词汇精选:encounter的用法和辨析
一、详细释义:
n.
(意外、突然或暴力的)相遇,邂逅,遭遇,冲突 [C]
例句:
A fortunate encounter brought us together.
一次幸运的邂逅使我们相识。
例句:
As soon as she left the train,she would forget our brief encounter.
她一下火车,就会忘了我们短暂的相遇。
(体育)比赛,交锋 [C]
例句:
It was a bloody encounter between the two armies.
这是那两军之间的一次激烈的遭遇战。
例句:
China has thrashed Uzbekstan 11-0 in the last Group C encounter to enter the semi-finals of the AFC women's championship.
中国队在亚洲杯C组最后一轮比赛以11:0的高分淘汰乌兹别克,从而挺进这次女子足球锦标赛的半决赛。
v.
意外地遇见,偶然碰到,与……邂逅 [T]
例句:
She happened, while she was thus engaged, to encounter the face of the man on deck.
在她这样胡思乱想的当儿,偶然碰到在舱面上那个人的面孔。
例句:
Only once I have met him and it was a chance to encounter.
倒是有一次我曾偶然遇到他。
遭到,受到 [T]
例句:
It seems probable we might encounter some unexpected troubles.
我们很可能会遭到一些预想不到的麻烦。
例句:
Failure I may still encounter at the thousandth step, yet success hides behind the next bend in the road.
踏上第一千步的时候,仍然可能遭到失败。但成功就藏在拐角后面。
与……发生冲突;与……交战 [T]
例句:
When you encounter a wall, find a way to get over it, around it, or under it.
当你遭遇到一堵抵挡你的墙时,想办法克服它,绕过它,或者从下面穿越它。
例句:
The armies are now ready to encounter each other.
目前两军正随时准备交战。
(意外或偶然)相遇;遭遇 [I]
例句:
He kept discreetly in the background, however, and saw to it that Fleur did not encounter Jon.
但是,他一直谨慎地躲在幕后,设法使弗勒和乔恩不要相遇。
二、词义辨析:
meet,encounter,confront,face,contact
这些动词均有“遇见,会见,碰见”之意。meet普通用词,本义指双方或多方从不同方向或相反方向作向对运动,最终相碰(遇)。encounter通常指遇到困难或挫折,也指偶然或意外地相遇。confront 不可避免的,面对面的相遇。也指敢于正视困难或问题的决心和信心。face侧重双方静止地面对面,或指指充满勇气、信心和决心正视人或事。contact多指通过书信、电话或直接会面和别人联系。口语用词。
三、参考例句:
Basal subjects sequentially encounter disesteem.
基础科室继续遭遇冷遇。
We encounter many problems in our work.
我们在工作中遇到很多问题。
Investors may encounter other unexpected difficulties.
投资者或许还会遇到其它意想不到的困难。
A fortunate encounter brought us together.
一次幸运的邂逅使我们相识。
A fortunate encounter brought us together.
一次幸运的邂逅使我们相识。
We encounter emergencies and personal crises.
我们遭遇紧急情况和个人危机。【CET-4 2006.12 阅读】
Don't be afraid to encounter risks.
别害怕遇到危险。
We may encounter emergencies and personal crises.
我们或许会遭遇紧急情况和个人危机。
It seems probable we might encounter some unexpected troubles.
我们很可能会遭到一些预想不到的麻烦。
I had a brief encounter with an angry client.
我与一个生气的顾客一时发生了冲突。