meet

meet1
(past and past participle met )
[with obj.]
  1. come into the presence or company of (someone) by chance or arrangement
    遇见，碰到；与…会面
    a week later I met him in the street.
    一星期后，我在街上遇见了他。
    [no obj.]we met for lunch.
    我们一起吃午餐。
    they arranged to meet up that afternoon.
    他们准备那天下午碰面。
    ■make the acquaintance of (someone) for the first time
    与…相识；结识
    she took Paul to meet her parents.
    她带保罗去见父母。
    [no obj.]we met at an office party.
    我们是在公司聚会上认识的。
    ■[no obj.](of a group of people) assemble for a particular purpose
    集合；聚会
    the committee meets once a fortnight.
    委员会两星期开一次会。
    ■[no obj.](meet with)(chiefly US)have a meeting with (someone)
    (主美)会晤，会见
    he met with the president on September 16.
    他与总统于9月16号进行了会晤。
    ■go to a place and wait there for (a person or their means of transport) to arrive
    （迎）接
    Stuart met us off the boat.
    斯图尔特迎接我们下船。
    ■play or oppose in a contest
    与…比赛；和…交锋
    in the final group match, England will meet the Australians.
    在小组决赛中，英格兰队将与澳大利亚队交锋。
    [no obj.]the teams will meet in the European Cup final at Wembley.
    球队将在温布利进行欧洲杯决赛。
    ■touch; join
    接触；与…连接
    Steve's lips met hers.
    哈里的嘴唇触到了她的嘴唇。
    [no obj.]the curtains failed to meet in the middle.
    窗帘中间拉不拢。
    our eyes met across the table.
    我们隔桌对视。
    ■encounter or be faced with (a particular fate, situation, attitude, or reaction)
    经历；遭到，遭遇
    he met his death in 1946.
    他死于1946年。
    [no obj.]we met with a slight setback.
    我们受了点挫折。
    ■(meet something with)have (a particular reaction) to
    用…回应；以…对付
    the announcement was met with widespread protests.
    公告遭到普遍反对。
    ■[no obj.](meet with)receive (a particular reaction)
    获得；遭到
    I'm sorry if it doesn't meet with your approval.
    如果得不到你的同意，我很遗憾。
  2. fulfil or satisfy (a need, requirement, or condition)
    满足（需求）；达到（要求）；符合（条件）
    this policy is doing nothing to meet the needs of women.
    该政策没有采取任何措施来满足妇女的需求。
    ■deal with or respond to (a problem or challenge) satisfactorily
    应付；对付
    they failed to meet the noon deadline.
    他们未能在中午最后期限前完成。
    ■pay (a financial claim or obligation)
    支付；偿付
    all your household expenses will still have to be met.
    你还是得支付所有的家庭开销。
noun
  1. a gathering of riders and hounds at a particular place before the hunt begins
    （狩猎前骑马的猎手和猎犬的）集合
    ■an organized event at which a number of races or other athletic or sporting contests are held
    运动会
  2. (informal)a meeting or assignation, typically one with an illicit purpose
    (非正式)（尤指为非法目的）约会，碰头
    the meet with Frank is on for 10 o'clock.
    与弗兰克碰头安排在十点钟。
常用词组
meet the case
  1. (Brit.)be adequate
    (英)令人满意
meet someone's eye (或 eyes, ear)
  1. be visible (or audible)
    被…看到；被…听到
    the sight that met his eyes was truly amazing.
    他看到的景象真是令人惊叹。
meet someone's eye (或 eyes, gaze)
  1. look directly at someone
    正视（某人）
    for a moment, he refused to meet her eyes.
    有一会儿，他不愿正视她。
meet someone halfway
  1. make a compromise with someone
    与某人达成妥协，对某人作出让步
    I am prepared to meet him halfway by paying him a further £25,000.
    我愿意让步，再付给他25,000英镑。
meet one's Maker
  1. 见 maker
meet one's match
  1. 见 match
there's more to someone/thing than meets the eye
  1. a person or situation is more complex or interesting than they appear
    （人，情况）比看上去更复杂（或更有趣）
语源
  1. Old English mētan 'come upon, come across', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moeten, also to moot
meet2
adjective
  1. (archaic)suitable; fit; proper
    (古)适当的；合适的；恰当的
    it was not meet for us to see the king's dishonour.
    令国王蒙羞的事我们是不便看见的。
派生
meetly
adverb
meetness
noun
语源
  1. Middle English (in the sense 'made to fit'): shortening of Old English gemǽte, of Germanic origin; related to mete
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