meet /miːt/► SEE ALLmeet the/your eye(s)meet sb’s eyesmeet sb halfwaymeet your Makermeet your Waterloomake (both) ends meetfind/meet your match (in sb)I’m (very) pleased to meet younever the twain shall meet ●meet the/your ˈeye(s)be seen目之所见；映入眼帘◆A strange sight met our eyes. 一个奇怪的场面映入我们的眼帘。●meet sb’s ˈeyes ( meet sb’s ˈgaze, ˈlook, etc.) look straight at sb because you realize that they are looking at you与某人目光相遇；迎着（或直视）某人的目光◆She was afraid to meet my eyes because she knew what I was thinking. 她不敢正眼看我，因为她知道我正在想什么。◆She met his gaze without flinching. 她毫不畏缩地与他对视。●meet sb halfˈwayreach an agreement with sb by giving them part of what they want和某人妥协；迁就；迎合◆I can’t agree to all your suggestions, but I am prepared to meet you halfway. 我不能同意你所有的条件，但是我可以作出某些让步。●meet your ˈMaker (especiallyhumorous) die见上帝；死◆The car was out of control. There was nothing I could do except prepare to meet my maker! 汽车失控了，我完全无能为力，只能准备去见上帝！●ˌmeet your Waterˈloobe finally defeated遭遇滑铁卢；终遭失败◆She can usually beat anyone at chess, but I think with Kathy she’s met her Waterloo. 她下国际象棋一般没有什么对手，但我想最终凯西会击败她。ORIGINThis idiom refers to the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, in which Napoleon was finally defeated and taken prisoner.这个习语源于 1815 年滑铁卢战役，当时拿破仑战败被俘。●make (both) ends ˈmeetearn enough to pay your living expenses使收支相抵；足够维持生活◆Since I lost my job, I’m finding it harder to make ends meet.失业以后，我发现要维持生活更加困难了。●find/meet your ˈmatch (in sb)meet sb who is as good at doing sth as you are, and perhaps better遇到对手；棋逢敌手；旗鼓相当◆He thought he could beat anyone, but he’s finally found his match.他以为自己天下无敌，但是终于遇到了对手。◆As a saleswoman, she’s met her match in Lorna.作为销售员，她碰到了对手，这就是洛娜。●I’m (very) pleased to ˈmeet you (formal) said when you are meeting sb for the first time, often as you shake hands（用于初次见面握手时）很高兴认识您◆‘John, this is Dr Savary.’ ‘I’m pleased to meet you.’“约翰，这是萨瓦里博士。”“很高兴认识您。”●never the ˌtwain shall ˈmeet (saying) used to say that two things are so different that they cannot exist together（二者）截然不同，永远不可能合到一起，天悬地隔◆People in the area where I grew up were either landowners or farmers, and never the twain shall meet.在我长大的那个地方，人们要不就是地主要不就是农民，两种身份决不会集于一身。NOTETwain is an old word meaning ‘two’. * twain 是一个古词，意为“两个、两者”。