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单词 meeting
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meeting

noun
 
/ˈmiːtɪŋ/
/ˈmiːtɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1.  
    [countable] an occasion when people come together to discuss or decide something
    • A hundred people attended the public meeting.
    • The meeting will be held in the school hall.
    • to schedule/convene/arrange/organize/call a meeting
    • Helen will chair the meeting (= be in charge of it).
    • The meeting was postponed.
    • an annual meeting
    • a board/council/committee/public meeting
    • a series of meetings
    • What time is the meeting?
    • Three speakers addressed the meeting.
    • in a meeting I'll be in a meeting all morning—can you take my calls?
    • at a meeting The issue will be discussed at the next board meeting.
    • meeting of somebody/something a meeting of the United Nations Security Council
    • meeting with somebody She is due to have a meeting with senior government officials.
    • meeting about something A public meeting about the proposal takes place on Monday.
    • meeting between A and B This will be the first meeting between the two leaders since they took office.
    • Facilities include nine meeting rooms.
    • They rely on videoconferencing for virtual meetings.
    see also annual general meeting, town meeting
    Wordfinder
    • agenda
    • AGM
    • apology
    • brainstorming
    • breakout
    • the chair
    • committee
    • convene
    • meeting
    • the minutes
    Extra Examples
    • He was summoned to a meeting with the head of the department.
    • It is unclear whether the meeting will go ahead as planned.
    • Management have called a joint meeting with staff and unions.
    • Opposition has been expressed at community meetings.
    • Our group meetings take place on Saturdays.
    • She headed off to her budget meeting.
    • The chairperson opened the meeting.
    • The meeting adjourned for coffee at eleven.
    • The meeting broke up after a row over whether to allow cameras in.
    • The meeting closed on a sour note.
    • The meeting dragged into the early hours of the next day.
    • The organization holds various regional meetings.
    • We had an editorial meeting about it.
    Topics Working lifea1, Businessa1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • frequent
    • regular
    • annual
    … of meetings
    • series
    verb + meeting
    • have
    • hold
    • arrange
    meeting + verb
    • go ahead
    • happen
    • occur
    meeting + noun
    • facilities
    • hall
    • house
    preposition
    • in a/​the meeting
    • meeting about
    • meeting among
    phrases
    • the purpose of a meeting
    • the minutes of a meeting
    • the chair of a meeting
    See full entry
  2. the meeting
    [singular] the people at a meeting
    • The meeting will discuss how to resolve the ongoing crisis in this region.
    • The meeting voted to accept the pay offer.
    • Mr Wade told the meeting that a one-way system would make the town safer.
    Extra Examples
    • The meeting expressed concern that the problem had still not been addressed.
    • The meeting heard that two workers had been fired with no official reason given.
    • The meeting voted 423–133 in favour of a strike.
    • This meeting urges the company to reconsider its decision to close the factory.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • frequent
    • regular
    • annual
    … of meetings
    • series
    verb + meeting
    • have
    • hold
    • arrange
    meeting + verb
    • go ahead
    • happen
    • occur
    meeting + noun
    • facilities
    • hall
    • house
    preposition
    • in a/​the meeting
    • meeting about
    • meeting among
    phrases
    • the purpose of a meeting
    • the minutes of a meeting
    • the chair of a meeting
    See full entry
  3.  
    [countable] a situation in which two or more people meet together, because they have arranged it or by chance synonym encounter
    • at a meeting At our first meeting I was nervous.
    • It was a chance meeting that would change my life.
    • He remembered their childhood meetings with nostalgia.
    • meeting of/between A and B The meeting of father and son after so long was a joyous occasion.
    • meeting with somebody This was only my second meeting with him.
    Extra Examples
    • Jay drove to the meeting spot.
    • The arts space serves as a meeting ground for professional artists.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • accidental
    • chance
    • unexpected
    verb + meeting
    • have
    preposition
    • meeting with
    See full entry
  4. [countable] (British English) a sports event or set of races, especially for horses
    • an athletics meeting
    • a race meeting
    • The horse has won at all of his previous meetings this season.
    compare meet (1) see also race meetingTopics Sports: other sportsc2
  5. an occasion when people, especially Quakers, come together for worship
    • Quaker meetings are held here every week.
    see also prayer meetingTopics Religion and festivalsc2
Idioms
a meeting of minds
  1. a close understanding between people with similar ideas, especially when they meet to do something or meet for the first time
    • a meeting of minds between the two artists
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