meet

Compared meaning: meet or experience something, often unpleasant (verb).

比较义项：遭遇／遇到（某事，多为意外或不愉快的情况）（动词）。

• meet 本词

  Neutral and slightly formal; often used in fixed phrases like 'meet resistance/opposition/a challenge'; it does not by itself suggest the event was unplanned or surprising.

  较为中性、略正式，常用于固定搭配，如“meet resistance/opposition”（遭到抵制／反对），本身并不暗示该事件是意外发生的。

  The new policy will meet strong opposition from local business owners.

  这项新政策将遭到当地企业主的强烈反对。

• encounter

  Emphasizes that the experience was unexpected or by chance; commonly used for surprising, unfamiliar, or difficult things, such as strange noises or sudden problems.

  强调该经历是意外或偶然发生的，常用于描述令人惊讶、陌生或困难的事物，例如奇怪的声音或突发的问题。

  We encountered a strange noise coming from the basement late last night.

  昨晚很晚的时候，我们偶然听到地下室传来一阵奇怪的声响。

Meet and encounter both mean to experience something unexpected or bad. Encounter suggests it happened by chance and sounds more literary. Meet is neutral and common, often in phrases like meet resistance. This does not cover meet's other meanings, like seeing someone or satisfying requirements.

这两个词在“遭遇某事”这一义项上意思相近，但语气和正式程度不同：encounter更强调事情发生得出乎意料，书面语感更强；meet更中性、更常见，多出现在固定搭配中。这里不比较meet表示“见面、会面”或“满足（要求）”等其他常见义项。