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单词 event
释义
event
noun[C]
uk
/ɪˈvent/us
/ɪˈvent/
B1
anything thathappens,especiallysomethingimportantorunusual:
（尤指重大或不寻常的）事情，事件
This year'sOlympicGameswill be thebiggesteversportingevent.今年的奥林匹克运动会将是历史上规模最大的体育盛事。
Susannah'spartywas thesocialevent of theyear.苏珊娜办的聚会是当年社交界的一件盛事。
Thepolicearetryingtodeterminetheseriesofevents thatledup to themurder.警方正试图顺藤摸瓜，查清引发谋杀的一系列事件。
Synonyms
episode(EVENT)
happening
incident
occurrence(HAPPENING)
B1
one of a set ofracesor competitions:
（比赛的）项目
The women's 200metreevent will befollowedby the men's 100metres.女子200米跑之后是男子100米跑项目。
in the eventUK
used toemphasizethat whathappenedwas not what youexpected:
（强调出乎意料）结果，到头来（却）
We hadexpectedtoarriveanhourlate, but in the event we were early.我们本以为会迟到1小时，结果竟然提前到了。
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in the event ofsomething
C1
if somethinghappens:
如果…发生；万一
In the event of astrike, thearmywill take overresponsibilityforfirefighting.如果发生罢工，部队将承担起消防职责。
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in any eventC1(UKalsoat all events)
whateverhappens:
不管怎样，无论如何
I might gohomenextmonth, but in any event, I'll behomeforChristmas.我也许下个月回家，但无论如何，我会在家过圣诞节的。
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in either event
in either of twosituations:
（在两种情况下）无论哪种情况，无论怎样
I can'tdecidewhether toacceptthe New York or the Chicagojob, but in either event I'll have tomove.我定不下来是去纽约还是芝加哥工作，但无论哪种情况我都得搬家。
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in that event
if thathappens:
如果是那样的话，如果那种情况发生
There's apossibilityof myflightbeingdelayed. In that event I'llphonetoletyouknow.我乘坐的班机可能会晚点，如果是那样我会打电话通知你。
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More examples
  • Thesummerfêtewill be the school'smainfundraisingevent thisyear.
  • The event got off to ashakystartwith thestagelightsfailingin the first fewminutes.
  • Televisioncameracrewsbroadcastthe event all round theworld.
  • Acommitteehas been set up toorganizesocialevents in thecollege.
  • Thepolicearetryingtodeterminetheseriesof events thatledup to themurder.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Events and occurrences
  • -athon
  • affair
  • back story
  • be (all) part of life's rich tapestry/pageantidiom
  • benefit
  • binge
  • brush
  • car wash
  • curveball
  • date night
  • edition
  • epiphenomenon
  • episode
  • near miss
  • occasion
  • occurrence
  • proceedings
  • reoccurrence
  • saga
  • thing
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Athletics
Parts & stages of competitions
(Definition ofeventfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

event| American Dictionary

event
noun[C]
us
/ɪˈvent/
anything thathappens,esp. somethingimportantorunusual:
sportingevents
acharity/fundraisingevent
political/worldevents
Shelatergave me herversionof events.
mathematics
An event is also oneparticulargroupofoutcomes(=results)among allpossibleoutcomeswhenexperimentingwithprobability(= thelikelihoodof somethinghappening).
An event is also one of a set ofracesor competitions:
the women’s 200-meter event

Idioms

in any event
in the event ofsomething
(Definition ofeventfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

event| Business English

event
noun[C]
uk
/ɪˈvent/us
anactivitythat isplannedfor aspecialpurposeand usuallyinvolvesa lot ofpeople, forexample, ameeting,party,tradeshow, orconference:
manage/plan/organize an eventThemarketingteamisorganizingan event fortheirnewproductlaunch.
apromotional/publicity/marketingevent
industry/trade/corporateevents
See also
event management
event manager
event marketing
event planning
(Definition ofeventfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofevent

event
Patients in this sample described two different events leading up to diagnosis.
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The inherent spontaneity of basic events (sometimes called ' actual occasions') is not necessarily a matter of conscious choice.
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The combination of the significant physical events forms a feature state space.
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They communicate with each other only when specific events occur.
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Real-time systems must respond accurately to internal and external events.
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Do events and processes just happen to obey those laws phenomenologically ?
From theCambridge English Corpus
The state of the world today is a result of innumerable past natural events, most of which were probably quite insignificant at the time.
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Miraculous events, having once occurred, become part of the universe upon which the laws of nature operate.
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We may also question the strength of the analogy between a library and the set of events comprising the universe's history.
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Facts are only determined by real events that can be verified by standard epistemic means, all criteria that these religious facts fail to meet.
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The occurrence of such miraculous events, although entirely determined by the initial conditions of the universe, cannot be rendered predictable by human observers.
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Consequently, what we know is conditioned both by past events and by where we stand at any moment with respect to those events.
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Semiexperimental evidence consists of reports of similar events that occur repeatedly, but cannot be obtained at will.
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What is the causal story behind these events ?
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The text is organised into five parts, taking the reader through the sequence of events leading to successful parasitism.
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Collocationswithevent

event

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actual event
Although one's ultimate concern is anactualeventin the future, a sentence like (20a) directly describes a representation of this event.
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acute event
This was an example of a resident who, seemingly stable, suddenly had an acute event, a stroke, which meant she was expected to die.
From theCambridge English Corpus
adverse event
The rate of discontinuation due to anadverseeventwas greater in the olanzapine group (7.6%) relative to the placebo group (0%).
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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