a meeting, especially one that happens by chance偶然相遇,邂逅,不期而遇
an occasion when people have sex, usually with someone they have not met before(对象通常为陌生人的)性经历
an occasion when two teams play against each other(体育)比赛,交锋
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She has written a memoir of her encounters with W.H. Auden over the years.
I had a bruising encounter with my ex-husband last week.
I had a strange encounter with a French man on my way to work.
She reported an interesting encounter with an ex-soldier.
It was one of a number of amusing encounters last week.
formal to meet someone unexpectedly邂逅,不期而遇,偶然碰到
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She was, he says, the most violent woman he had encountered in 13 years as an officer.
As we left the memorial area we encountered a group of German students.
The football fans that we encountered seemed harmless enough.
On my way to the station I encountered a small child, begging.
He was probably the most obnoxious person I've ever encountered.
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