1. meet: to see someone by chance and talk to them

例：

I met Jill at the bus stop this morning. （今天早上我在车站遇到了吉尔。）

You'll never guess who I met yesterday! （你猜我昨天碰到谁了？我不说你肯定猜不到！）

Ron's changed so much, you probably wouldn't recognize him if you met him on the street. （罗恩变化很大，在路上碰到可能都认不出来了。）

I was worried I might meet Henry on the bus. （我怕在公车上会遇到亨利。）

2. meeting:

例：

Our first meeting was in January, and I didn't see Martin again till May or June. （我和马丁第一次见面是在一月，后来到了五六月我们才又见面。）

chance meeting (=one that happens completely by chance) 邂逅

Her affair with Harmon started with a chance meeting followed by a few casual phone calls. （她和哈曼先是无意邂逅，又有一搭没一搭地通过几次电话，然后才在一起。）

3. bump into/run into: to meet someone that you know, by chance

备注：''bump into/run into''是非正式的用法。

例：

I bumped into Jill in town. （我在市中心碰到吉尔了。）

I'm glad I bumped into you. I wanted to ask you about tomorrow's history test. （很高兴正好遇到你，我想问问你明天历史考试的事。）

I'm sorry I'm late - I ran into an old colleague I hadn't seen for ages. （抱歉我迟到了，我正好遇到一个很多年没见的老同事，聊了一会。）

She's always running into friends that she knows from school. （她总是能碰到老校友。）

4. see: to meet someone by chance

备注：''see''是口语中非正式的用法。

例：

I saw Penny in town today. （今天我在市中心碰到佩妮了。）

If you see Ted, could you tell him I want to talk to him? （你要是碰到泰德，帮我转告他，我想跟他谈谈。）

5. encounter: v. to meet someone by chance, especially someone you do not already know

备注：''encounter''是正式的用法。

例：

It was rare that she encountered interesting people through her work. （她工作中极少有机会碰到有意思的人。）

He encountered the young woman as she was leaving a coffee shop. （他遇到了那个年轻女郎，当时，她正从一家咖啡店走出来。）

6. encounter: n. an unexpected meeting

例：

He did not appear to remember our encounter last summer and just nodded when we were introduced. （他好像不记得去年夏天我们曾见过一面，别人介绍我们认识的时候，他只淡淡点了点头。）

chance encounter (=one that happens completely by chance) 邂逅，偶遇

A chance encounter in a restaurant led to her first movie role. （餐厅的一次偶遇促成了她演艺生涯的第一个角色。）

《老爸老妈浪漫史》S01E02对话：

情境：Ted想追的那个女生不想太认真地谈恋爱，想“随意”一点。Ted想打电话给她，欲打又止。

Ted: No—calling's not casual! I just gotta bump into her somewhere. If only I knew her schedule I could arrange a ''chance'' encounter.

大意：

Ted：不要打电话，打电话也不“随意”。我要去哪里“偶遇”她一下。如果我知道她的日程安排，就可以安排一次“偶遇”了。