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单词 meeting
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meeting
(miːtɪŋ )
Word forms: meetings
1. countable noun A2
A meeting is an event in which a group of people come together to discuss things or make decisions.
Can we have a meeting to discuss that?
...business meetings.
You can also refer to the people at a meeting as the meeting.
The meeting decided that further efforts were needed.
2. countable noun [oft with poss]
When you meet someone, either by chance or by arrangement, you can refer to this event as a meeting.
In January, 37 years after our first meeting, I was back in the studio with Denis.
Her life was changed by a chance meeting with her former art master a few years ago.
Synonyms: encounter, introduction, confrontation, engagement  
Collocations:
afternoon meeting
We've all been there, scampering off to an afternoon meeting having skipped lunch and grabbing a quick bite to eat on the train.
Times,Sunday Times
Even then his main concern was that they finish the consultation in time for his afternoon meeting.
Times, Sunday Times
He readily agreed, and spent an afternoon meeting the staff and clients.
Times, Sunday Times
In an afternoon meeting, under some pressure from their commanding officer, base meteorologists composed and issued the first official tornado forecast.
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The reason was that all three afternoon meetings had been cancelled because of waterlogging.
The Sun
business meeting
The singer was snapped going to a business meeting in New York.
The Sun (2011)
This outfit is classy, formal and great for business meetings or a day at the office.
The Sun (2012)
Provide new board members with the minutes of the last few annual business meetings.
Christianity Today (2000)
call a meeting
The union has called a meeting next Tuesday to discuss a new approach to dealing with similar problems.
The Sun (2008)
Now, when your boss calls a meeting at short notice, you can't automatically say yes.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They have called a meeting of shareholders to try to install a couple of their own men on the board.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
cancel a meeting
You wish you could just cancel the meeting and relax in front of the TV.
Christianity Today (2000)
Do you cancel that board meeting?
Christianity Today (2000)
He has had a meeting cancelled at short notice.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
clandestine meeting
At first these were clandestine meetings, but they soon became public again.
Christianity Today (2000)
Some of the longtime members began organizing clandestine meetings to discuss grievances.
Christianity Today (2000)
I arranged clandestine meetings with whistleblowers and spoke to witnesses the police had ignored.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
conduct a meeting
Most churches conduct an annual business meeting for members.
Christianity Today (2000)
It explains the difference between being a salesperson and being a manager and also offers practical advice on conducting meetings and coaching.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
I once arrived at an interview to be told the head of derivatives was going to conduct the meeting in his Bugatti on the way home.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
council meeting
That's why I will be at the council meeting opposing its construction.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He was set upon as he walked to a council meeting.
The Sun (2014)
The council also banned a journalist from tweeting a council meeting.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
crucial meeting
Two crucial meetings on the same day signalled the beginning of the end for the company.
A VERY ENGLISH DECEIT: The Secret History of the South Sea Bubble and the First Great Financial Scandal (2002)
They know what it's like to be summoned at short notice to some crucial meeting in the early hours.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The UN announced that a crucial meeting of potential troop contributors - which had been cancelled on Monday - would now take place tomorrow.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
demand a meeting
He demanded a meeting to discuss the matter.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
So they called my parents and demanded a meeting.
The Sun (2014)
Car bosses are demanding a meeting with the Government to ask for a package of measures to safeguard thousands of jobs.
The Sun (2008)
host a meeting
Dr Cable wants to host the meeting in his office.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He hopes to host a meeting of proprietors in London in the next few weeks.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The board also hosted a meeting that saw doctors from 20 countries come up with more ways to safeguard boxers.
The Sun (2009)
informal meeting
This is an informal meeting to discuss the situation.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Before submitting plans, the householder asked the planners for an informal meeting to obtain guidance.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
You need to have an informal meeting with her, tell her of your concerns and ask her why she objects to undertaking duties required.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
membership meeting
A trial court granted the requested relief, and ordered a membership meeting on a specified date.
Christianity Today
Members should be instructed during the membership meeting not to make additional nominations from the floor unless they have determined that their nominee meets the conditions in the bylaws.
Christianity Today
The court applied the defense to statements made by the disciplinary committee in the membership meeting as well as in letters sent to active voting members.
Christianity Today
In other words, the trial court did not have jurisdiction to entertain this lawsuit insofar as it requested that the board be compelled to call a general membership meeting.
Christianity Today
He convinced various persons to serve ad hoc in various officer capacities until such time that a general membership meeting could take place.
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ministerial meeting
Apart from one secret ministerial meeting this week, relations are frozen.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But the visit was not a success, either publicly or in ministerial meetings.
The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
In previous years North and South Korea and East and West Germany had held key ministerial meetings at the forum.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
miss a meeting
The only time I missed meetings was when I was unwell.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
On further visits, flights would be mysteriously cancelled so that they missed meetings.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Insiders say he sounded out shadow cabinet colleagues ahead of the showdown and urged those in favour of military action not to miss the meeting.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
official meeting
It was by no means an official meeting.
