| [/ˈhæpən; ˋhæpən/] v 用法:
1 (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? 用法:
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. 用法:
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. 用法:
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 2
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. |