Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2892
Fully loadedencounter
相遇；邂逅
A meeting, especially one that is unplanned or unexpected.
- 1.
A meeting, especially one that is unplanned or unexpected.
相遇,尤指计划外或意外的相遇。
- 2.
A hostile, often violent meeting; a confrontation, skirmish, or clash, as between combatants.
敌对(常为暴力)的相遇；交战者之间的对峙、小规模冲突或冲突。
- 3.
A match between two opposing sides.
对立双方之间的比赛。
- 4.
A sexual encounter; sexual activity, especially unplanned or unexpected, between two people who have not already established a sexual relationship with each other. In many cases, it does not lead to a relationship, and thus is utterly transient. A sexual encounter can be consensual or non-consensual; in the latter case, it is known as sexual assault. A consensual sexual encounter that happens only once is commonly known as a one-night stand.
性接触；两个尚未建立性关系的人之间发生的性行为,尤指计划外或意外的,通常极为短暂；非自愿的即为性侵,仅一次的自愿性接触又称一夜情。
- 5.
The period of a space mission during which it carries out its data-gathering objectives.
航天任务中执行数据收集目标的时期。
冲突；遭遇战；比赛；交锋；性接触；艳遇；（航天任务的）探测阶段；相遇,尤指计划外或意外的相遇。
In use
I had a chance encounter with an old friend at the supermarket.
The encounter between the two rivals ended in a heated argument.
Their first encounter was brief but memorable.
encounter with sb/sth
常用于描述偶遇或遭遇。
I had an unexpected encounter with an old friend.
我与一位老朋友意外邂逅。
encounter between A and B
常用于描述冲突或对抗。
The encounter between the two armies was brief.
两支军队之间的交锋很短暂。
Common mistakes
I encountered a strange man.I had an encounter with a strange man.
Connections
Collocations
- have an encounter
- 经历一次相遇（或冲突）
- I had a strange encounter with an old friend yesterday.我昨天与一位老朋友有了一次奇怪的相遇。
- a chance encounter
- 偶然相遇
- Their chance encounter led to a lifelong friendship.他们的偶然相遇促成了一段终生的友谊。
- a brief encounter
- 短暂的相遇
- The film is about a brief encounter between two strangers on a train.这部电影讲述的是两个陌生人在火车上的一次短暂相遇。
- a violent encounter
- 暴力冲突
- The two gangs had a violent encounter in the abandoned lot.这两个帮派在废弃空地上发生了一次暴力冲突。
- an encounter with
- 与…的相遇（或遭遇）
- Her first encounter with the famous author was nerve-wracking.她与那位著名作家的初次见面令人紧张。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把en想成‘在’，counter是‘柜台’，在柜台前偶遇就是encounter（邂逅）。
Context & Register
Register: mixed. Typical contexts: military (fight) or social (meeting). 多用于正式或文学语境的冲突，也常见于日常偶遇。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with the exact ending /-aʊnt/ (e.g., count, mount) genuinely rhyme with the stressed syllable of 'encounter'. Note that words like 'counter' (/ˈkaʊntər/) share the same /aʊnt/ segment but have an extra syllable and do not rhyme perfectly. Other lookalikes include 'fount' (less common) and 'recount' (which also has the same stress pattern but is less common).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.