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单词 happen
释义
happen
verb[I]
uk
/ˈhæp.ən/us
/ˈhæp.ən/

happenverb[I](HAVE EXISTENCE)

A2
(of asituationor anevent) to haveexistenceor come intoexistence:
发生
No oneknowsexactlywhat happened but severalpeoplehave beenhurt.没人确切了解发生了什么事，只知道有数人受伤。
Anything could happen in the nexthalfhour.接下来的半小时内什么事都可能会发生。
Afunnything happened in theofficetoday.今天，办公室里发生了一件有趣的事。
I don'twanttothinkabout what might have happened if he'd beendrivinganyfaster.我不愿意去想假如他再开快些会怎么样。
happen tosomeone
A2
If something happens to someone or something, it has aneffecton him, her, or it:
发生在（某人）身上；作用于…
I don'tknowwhat I'd do if anything happened to him(= if he washurt,becameill, ordied).我不知道一旦他出了事我该怎么办。
What happened toyourjacket? There's abigripin thesleeve.你的夹克怎么了？袖子上撕了一条大口子。
What's happened to mypen?(= Where is it?)I put it down there a fewmomentsago.我的钢笔哪儿去了？我刚刚把它放在那儿。
More examples
  • It isfrighteningtothinkwhat might happen if shelefthim.
  • I cannotpredictwhat will happen nextyear.
  • I couldtellfrom herexpressionthat somethingserioushad happened.
  • Thepoliceshowedhim aphotototrytojoghismemoryabout what had happened on thenightof therobbery.
  • "Do youremembermuch about theaccident?" "No, it all happened sosuddenly."
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Occurring and happening
  • afoot
  • asynchronous
  • attendant
  • be at workidiom
  • become
  • eventuate
  • fall
  • fall into placeidiom
  • follow on
  • go hand in hand withsomethingidiom
  • go on
  • pass
  • result
  • roll
  • roll around
  • shake out
  • succeed
  • supervene
  • sync
  • turn
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happenverb[I](CHANCE)

C1
to do or be bychance:
偶然，碰巧
[+ to infinitive]They happenedtolook(=lookedbychance)in therightplacealmostimmediately.他们碰巧几乎一下就找对了地方。
[+ (that)]Fortunatelyithappened(that)there was no one in thehouseat thetimeof theexplosion.幸运的是，爆炸发生时，屋子里没有人。
[+ that]Itjust sohappensthatI have herphonenumberrighthere.非常凑巧，我正好有她的电话号码。
She happenstolikecleaning(= shelikescleaning,althoughthat issurprising).她恰恰就喜欢打扫卫生。
I happentothinkhe'sright(= I dothinkso,althoughyou do not).我真的认为他是对的。
As ithappened(=althoughit was notplanned), I had a fewminutestospare.我碰巧有几分钟空闲。
More examples
  • OnSundaysI justwearanyoldthing that I happen tofindlyingaround.
  • Did she happen tomentionwhether she would be coming?
  • I just happened to bewalkingpast when he came out of theshop.
  • Jack happens to be acousinof mine, so I'llintroduceyou to him.
  • Do you happen toknowwhattimethe nextbusisdue?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Chance and randomness
  • accident
  • aleatory
  • arbitrarily
  • arbitrariness
  • arbitrary
  • even-money
  • fluke
  • fluky
  • fortuitous
  • fortuitously
  • luck
  • luck intosomething
  • more by accident than designidiom
  • more by luck than judgmentidiom
  • non-purposive
  • randomized
  • randomly
  • randomness
  • serendipitous
  • stumble intosomething
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Grammar

Happen
Happen means ‘occur’ and most commonly ‘occur by chance’:…

Phrasal verbs

happen along/by(somewhere)
happen on/uponsomething/someone
happen
adverb
UKNorthern English
uk
/ˈhæp.ən/us
/ˈhæp.ən/
perhaps:
有可能，据估计
Happen it'llrainlateron.过一会儿可能会下雨。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Possible and probable
  • always
  • anything's possibleidiom
  • arguably
  • as never beforeidiom
  • auspiciously
  • bea safe betidiom
  • bet
  • fair
  • lean
  • lean towards sth
  • liable
  • likelihood
  • likely
  • manage
  • maybe
  • probably
  • prospective
  • prospectively
  • realm
  • tip
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(Definition ofhappenfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

happen| American Dictionary

happen
verb[I]
us
/ˈhæp·ən/

happenverb[I](HAVE EXISTENCE)

(of asituationorevent) to come intoexistence;occur:
If youwanttoknowwhat is happening in theworld, you have toreadthenewspapers.
No oneknowsexactlywhat happened, but severalpeoplehave beenhurt.
If asituationoreventhappens to someone or something, it has aneffecton thatpersonor thing:
What happened to Phil? Ithoughthe would be here by now.

happenverb[I](CHANCE)

to do or be bychance:
[+ to infinitive]I happened to comeacrossthisbookIthinkyou would like.
[+ to infinitive]I happen tothinkhe’sright(= I do,althoughothersmay not).

Phrasal verb

happen on/uponsomething/someone
(Definition ofhappenfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

happen| Business English

happen
verb[I]
uk
/ˈhæpən/us
toexistorbegintoexistbecause of anaction,situation, orevent:
The onecourseofeventsno oneanticipatedwas the one that happened: alongperiodofstagnationthatthreatenedtheassumptionsof theEuropeanwelfarestate.
Themarkethighshaveprovidedanimpetusforcompaniestoselltheirsharesbeforeinvestorsloseinterest, which often happens during aholidayweek.
to be done orexistbychance:
What happens in onecountryorregionmay not happen in another.
happen by accident/chance"The state'seconomicvitalityhas not happened byaccident," he said.
happen to sb/sth
toaffectsomeone or something in a way thatchangessomething:
Everywhere I gopeoplearebecomingmore and moredepressedby what is happening totheirsavings.
happen overnight
to be done or come intoexistencesuddenly:
did not/may not/will not happen overnightThiscrisisdidn't happenovernight.
(Definition ofhappenfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhappen

happen
If they do, judgments must be made about why this has happened and a further contribution to our knowledge is achieved.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In existing herding models, either a crisis happens or it does not.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, it happened that another criterion was to hand.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A key question, therefore, is just what happens to language learning as we get older.
From theCambridge English Corpus
What happens, in fact, is that the major par t of the approximant itself is devoiced.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Growing up in a small country also keeps you aware of what happens in other parts of the world.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Is it helpful in understanding things that they see happening?
From theCambridge English Corpus
Now consider what happens if learning plays a role.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Think of something that has happened to you or someone you know and tell us about it.
From theCambridge English Corpus
With a small number of exceptions, this has not happened thus far.
From theCambridge English Corpus
One trembles to think what would have happened to our country had we not chosen that remarkable woman to lead us.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A natural idea is to look at what happens when the regularisation parameters vanishes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
What happens if, instead, all the new funds are used to purchase additional livestock in the same proportion as current livestock holdings?
From theCambridge English Corpus
They formulate a critical archaeology that recognises the struggles against individualism, against the limits of the possible, and then asks what happened to the alternatives.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They just need children, no matter what happens.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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