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单词 occurrence
释义

occurrence

noun
 OPAL W
/əˈkʌrəns/
/əˈkɜːrəns/
(formal)
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  1.  
    [countable] something that happens or exists
    • a common/everyday/frequent/regular occurrence
    • Vandalism used to be a rare occurrence here.
    • The program counts the number of occurrences of any word within the text.
    Extra Examples
    • These mild fits are quite a common occurrence in babies.
    • Increased life expectancy means that it is now a rare occurrence for children to be orphaned.
    • Landslips and earthquakes are not everyday occurrences in this country.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • common
    • everyday
    • widespread
    verb + occurrence
    • prevent
    • reduce
    • increase
    preposition
    • occurrence in
    • occurrence of
    phrases
    • a common occurrence
    • a regular occurrence
    • a daily occurrence
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  2.  
    [uncountable] occurrence (of something) the fact of something happening or existing
    • a link between the occurrence of skin cancer and the use of computer monitors
    Extra Examples
    • The document addresses the occurrence of arsenic in drinking water.
    • the low occurrence of heart disease in this particular group
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • common
    • everyday
    • widespread
    verb + occurrence
    • prevent
    • reduce
    • increase
    preposition
    • occurrence in
    • occurrence of
    phrases
    • a common occurrence
    • a regular occurrence
    • a daily occurrence
    See full entry
  3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: probably from the plural of archaic occurrent, in the same sense, via French from Latin occurrent- ‘befalling’, from the verb occurrere ‘go to meet, present itself’, from ob- ‘against’ + currere ‘to run’.
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