プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
あう【遭う・▲遇う】
meet (with); ((文)) encounter
- 困難に遭う
encounter difficulties - 事故に遭う
meet with an accident (▼meet withは不幸な出来事に限られる) - 交通渋滞に遭って遅れた
We were late because we got caught in a traffic jam. - 台風でたいへんな被害に遭った
We suffered great damage because of the typhoon. - ひどい目に遭った
I had a horrible experience.