每日英语单词125:encounter


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encounter

[ɪnˈkaʊntə(r)]  

[ɛnˈkaʊntɚ] 

vt.  不期而遇;  遭遇;  对抗;

n.  相遇,碰见;  遭遇战;  对决,冲突;

vi.  碰见,尤指不期而遇;

词根:en进入+counter反对,相反→在对面→遭遇

词根

counter

表示"反对,相反"

形近词

 

 

county

[ˈpærəlel]  

[ˈpærəˌlɛl] 

[ˈkaʊnti]   [ˈkaʊnti] 

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n.  县,郡; 县民,郡民;

词根:country变体→n.县, 郡

countryside

[ˈkʌntrisaɪd]  

[ˈkʌntriˌsaɪd] 

n.  乡村;  郊野;  乡下的全体居民;

词根:country[n.国家,乡村, 故乡 adj.乡下的]+side旁边→n.乡下地方, 乡下居民

counteract 

[ˌkaʊntərˈækt]  

[ˌkaʊntɚˈækt] 

vt.  抵消;  阻碍;  中和;

词根:counter反对,相反+act行动→反着行动→对抗

counterpart

[ˈkaʊntəpɑ:t]  

[ˈkaʊntərpɑrt]   

n.  配对物; 副本; 相对物; 极相似的人或物;

词根:counter反对,相反+part部分→反面一样的部分→对应人物


 

encounter
英 [ɪnˈkaʊntə(r)]   美 [ɛnˈkaʊntɚ]
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vt.  不期而遇; 遭遇; 对抗;
n.  相遇,碰见; 遭遇战; 对决,冲突;
vi.  碰见,尤指不期而遇;
词根:en进入+counter反对,相反→在对面→遭遇
① (VERB) 遇到,遭遇(问题、困难) 
If you encounter problems or difficulties, you experience them.
● Every day of our lives we encounter stresses of one kind or another... 
我们在每天的生活中会面临这样或那样的压力。
② (VERB) 偶遇;邂逅 
If you encounter someone, you meet them, usually unexpectedly.
● Did you encounter anyone in the building?... 
你在大楼里遇到谁了么?
③ (N-COUNT) 偶遇;邂逅;(重要的)相逢 
An encounter with someone is a meeting with them, particularly one that is unexpected orsignificant.
● The author tells of are markable encounter with a group of South Vietnamese soldiers.
作者讲述了和一群南越士兵的奇遇。
 
形近词:
1、county
英 [ˈkaʊnti]   美 [ˈkaʊnti] 
     CET4 | CET6 | 考研
n.  县,郡; 县民,郡民;
词根:country变体→n.县, 郡
① (N-COUNT) (英国、爱尔兰的)郡;(美国的)县 
A county is a region of Britain, Ireland, or the USA which has its own local government.
● He is living now in hi smother's home county of Oxfordshire... 
他现在居住在他母亲的故乡牛津郡。
2、countryside
英 [ˈkʌntrisaɪd]   美 [ˈkʌntriˌsaɪd] 
     CET4 | CET6 | 考研
n.  乡村; 郊野; 乡下的全体居民;
词根:country[n.国家,乡村, 故乡 adj.乡下的]+side旁边→n.乡下地方, 乡下居民
① (N-UNCOUNT) 乡村;农村 
The countryside is land which is away from towns and cities.
● I've always loved the English countryside... 
一直以来我都很喜欢英国的乡间。
 
3、counteract 
英[ˌkaʊntərˈækt]   美[ˌkaʊntɚˈækt] 
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vt.  抵消;阻碍;中和;
词根:counter反对,相反+act行动→反着行动→对抗
① (VERB) 抵制;抵消;抵抗 
To counteract something means to reduce its effect by doing something that produces an opposite effect.
● My husband has to take several pills to counteract high blood pressure... 
我丈夫不得不吃几片药来降压。
 
4、counterpart
英[ˈkaʊntəpɑ:t]   美[ˈkaʊntərpɑrt] 
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n.  配对物;副本;相对物;极相似的人或物;
词根:counter反对,相反+part部分→反面一样的部分→对应人物
① (N-COUNT) 职能(或地位)相当的人;对应的事物
Someone's or something's counterpart is another person or thing that has asimilar function or position in a different place.
● The Foreign Secretary telephoned his Italian counterpart to protest. 
外交部长致电意大利外长表示抗议。
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