| 单词 | happen |
| 释义 | happen (hæpən ) Word forms: happens , happening , happened 1. verb A2 Something that happens occurs or is done without being planned. We cannot say for sure what will happen. [VERB] The accident happened close to Martha's Vineyard. [VERB] Synonyms: occur, take place, come about, follow 2. verb A2 If something happens, it occurs as a result of a situation or course of action. She wondered what would happen if her parents found her. [VERB] He trotted to the truck and switched on the ignition. Nothing happened. [VERB] 3. verb A2 When something, especially something unpleasant, happens to you, it takes place and affects you. If we had been spotted at that point, I don't know what would have happened to us. [VERB + to] It's the best thing that ever happened to me. [VERB to noun] Synonyms: befall, overtake, become of, betide 4. verb If you happen to do something, you do it by chance. If it happens that something is the case, it occurs by chance. We happened to discover we had a friend in common. [VERB to-infinitive] I looked in the nearest paper, which happened to be the Daily Mail. [VERB to-infinitive] If it happens that I'm wanted somewhere, my mother will take the call and let me know. [VERB that] Synonyms: chance, turn out [informal], have the fortune to be 5. as it happens phrase You use as it happens in order to introduce a statement, especially one that is rather surprising. She called Amy to see if she had any idea of her son's whereabouts. As it happened, Amy did. Collocations: happen overnight The index's downslide has not happened overnight. Outlook India (2008) Transformation does not happen overnight and circumstances change. Times, Sunday Times (2012) What had happened overnight to change matters is rather unclear. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Do not expect this to happen overnight. The Sun (2016) Fixing system problems will not happen overnight but good defence is about doing simple things over and over again. Times, Sunday Times (2016) That will happen regardless of what academics do or say. The Times Literary Supplement Saving energy makes sense but climate change will happen regardless. The Sun The mega-deals tend to be ones that will happen regardless of economic conditions. ST I am a journalist and must inform you of the appalling things that happen regardless. Times, Sunday Times And all of this can happen regardless of normal office hours. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Either they happen spontaneously — an unlucky event as you age — or you have got a faulty gene or you've been exposed to a medical accident. Times, Sunday Times Normally it will happen spontaneously. The Sun Another set of important questions in chemistry concerns what kind of reactions can happen spontaneously and which properties are possible for a given chemical mixture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A football match happens spontaneously - we don't know what happens next. Times, Sunday Times That's the kind of thing that happens spontaneously, at the last minute. The Sun The alleged incident happened last Thursday night. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The incident happened shortly after 9am local time yesterday. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The incident happened shortly after midday. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The incident happened on the B-floor sluice, when Orchard was slopping out. THE SCAR Then one day a miracle happens. Times, Sunday Times Unless a miracle happens soon, they will have to grow their leeks and potatoes elsewhere. Times, Sunday Times As they continue to ride along, a third miracle happens: the prayed-for, long-awaited rain has finally come. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 发生 Japanese: 起こる |
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