好词典
encounter
UK //ɪnˈkaʊn.tər//US //ɪnˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ//
词源
源自中古英语 'encountren'，来自古法语 'encounter'，最终源自拉丁语 'incontra'，意为 'against' 或 'in front of'。
verb
❶ 偶然遇见或碰到某人或某事，通常指未经计划的相遇。
“I encountered an old friend at the supermarket yesterday.”
（昨天我在超市偶然遇到了一位老朋友。）
“She encountered many difficulties during her research.”
（她在研究过程中遇到了许多困难。）
同义词:meet, come across, run into, face, experience
noun
❶ 指偶然的相遇或遭遇，可以是人、事物或情况。
“Their first encounter was at a coffee shop.”
（他们的第一次相遇是在一家咖啡店。）
“The encounter with the bear was terrifying.”
（与熊的遭遇非常可怕。）
同义词:meeting, confrontation, experience, incident, brush
常见短语
close encounter — 指近距离的相遇，常用来描述与外星人或超自然现象的接触。
“He claimed to have had a close encounter with a UFO.”
（他声称曾与不明飞行物有过近距离接触。）