. [1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French enco(u)ntrer; Old French < Vulgar Latin *incontrāre=in- in-¹ + -contrāre, derivative of contrā against; see counter³]

encounter

Past participle: encountered
Gerund: encountering

Imperative
encounter
encounter

Present
I encounter
you encounter
he/she/it encounters
we encounter
you encounter
they encounter

Preterite
I encountered
you encountered
he/she/it encountered
we encountered
you encountered
they encountered

Present Continuous
I am encountering
you are encountering
he/she/it is encountering
we are encountering
you are encountering
they are encountering

Present Perfect
I have encountered
you have encountered
he/she/it has encountered
we have encountered
you have encountered
they have encountered

Past Continuous
I was encountering
you were encountering
he/she/it was encountering
we were encountering
you were encountering
they were encountering

Past Perfect
I had encountered
you had encountered
he/she/it had encountered
we had encountered
you had encountered
they had encountered

Future
I will encounter
you will encounter
he/she/it will encounter
we will encounter
you will encounter
they will encounter

Future Perfect
I will have encountered
you will have encountered
he/she/it will have encountered
we will have encountered
you will have encountered
they will have encountered

Future Continuous
I will be encountering
you will be encountering
he/she/it will be encountering
we will be encountering
you will be encountering
they will be encountering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been encountering
you have been encountering
he/she/it has been encountering
we have been encountering
you have been encountering
they have been encountering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been encountering
you will have been encountering
he/she/it will have been encountering
we will have been encountering
you will have been encountering
they will have been encountering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been encountering
you had been encountering
he/she/it had been encountering
we had been encountering
you had been encountering
they had been encountering

Conditional
I would encounter
you would encounter
he/she/it would encounter
we would encounter
you would encounter
they would encounter

Past Conditional
I would have encountered
you would have encountered
he/she/it would have encountered
we would have encountered
you would have encountered
they would have encountered

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	encounter - a minor short-term fight skirmish, clash, brushcontretemps - an awkward clash; "he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman"fighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
	2.	encounter - a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"meetingconvergence - the occurrence of two or more things coming togetheralignment, conjunction - (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
	3.	encounter - a casual meeting with a person or thingcoming uponjoining, connexion, connection - the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet"
	4.	encounter - a hostile disagreement face-to-faceface-off, showdown, confrontationdisagreement - the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing
Verb	1.	encounter - come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"meet, run across, come across, run into, seeintersect, cross - meet at a pointforegather, forgather, gather, assemble, meet - collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
	2.	encounter - come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"find, bump, chance, happen
	3.	encounter - be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"run intobe - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	4.	encounter - experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition"receive, meetexperience, have - undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up"
	5.	encounter - contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"take on, meet, playplay - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"confront, face - oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"play - employ in a game or in a specific position; "They played him on first base"play - use or move; "I had to play my queen"play - shoot or hit in a particular manner; "She played a good backhand last night"replay - repeat a game against the same opponent; "Princeton replayed Harvard"

encounter

verb1. experience, meet, face, suffer, have, go through, sustain, endure, undergo, run into, live through Every day we encounter stresses of one kind or another.2. meet, confront, come across, run into (informal), bump into (informal), run across, come upon, chance upon, meet by chance, happen on or upon Did you encounter anyone on your walk?3. battle with, attack, fight, oppose, engage with, confront, combat, clash with, contend with, strive against, struggle with, grapple with, face off (slang), do battle with, cross swords with, come into conflict with, meet head on They were about to cross the border and encounter Iraqi troops.noun1. meeting, brush, confrontation, rendezvous, chance meeting an encounter with a remarkable man2. battle, fight, action, conflict, clash, dispute, contest, set to (informal), run-in (informal), combat, confrontation, engagement, collision, skirmish, head-to-head, face-off (slang) They were killed in an encounter with security forces near the border.

encounter

verb1. To come up against:confront, face, meet, run into.2. To meet face-to-face, especially defiantly:accost, confront, face, front.3. To enter into conflict with:engage, meet, take on.Idiom: do battle with.noun1. A face-to-face, usually hostile meeting:confrontation, face-off.2. A brief, hostile exposure to or contact with something such as danger or opposition:brush, clash, run-in, skirmish.

Translations

偶然的见面意外地遇见遇到遭遇战

encounter

(inˈkauntə) verb1. to meet especially unexpectedly. She encountered the manager in the hall. 意外地遇見(尤指不期而遇) 意外地遇见2. to meet with (difficulties etc). I expect to encounter many difficulties in the course of this job. 遭遇(困難等) 遇到（困难等） noun1. a meeting. I feel that I know him quite well, even after a brief encounter. 偶然相遇 偶然的见面2. a fight. The encounter between the armies was fierce. 遭遇戰 遭遇战