meeting

noun

1. the act of joining together as one

e.g. the merging of the two groups occurred quickly
there was no meeting of minds

Synonym: mergingcoming together

2. the social act of assembling for some common purpose

e.g. his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day

Synonym: coming together

3. a casual or unexpected convergence

e.g. he still remembers their meeting in Paris
there was a brief encounter in the hallway

Synonym: encounter

4. a formally arranged gathering

e.g. next year the meeting will be in Chicago
the meeting elected a chairperson

Synonym: group meeting

5. a small informal social gathering

e.g. there was an informal meeting in my living room

Synonym: get together

6. a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)

e.g. Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers

Synonym: confluence

1. 会议;集会
A meeting is an event in which a group of people come together to discuss things or make decisions.

e.g. Can we have a meeting to discuss that?
我们可以开会来讨论那件事吗？
e.g. ...business meetings.
商业会议

2. (有意或无意的)碰见，遇上
When you meet someone, either by chance or by arrangement, you can refer to this event as a meeting .

meeting

e.g. In January, 37 years after our first meeting, I was back in the studio with Denis...
那是1月，在我们初次相遇37年之后，我和丹尼斯一同回到了工作室。
e.g. Her life was changed by a chance meeting with her former art master a few years ago.
她的生活因几年前同她以前的美术老师的偶遇改变了。

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