encounter

encounter (danh từ) nghĩa là cuộc gặp gỡ, cuộc chạm trán.

1. A meeting, especially one that is unplanned or unexpected.Một cuộc gặp, nhất là cuộc gặp không hẹn trước hoặc bất ngờ.
2. A hostile, often violent meeting; a confrontation, skirmish, or clash, as between combatants.Một cuộc chạm trán thù địch, thường có bạo lực; cuộc đối đầu hoặc đụng độ giữa các bên giao chiến.
3. A match between two opposing sides.
4. A sexual encounter; sexual activity, especially unplanned or unexpected, between two people who have not already established a sexual relationship with each other. In many cases, it does not lead to a relationship, and thus is utterly transient. A sexual encounter can be consensual or non-consensual; in the latter case, it is known as sexual assault. A consensual sexual encounter that happens only once is commonly known as a one-night stand.
5. The period of a space mission during which it carries out its data-gathering objectives.

• Their encounter was a matter of chance.