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meeting

noun
 
🔊/ˈmiːtɪŋ/
🔊/ˈmiːtɪŋ/
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  1.  
     [countable] an occasion when people come together to discuss or decide something会议；集会
    • A hundred people attended the public meeting.一百人参加了公开会议。
    • The meeting will be held in the school hall.会议将在学校礼堂举行。
    • to schedule/convene/arrange/organize/call a meeting安排/召开/安排/组织/召开会议
    • Helen will chair the meeting (= be in charge of it).海伦将主持这次会议。🔊🔊
    • The meeting was postponed.会议推迟了。
    • an annual meeting年度会议
    • a board/council/committee/public meeting董事会/理事会/委员会/公开会议
    • a series of meetings系列会议
    • What time is the meeting?什么时候开会？🔊🔊
    • Three speakers addressed the meeting.三位发言人在会议上讲话。
    • in a meeting I'll be in a meeting all morning—can you take my calls?我整个上午都要开会，你能不能帮我接一下电话？🔊🔊
    • at a meeting The issue will be discussed at the next board meeting.该问题将在下次董事会会议上进行讨论。
    • meeting of somebody/something a meeting of the United Nations Security Council联合国安理会会议
    • meeting with somebody She is due to have a meeting with senior government officials.她将与政府高级官员举行会议。
    • meeting about something A public meeting about the proposal takes place on Monday.关于该提案的公开会议于周一举行。
    • meeting between A and B This will be the first meeting between the two leaders since they took office.这将是自两国领导人上任以来的首次会议。
    • Facilities include nine meeting rooms.设施包括九个会议室。
    • They rely on videoconferencing for virtual meetings.他们依靠视频会议系统举行虚拟会议。
    see also annual general meeting, town meeting
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    • He was summoned to a meeting with the head of the department.他被召去参加有部门负责人出席的会议。
    • It is unclear whether the meeting will go ahead as planned.会议是否会如期举行还不清楚。
    • Management have called a joint meeting with staff and unions.资方召集了与员工和工会的联席会议。
    • Opposition has been expressed at community meetings.社区会议上有人表达了反对意见。
    • Our group meetings take place on Saturdays.我们的小组会每周六举行。
    • She headed off to her budget meeting.她动身赶赴预算会议。
    • The chairperson opened the meeting.主席宣布会议开幕。
    • The meeting adjourned for coffee at eleven.11 点休会喝咖啡。
    • The meeting broke up after a row over whether to allow cameras in.由于在是否容许摄影拍照这个问题上发生了一番争吵，会议被迫中止了。
    • The meeting closed on a sour note.会议在不愉快的气氛中结束了。
    • The meeting dragged into the early hours of the next day.会议拖拖拉拉一直持续到次日凌晨。
    • The organization holds various regional meetings.该组织举办众多地区性会议。
    • We had an editorial meeting about it.我们为此开了一次编辑会。
    Topics Working lifea1, Businessa1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • frequent
    • regular
    • annual
    • …
    … of meetings
    • series
    verb + meeting
    • have
    • hold
    • arrange
    • …
    meeting + verb
    • go ahead
    • happen
    • occur
    • …
    meeting + noun
    • facilities
    • hall
    • house
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the meeting
    • meeting about
    • meeting among
    • …
    phrases
    • the purpose of a meeting
    • the minutes of a meeting
    • the chair of a meeting
    • …
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  2. the meeting
     [singular] the people at a meeting（统称）与会者
    • The meeting will discuss how to resolve the ongoing crisis in this region.会议将讨论如何解决该地区正在发生的危机。
    • The meeting voted to accept the pay offer.与会者投票接受这一工资提议。🔊🔊
    • Mr Wade told the meeting that a one-way system would make the town safer.韦德先生在会议上说，单向系统将使该镇更加安全。
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    • The meeting expressed concern that the problem had still not been addressed.会议对该问题仍未得到处理表示关注。
    • The meeting heard that two workers had been fired with no official reason given.会议听取了两名工人在未给出正式理由即被解雇的情况。
    • The meeting voted 423–133 in favour of a strike.与会者以423 票对133 票支持罢工。
    • This meeting urges the company to reconsider its decision to close the factory.与会者敦促公司重新考虑关闭工厂的决定。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • frequent
    • regular
    • annual
    • …
    … of meetings
    • series
    verb + meeting
    • have
    • hold
    • arrange
    • …
    meeting + verb
    • go ahead
    • happen
    • occur
    • …
    meeting + noun
    • facilities
    • hall
    • house
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the meeting
    • meeting about
    • meeting among
    • …
    phrases
    • the purpose of a meeting
    • the minutes of a meeting
    • the chair of a meeting
    • …
    See full entry
  3.  
     [countable] a situation in which two or more people meet together, because they have arranged it or by chance会面；集会；集合 synonym encounter
    • at a meeting At our first meeting I was nervous.我们第一次见面时我很紧张。🔊🔊
    • It was a chance meeting that would change my life.那次偶然的会面改变了我的一生。🔊🔊
    • He remembered their childhood meetings with nostalgia.他怀念地回忆起他们孩提时代的聚会。🔊🔊
    • meeting of/between A and B The meeting of father and son after so long was a joyous occasion.漫长的父亲和儿子的相遇是一个欢乐的时刻。
    • meeting with somebody This was only my second meeting with him.这只是我第二次与他见面。
    Extra Examples
    • Jay drove to the meeting spot.杰伊驱车赶往会议地点。
    • The arts space serves as a meeting ground for professional artists.这个艺术场所成了职业艺术家的集会之地。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • accidental
    • chance
    • unexpected
    • …
    verb + meeting
    • have
    preposition
    • meeting with
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  4. [countable] (British English) a sports event or set of races, especially for horses运动会；（尤指）赛马
    • an athletics meeting运动会
    • a race meeting赛马大会
    • The horse has won at all of his previous meetings this season.这匹马在本赛季以前的所有比赛中都赢了。
    compare meet (1) see also race meetingTopics Sports: other sportsc2
  5. an occasion when people, especially Quakers, come together for worship会议；集会
    • Quaker meetings are held here every week.贵格会每周在这里举行会议。
    see also prayer meetingTopics Religion and festivalsc2
Idioms
a meeting of minds
  1. a close understanding between people with similar ideas, especially when they meet to do something or meet for the first time彼此间的深刻理解（尤指初会时就意见一致）
    • a meeting of minds between the two artists两位艺术家之间的见面会