meet‧ing S1 W1 / mitɪŋ / 名词 [可数名词]
1 an event at which people meet to discuss and decide things :
We’re having a meeting next week to discuss the matter.
at a meeting
I’ll raise the matter at the next meeting.
in a meeting
She said that Mr Coleby was in a meeting.
meeting about/on
There was a public meeting about the future of the gallery.
meeting with
I’ve got a meeting with Mr Edwards this afternoon.
meeting of
a meeting of senior politicians
meeting between
a meeting between unions and management
2 the meeting formal all the people who are at a meeting :
I’d like to put a few ideas before the meeting.
3 [通常单数形式] when people meet each other by chance or because they have arranged to do this :
I had felt drawn to Alice ever since our first meeting.
4 a sports competition or a set of races for horses
5 meeting of minds a situation in which two people have very similar ideas and understand each other very well :
There was a real meeting of minds between the two leaders.
6 an event at which a group of Quakers (= a Christian religious group ) pray together
COLLOCATIONS
动词
have a meeting I had a long meeting with my manager.
hold a meeting formal (= have a meeting ) 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.
call a meeting ( also convene a meeting formal ) (= arrange a meeting ) The board has the power to convene a general meeting if necessary.
chair a meeting ( also preside over a meeting formal ) (= lead it ) The meeting was chaired by Professor Jones of the University of York.
open a meeting (= begin it ) There was disagreement about opening the meeting with a prayer.
close a meeting (= end it ) He closed the meeting by saying, ‘I think we have made great progress.’
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.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + meeting
a committee/staff/board etc meeting A staff meeting will be held at 3 p.m.
an annual meeting (= an important meeting held once a year ) the annual meeting of the British Medical Association
a monthly/weekly meeting a routine weekly meeting with the managing director
a public/open meeting (= that anyone can go to ) A public meeting was held to discuss the proposal to build a new school.
a general meeting especially British English (= that anyone, or anyone in a particular organization, can go to ) The annual general meeting of the rugby club was held last night.
a private/closed meeting (= that only a few people are allowed to go to ) The senator attended a private meeting with the president.
a summit meeting (= between leaders of governments ) The Prime Minister is in Paris for a European summit meeting.
a business meeting He had to go into town for a business meeting.
a protest meeting Anti-road campaigners are holding a protest meeting today.
an emergency/urgent meeting The Council has called an emergency meeting to decide what action to take.
THESAURUS
meeting an occasion when people meet in order to discuss something : a business meeting. | Mr Bell is in a meeting. | The committee will hold another meeting Wednesday.
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? | a conference of women business leaders
convention a large formal meeting of people who belong to a political party, or to an organization of people with the same interests : the Democratic Party Convention | 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.
summit a meeting between government leaders from important and powerful countries, to discuss important matters : A summit meeting of OPEC leaders was called to find a solution to the oil crisis. | next week’s economic summit
caucus American English 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.
teleconference/video conference a business meeting in which people in different places talk to each other using telephones or video equipment : The chairman held teleconferences with his senior managers.
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 held 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.
rendezvous a meeting where two people have arranged to meet at a particular time or place, often secretly : She arranged a rendezvous with him in the hotel bar.
tryst literary a secret meeting between people who are having a romantic relationship : a good place for a moonlight tryst