Mail and Guardian
Closer observation revealed that the real meeting began after the adjournment of the official meeting.
Christianity Today
His congregation considered the official meeting a polite concession to their pastor.
Christianity Today
He discovered that the real business meeting began after the official meeting adjourned.
Christianity Today
It was recorded as an 'official meeting'.
Times, Sunday Times
one-on-one meeting
If a one-on-one meeting is not possible, make a telephone call to speak with him or her.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
I had some one-on-one meetings with the players this week just to get a feel on how they were.
The Sun (2007)
And they have held one-on-one meetings with every one of the 11 contestants, warning them not to step out of line.
The Sun (2008)
planning meeting
The eventual planning meeting was with a lawyer 'inexperienced' in giving advice about care proceedings.
The Sun
Councillors have referred the application to a forthcoming planning meeting.
The Sun
A planning meeting this evening will decide whether to approve a plan to build an eight-storey block of 165 flats.
Times, Sunday Times
In a recent editorial planning meeting, our conversation turned to the phrase spiritual vitality.
Christianity Today
I would have loved to have been in the planning meeting when the architect began to explain his vision.
Times, Sunday Times
postpone a meeting
The meeting was postponed because of the snow.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The church chairman announced, "The pastor has asked to postpone the board meeting this week'.
Christianity Today (2000)
But the Kremlin announced, with no prior warning, it was postponing the meeting.
The Sun (2007)
public meeting
Over the next two weeks he will hold public meetings in town halls across the country.
The Sun (2010)
The issue is settled at a large public meeting that might be likened to a court.
Cultural Anthropology (1995)
A man was told to stop filming a public meeting with a handheld camera because there was no health and safety agreement in place.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
regular meetings
You should hold regular meetings with your staff and explain how the business is performing.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We would have regular meetings and all the time he would take minutes like a company secretary.
The Sun (2012)
During her time on the committee, she and her fellow members had regular meetings with the Pope.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
revival meeting
But revelry has given way to a cross between a wake and a revival meeting.
Times, Sunday Times
He went to every revival meeting that came along and listened intently to the preachers and followed their instructions.
Christianity Today
In 1886 a big revival meeting was held in the town, which resulted in about 110 conversions.
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After entering the family business manufacturing hemp, he was converted at a revival meeting when he was twenty years old.
Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
One reviewer described the album as a no-hold-barred modern day revival meeting.
Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
secret meeting
But the secret meeting of 8 December 1912 did no more than postpone war.
The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
Or was he off to some secret meeting with FA representatives?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The court concluded, ' Holding secret meetings and advance preparation of legal documents is improper conduct by an officer'.
Christianity Today (2000)
shareholder meeting
He will call a shareholder meeting to vote on his reinstatement at a senior level within four weeks.
Times, Sunday Times
Although his reappointment was waved through at this year's annual shareholder meeting, almost 15 per cent took exception to his $7 million in pay and bonuses.
Times, Sunday Times
His comments come after the board of the stock exchange was criticised at its annual shareholder meeting last week.
Times, Sunday Times
A shareholder meeting in the next few weeks will decide whether most of the original directors are reinstated.
Times,Sunday Times
And a final decision will require the backing of top-flight club chiefs at tomorrow's scheduled shareholder meeting.
The Sun
stormy meeting
In a stormy annual meeting, more than half of the company's independent shareholders voted against its pay policy.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He spoke out ahead of a stormy meeting of world leaders at the G20 summit.
The Sun (2010)
The under-fire boss is clinging on after senior stars questioned him at a stormy team meeting this week.
The Sun (2012)
trustee meeting
A source claimed donors raised concerns at a 'stormy' trustee meeting this month.
Times, Sunday Times
That's nul pointsfor last year, then, unlike the rest of the trustees, who all managed at least two out of four trustee meetings.
Times, Sunday Times
The artist absented himself from the discussion about the gift at the relevant trustees meeting.
Times, Sunday Times
The school was managed by a board of fifteen three from each section, and trustees meetings were held monthly.
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Reports of trustee meetings and conventions are included as well as announcements and items of interest.
Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
urgent meeting
I would detail your concerns and request an urgent meeting with the college principal.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Union bosses demanded urgent meetings with management.
The Sun (2012)
Amid a flurry of diplomatic activity, the United Nations security council had an urgent meeting on the crisis last night.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
weekly meeting
In your weekly meeting with your local ministers, what are the biggest problems you hear?
Christianity Today (2000)
We also have weekly team meetings with area managers which is great to iron out problems.
The Sun (2008)
Our weekly staff meeting was oriented toward their personal needs.
Christianity Today (2000)
Translations:
Chinese: 会议
Japanese: 会議
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