n. 會議;聚會;匯合點;運動會;
v. 相遇( meet的現在分詞);相識;開會;接觸(某物);
?? meet開會 + ing名詞后綴→ 聚集,會合,會見
"an ad hoc meeting to deal with the problem"
處理此問題的特別會議
近義:assembly, association, parley, reunion, seminar, session
n. 開始;動身;開動;起點;
vt.& vi. 出發,啟程;
vt. 起動;提出(問題);開辦;使開始;
vi. 起始;突然出現;突然跳起;突然涌出;
"The students return in October for the start of the new academic year."
學生于十月返校,開始新學年的學習。
近義:begin, commence, open, implement, induct, initiate
反義:realize, stop, terminate, accomplish, clinch, close