| 释义 |
Verb: encounter en'kawntu(r)- Come together
- meet, run into, run across, come across, see - Come upon, as if by accident; meet with
- find, happen, chance, bump - Be beset by
- run into - Experience as a reaction
- meet, receive - Contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- meet, play, take on
Noun: encounter en'kawntu(r)- A minor short-term fight
- brush, clash, skirmish - A casual or unexpected convergence
"there was a brief encounter in the hallway"
- meeting - A casual meeting with a person or thing
- coming upon - A hostile disagreement face-to-face
- confrontation, showdown, face-off
Derived forms: encountered, encounters, encountering Type of: be, combat, connection, connexion [Brit], convergence, disagreement, experience, fight, fighting, have, joining, scrap Encyclopedia: Encounter |