meet 1. 遇见;碰上;与…迎面相逢 2. 迎接;出迎 3. 碰到;触及 4. 与…会合 5. 认识;结识 6. 会见;赴约encounter1. 意外地遇见,碰见,邂逅(友人等) 2. 偶然相遇(或遭遇),邂逅 3. 相会;尤指意外(或偶然)的见面我二人在美术馆偶然相遇。 We ran across each other in the art gallery我们好久没见面了, 这次相遇聊了好半天。We talked for a long time, because we hadn't meet each other in a long time在这繁华的大都市, 能碰上乡人真不容易。 It is very difficult to encounter a fellow villager in this big city