查词 - meets

1

SEE SB AT AN ARRANGED PLACE

在事先约好的地方与某人见面

to go to a place where someone will be at a particular time, according to an arrangement, so that you can talk or do something together 〔事先约好在某处〕（与某人）会面，碰头 I,T not in passive 不用被动态

Meet me at 8.00.

八点钟和我会面。

I’ll meet you by the main reception desk.

我在总接待处等你。

meet (sb) for sth

Why don’t we meet for lunch on Friday?

我们何不星期五一块吃午饭？

We arranged to meet outside the theatre.

我们说好在剧院外面碰头。

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SEE SB BY CHANCE

偶遇某人

to see someone by chance and talk to them 偶遇; I,T not in passive 不用被动态

You’ll never guess who I met in town.

你永远也猜不出我在镇上碰到谁了。

I was worried I might meet Henry on the bus.

我担心可能会在公共汽车上遇到亨利。

3

SEE SB FOR THE FIRST TIME

第一次见到某人

to see and talk to someone for the first time, or be introduced to them 认识，结识; 被引见（给某人） I,T not in passive 不用被动态

We first met in Florence.

我们是在佛罗伦萨认识的。

I met my husband at university.

我在大学里认识了我丈夫。

Jane, come and meet my brother.

简，来见见我的兄弟。

nice/pleased to meet you (used to greet someone politely when you have just met them for the first time) 认识你很高兴

‘This is my niece, Sarah.’ ‘Pleased to meet you.’

“这是萨拉，我的外甥女。”“很高兴认识你。”

(it was) nice meeting you

4

SEE SB AT AN AIRPORT/STATION ETC

在机场/火车站等接某人

to be waiting for someone at an airport, station etc when they arrive in a plane or train 迎接 T

My dad met us at the station.

我爸爸在车站接我们。

I’ll come and meet you off the plane.

我会来机场接你。

5

COME TOGETHER TO DISCUSS STH

聚集商讨某事

to come together in the same place in order to discuss something 开会 I

The committee meets once a month.

委员会每月开一次会。

The two groups will meet next week to discuss the project.

两个小组将在下个周开会讨论这个项目。

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COMPETE AGAINST SB

与某人竞争

to play against another person or team in a competition, or to fight another army in a war 〔在比赛中〕（与对手）交锋;〔在战争中〕（与敌军）交战; 迎战 I,T not in passive 不用被动态

Manchester United will meet Blackburn Rovers in the sixth round of the Cup.

曼联队将在杯赛的第六轮迎战布莱克本流浪者队。

The two armies finally met on the battlefield at Stamford Bridge.

两军最后在斯坦福桥遭遇。

7

JOIN OR TOUCH

相交或碰到

if two things meet, they touch or join at a particular place 相结; 相交，交汇，会合 I,T not in passive 不用被动态

The two roads meet just north of Flagstaff.

这两条路就在弗拉格斯塔夫以北不远处会合。

Their hands met under the table.

他们的手在桌子下面碰在了一起。

8

EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM OR SITUATION

遇到问题或境况

to experience a problem, attitude, or situation 经历，遭受，遭遇; T

Wherever she went she met hostility and prejudice.

无论她到哪儿，总是遇到敌视和偏见。

9

meet a problem/challenge

to deal with a problem or something difficult that you have to do 处理问题/应对挑战

The new building will mean that we can meet the challenge of increasing student numbers.

新大楼的建成意味着我们可以应付学生数量不断增加的问题了。

10

meet a need/demand/requirement/condition etc

10. to do something that someone wants, needs, or expects you to do or be as good as they need, expect etc 满足需求/需要/要求/条件等

The company says it is unable to meet the workers’ demands for higher wages.

公司说不能满足工人加薪的要求。

The service is tailored to meet your needs.

此项服务应您的需求量身定制。

beaches which meet European standards of cleanliness

符合欧洲清洁标准的沙滩

11

meet a deadline

11. to finish something at the time it is meant to be finished 如期完成

We are still hoping to meet the November deadline.

我们仍希望十一月如期完工。

12

meet a goal/target etc

12. to achieve something that you are trying to achieve 达到目的/目标等

It’s impossible to meet the sales targets.

要达到这个销售指标是不可能的。

The scheme does not meet its objectives .

方案没有达到预期目标。

13

meet a debt/cost/expense etc

13. to make a payment that needs to be made 偿付债务/支付费用/支付开销等

The government has promised to meet the cost of clearing up after the floods.

政府承诺会为水灾后的清理工作埋单。

14

there’s more to sb/sth than meets the eye

14. used to say that someone or something is more interesting, intelligent etc than they seem to be 某人/某物比表面所看到的更为有趣（聪明等）

15

our/their eyes meet

15. if two people’s eyes meet, they look at each other 我们/他们的目光相遇

Our eyes met momentarily, then he looked away.

我们的目光短暂相遇，他又看向了别处。

His eyes met Nina’s and she smiled.

他的目光和尼娜相遇，尼娜笑了。

16

meet sb’s eye(s)/gaze/glance etc

16. to look directly at someone who is looking at you 迎着（直视）某人的目光

Ruth looked down, unable to meet his eye.

露丝垂下目光，无法迎视他的眼睛。

She turned to meet his gaze.

她转过头来迎着他的注视。

17

meet your eye(s)

17. if something meets your eyes, you see it 进入眼帘

An extraordinary scene met our eyes as we entered the room.

我们进屋时看到了非同寻常的一幕。

18

meet your match

18. to compete against an opponent who is stronger or more skilful than you are 遇到对手

I think he might have met his match in Simon.

我认为他遇到西蒙是棋逢对手了。

19

meet sb halfway

19. to do some of the things that someone wants, in order to reach an agreement with them 与某人妥协，迁就某人

20

meet (sth) head-on

20. a. if two moving vehicles meet head-on, they are facing each other and hit each other suddenly and violently b. if you meet a problem head-on, you deal with it directly without trying to avoid it 正视，直面（某一问题）

21

meet your death/end

21. to die in a particular way 〔以某种方式〕死去

He met his death at the hands of enemy soldiers.

他死在敌军的手里。

22 meet your maker to die – used humorously 去见上帝，去见阎罗王〔幽默用法〕

23

meet your Waterloo

23. to finally be defeated after you have been successful for a long time 〔长时间成功后〕最终惨遭失败，遭遇滑铁卢

24 to meet someone in order to do something together 碰头，相聚

We often meet up after work and go for a drink.

下班后我们常常一块去喝一杯。

[+ with ]

I’ve got to go now, but I’ll meet up with you later.

我现在要走了，我们稍后再见。

25 if roads, paths etc meet up, they join together at a particular place 〔道路、小路等〕相交，交汇，会合

[+ with ]

The path eventually meets up with the main road.

这条小路最终和大路会合。

26 to have a meeting with someone 会见，会晤

Representatives of EU countries will meet with senior American politicians to discuss the trade crisis.

欧盟国家的代表们将会晤美国高级政要以讨论贸易危机。

27

be met with sth

also 又作 to get a particular reaction or result 遭到，遭受; 获得

meet with opposition/disapproval etc

His comments have met with widespread opposition.

他的评论遭到普遍反对。

meet with support/approval etc

Her ideas have met with support from doctors and health professionals.

她的想法得到了医生和医疗保健专业人员的支持。

meet with success/failure (succeed or fail) 获得成功/遭到失败

Our attempts at negotiation finally met with some success.

我们的谈判努力最终获得了一些成功。

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meet with an accident

to be injured or killed in an accident [正式] 遭遇事故 formal