词组 | meeting |
释义 | meeting /ˈmiːtɪŋ/ noun an event at which people meet to discuss and decide thingsadjectives/nouns + meetinga business meeting He had to go into town for a business meeting.a formal/informal meeting Trade had been discussed at an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers.a public meeting (=that anyone can go to) A public meeting was held to discuss the proposal to build a new school.a private meeting (=that only a few people are allowed to go to) The senator attended a private meeting with the president.a general meeting especially BrE (=that anyone, or anyone in a particular organization, can go to) The annual general meeting of the rugby club was held last night.a monthly/weekly meeting I have my weekly meeting with the managing director.an annual meeting (=once a year) The British Medical Association has its annual meeting tomorrow.an emergency meeting The Council has called an emergency meeting to decide what action to take.a protest meeting Anti-road campaigners are holding a protest meeting today.a committee/staff/board meeting A staff meeting will be held at 3 p.m.a summit meeting (=between leaders of governments) The prime minister is in Paris for a European summit meeting.verbs + meetinghave a meeting We’re having a meeting next week to discuss the matter.hold a meeting (=have a meeting – more formal) The meetings are usually held on a Friday. go to a meeting also attend a meeting formal All staff members are expected to attend the meeting.arrange/organize a meeting They hoped to arrange a meeting with the president.call a meeting (=ask for people to come to a meeting) David Couper called a meeting to discuss the idea of a field laboratory.chair a meeting (=lead it) The meeting was chaired by Professor Jones of the University of York.host a meeting (=provide the place and everything needed for a meeting) King Abdullah will host a meeting between the two leaders.begin/open a meeting She opened the meeting by welcoming everyone.close/end a meeting Before I close the meeting, does anyone have any further questions?address a meeting (=speak to the people at a meeting) A member of Greenpeace addressed the protest meeting.adjourn a meeting (=make it stop for a period of time) This meeting is adjourned until tomorrow.seek a meeting (=try to persuade someone to meet you) Campaigners are seeking a meeting with the president to discuss the issue.Have a meeting or hold a meeting?Hold a meeting sounds more formal and is often used in the passive when talking about the place or time at which the meeting happens.meeting + verbsa meeting takes place (=it happens) The meeting took place on September 26th.a meeting begins/starts As soon as the meeting began, differences between the leaders began to emerge.a meeting ends The meeting ended around 10.30.a meeting breaks up (=it ends and people leave) The meeting broke up without a deal.meeting + nounsa meeting room The hotel has meeting rooms available to hire.prepositionsin/at a meeting She said that Mr Coleby was in a meeting.a meeting with sb He had further meetings with Serbian officials.a meeting between sb (and sb) The talks are the first formal meeting between the two leaders.a meeting of sb The comments were made during a meeting of senior politicians.a meeting about/on sth A public meeting about the future of the gallery will be held next week.phrasesthe minutes of a meeting (=a written record of what people have discussed at a meeting) The minutes of last week’s meeting have now been distributed.a series of meetings Managers have held a series of meetings to discuss the problem.THESAURUS: meeting gathering/get-together a situation in which a group of people come together to meet, talk, and have drinks with each other, especially friends or family: We had a small family get-together to celebrate her birthday. | She arranged social gatherings in Kettering for young people on Saturday evenings. date an arrangement to meet someone who you are having, or hoping to have, a romantic relationship with: I think I might ask her out on a date. | I have a date tomorrow evening. | She went on her first date with him last week. rendezvous a meeting where two people have arranged to meet at a particular time or place, often secretly: She arranged a secret rendezvous with him in the hotel bar. conference an organized event, especially one that continues for several days, at which a lot of people meet to discuss a particular subject and hear speeches about it: Didn’t you give a talk at the conference last year? | There will be a conference of women business leaders. | The conference will be held at the university. convention a large formal meeting of people who belong to a political party, or to an organization of people with the same interests: He will speak at the Democratic Party Convention. | We went to a convention for Star Trek fans. rally a large public meeting, especially one that is held outdoors to support or protest about something: There was a massive peace rally in London. | Speakers at the rally included Chandra Shekhar. summit a meeting between government leaders from important and powerful countries, to discuss important matters: The president will attend an economic summit in Berlin. | A summit meeting of OPEC leaders was called to find a solution to the oil crisis. caucus AmE a local meeting of the members of a political party to choose people to represent them at a larger meeting, or to choose a candidate in an election: Obama won the Iowa caucus in 2007. video conference a meeting in which people in different places talk to each other on computer screens, especially about business: The chairman had a video conference with his senior managers. |
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