ren·dez·vous /ˈrɑndɪˌvu, de-/
約會,約定的會晤,集會地點(vt.)(vi.)集合,集結,在約定場所會面
rendezvous
會合
Ren·dez·vous n.; pl. Rendezvouses
Note: [Rare in the plural.]
1. A place appointed for a meeting, or at which persons customarily meet.
An inn, the free rendezvous of all travelers. --Sir W. Scott.
2. Especially, the appointed place for troops, or for the ships of a fleet, to assemble; also, a place for enlistment.
The king appointed his whole army to be drawn together to a rendezvous at Marlborough. --Clarendon.
3. A meeting by appointment.
4. Retreat; refuge. [Obs.]
Ren·dez·vous v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rendezvoused p. pr. & vb. n. Rendezvousing ] To assemble or meet at a particular place.
Ren·dez·vous, v. t. To bring together at a certain place; to cause to be assembled.
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rendezvous
n 1: a meeting planned at a certain time and place
2: a place where people meet; "he was waiting for them at the
rendezvous"
3: a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex [syn: tryst]
v : meet at a rendezvous