re-encounter
verb [ T ] (also reencounter) uk/ˌriː.ɪnˈkaʊn.tər/ us/ˌriː.ɪnˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ/
重逢
to meet someone or experience something in a way that was not planned, for a second, third, etc. time
They re-encounter one another in Paris nine years later.
It was nice to reencounter a familiar face. 很高兴再次见到熟悉的面孔。
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- This is a play I am glad to have seen but am perhaps not wildly eager to re-encounter.
- It was a pleasure to re-encounter her at the party.
- It was a subject he would reencounter later in his career.
re-encounter
noun [ C or U ] (also reencounter) uk/ˌriː.ɪnˈkaʊn.tər/ us/ˌriː.ɪnˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ/
重逢
a second, third, etc. meeting with someone or experience of something, especially one that happens by chance
The works depict her re-encounter with the landscapes and experiences of her childhood.
From the moment of their reencounter, she knew they would be married. 从他们重逢的那一刻起，她就知道他们会结婚。
It's a story of romantic re-encounters and people trying to escape from themselves.
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- She was deeply moved by the re-encounter with the child.
- At the bar, he had a violent reencounter with his brother.
- The delays between initial encounter and re-encounter varied but were as short as 2 months.