encounter

柯林斯词典

1. V-T If you encounter problems or difficulties, you experience them. 遭遇
Every day of our lives we encounter major and minor stresses of one kind or another. 生活中的每一天，我們會遇到或大或小的這樣那樣的壓力。
2. V-T If you encounter someone, you meet them, usually unexpectedly. 邂逅[正式]
Did you encounter anyone in the building?
你在那棟大樓裡偶然遇到什麽人了嗎？
3. N-COUNT An encounter with someone is a meeting with them, particularly one that is unexpected or significant. 邂逅
The author tells of a remarkable encounter with a group of South Vietnamese soldiers. 作者講述了他與一群南越士兵的驚人邂逅。
4. N-COUNT An encounter is a particular type of experience. 特殊經歷
...a sexual encounter. …一次性經歷。