◇ meet with表示“遇见”、“碰到”时，常含有“偶尔”的意思（＝come across，come upon）。此外，meet with还可表示“遭遇”或“经历”的意思。在美国英语中，meet with还可以表示“会见”。
1) I often meet her on the street．
2) She said she had to go to the station to meet her uncle．
3) I have met with this word many times in my reading．
4) You should not lose heart when you meet with difficulty in learning a foreign language．
5) The department head met with her in his office．
◆ meeting； conference； gathering； party
◇ meeting可以用于两人或多人，表示偶然的或拟定的，短暂的或持续的聚会。它的用途很广，可用于日常普通场合，也可用于特殊的或官方的正式场合。如：
The students had a class meeting last Friday．
The summit meeting of the state heads came to an end two days later．
◇ conference指专门性的正式会议，常用于就某个重大问题进行专门研究或交换意见的讨论会、协商会等。如：
Many reporters came to attend the press conference．