英语词汇“meet”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	meet
释义	meet I. \ˈmēt, usu -ēd.+V\ verb (met \ˈmet, usu -ed.+V\ ; met ; meeting ; meets) Etymology: Middle English meten, from Old English mētan; akin to Old English & Old Saxon mōt meeting, assembly, Old Saxon mōtian to meet, Old High German muoz meeting, Old Norse mœta to meet, Gothic gamotjan to meet, Armenian matčim I approach *transitive verb* 1. a. : to come by accident into the presence of : fall in with : come upon : find < met him as a stranger on a railroad journey > b. : to come near or in touch with by approach from another direction < the whole delegation went to meet them at the terminal > c. : to come into contact or conjunction with : join < there the brook meets the river > d. : to present a sense impression to : impinge on : catch < a brazen roar meets the ear > < a pungent odor … met his nostrils — S.E.White > 2. : to collide with : encounter as antagonist or foe : fight, cope, or grapple with : oppose < met the heavyweight contender in a successful bout > 3. : to join (a person) in conversation, discussion, or social or business intercourse : enter into conference, argument, or personal dealings with 4. : to conform to the wishes or opinions of < expressed willingness to meet him on that point > 5. : to discharge or pay fully : satisfy, settle < could not meet his loans — Waldo Frank > < did we meet the costs — E.R.Leibert > 6. : to contend successfully with : cope with : match < true imaginative teaching arises to meet the situation of the moment — A.E.Wier > < refiners of branded gasoline met the offer — S.M.Loescher > < this problem was met and solved — W.D.Leggett > 7. : to provide for : fill, fulfill < natural resources … to meet human needs — John Boyd Orr > < public and private agencies labored to meet a critical housing shortage > < studied diligently to meet the entrance requirements of his college > 8. : to be introduced to or made acquainted with < an attractive sister I want you to meet > *intransitive verb* 1. a. : to come together usually from different directions : come face to face < it was in that unpropitious place they met > b. : to hold a session : convene for worship, business, or other purpose : assemble, congregate < the city council will meet soon to deal with the issue > 2. : to join as contestants, opponents, or enemies < the candidates met on many platforms to debate > 3. : to form a junction or confluence : follow or enter an identical course < at last the two rails met and the golden spikes were driven — Meridel Le Sueur > 4. : to occur or appear together : unite < many graces and many virtues meet in her > Synonyms: face, encounter, confront: meet, in the basic sense pertinent here, usually implies no more than to come into the presence or company of whether by chance or design < meet a stranger in the woods > < the event of my last visit to the mountain was meeting one of these brilliant creatures near the summit, in full song — John Burroughs > < as gruesome a sight as a man could meet in a lifetime — Marcia Davenport > < arrange to meet a friend at 2 o'clock > encounter usually confines the meeting to one by accident or chance < walked the whole of the six or seven miles … without encountering a soul — Compton Mackenzie > < personal reminiscences of actual incidents and people encountered during his 20 years of active sea life — R.W.Stallman > < troops moving westward by a parallel trail encountered the river and were delayed — American Guide Series: Florida > < this emigration encountered a number of obstacles — Collier's Year Book > confront and face both imply a direct, usually square, meeting in opposition. confront stresses the unavoidable, face-to-face nature of the meeting < the basic question confronting the court — Douglass Cater > < the major problem confronting humanity — G.E.Hutchinson > < stared appalled at what confronted me — H.D.Quillin > often, when the subject is personal, suggesting such a meeting resolutely entered into out of a determination to face a difficulty or settle a matter < one of the most arduous tasks a conductor can confront — Irving Kolodin > < a man who can confront misfortune — W.S.White > < confront toil and danger — Sir Winston Churchill > face emphasizes more the resoluteness, often courageousness, of the meeting as with something one might reasonably hesitate or dislike to meet < not to avoid but to face the enemy > < the difficulties faced by the new government — H.C.Atyeo > < the government faces a strong storm of protest over its decision — Current History > < the ordeal he must now prepare to face — B.A.Williams > < a great many young men … are unwilling to face four years of college — Nichols Junior College Catalogue > Synonym: see in addition satisfy. • - meet her - meet one halfway - meet up with - meet with II. noun (-s) 1. a. : an assembling of men and hounds for a hunt b. : a sports meeting consisting of competitive events especially in track and field, swimming, or gymnastics contested by individuals and often by relay or other teams c. : a sports contest of any of various other kinds < basketball meet > < trapshooters' meet > < sports car meet > d. : a festival or competition of any of various other kinds < singing meet > 2. a. : the passage or point of passage of two trains traveling in opposite directions b. : the point on a single track at which one train must take a siding to permit another to pass in the opposite direction 3. Australia : assignation III. adjective Etymology: Middle English mete, from Old English gemǣte; akin to Old High German māza moderation, suitability, manner, māzi suitable, Old Norse mǣtr valuable, worthy, māt moderation, Gothic usmet way of life, mitan to measure — more at mete 1. archaic : close, exact, or scant in measure or size 2. : suitable, fit, proper, appropriate < he had been gradually growing more and more vile and meet to be exterminated — Arnold Bennett > Synonyms: see fit IV. adverb Etymology: Middle English mete, from mete, adjective obsolete : in a suitable manner : fitly, sufficiently
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