音标：['hæpәn]
vi. 发生, 发生, 恰巧
相关词组:
happen upon sb in the street
在线英汉词典
happen的短语、例句：
happen
v
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(a) [I] occur (by chance or otherwise); take place （偶然地或必然地）出现; 发生
How did the accident happen? 事故是怎麽发生的?
What happened next? 後来怎麽啦?
I´d stay if they promoted me, but I can´t see that happening. 假若他们提升我, 我就留下来, 但我看那是不可能的.
(b) [Ipr] ~ to sb/sth be the experience or fate of sb/sth 成为某人[某事物]的体验或命运; 临到某人[某事物]头上
If anything happens to him (ie If he has an accident), let me know. 万一他有什麽不测, 就请通知我.
What´s happened to my clothes? ie Do you know where they are? 我的衣服到哪里去了?
2 have the (good or bad) fortune (to do sth); chance 碰巧; 恰巧; 恰好
She happened to be out/It happened that she was out when he called. 他打电话时, 她恰巧不在家. =>Usage at appear 用法见appear.
3 [Ipr] ~ on sth (fml 文) find sth by chance 偶然发现某事物
I happened on just the thing I´d been looking for. 我偶然发现了我一直在寻找的东西.
4 (idm 习语) accidents will happen => accident. as it happens/happened by coincidence or chance 碰巧; 偶然
We met her only yesterday, as it happens. 我们只是在昨天才与她偶然相遇. happen, NOTE ON USAGE 用法
Compare happen, occur and take place. 试比较happen、 occur、 take place这三个词语. Happen and occur refer to accidental or unplanned events; occur is more formal than happen *happen和occur指偶然发生的或未经筹画的事件;occur比happen文雅些
The accident happened/occurred at about 9.30. 事故发生在9点30分左右. Happen canalso indicate one event resulting from another *happen亦可指某件事是由另一事引起的
What happened when you told him the news? (ie What did he do?) 你告诉他这消息时, 他有何反应? Take place suggests that an event is/was planned *take place指的事情是有计画的
The funeral took place on 24 April at 3 pm. 葬礼已於4月24月下午3时举行.
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