occurrence
noun
uk/əˈkʌr.əns/us/əˈkɝː.əns/occurrencenoun(HAPPENING)
C1[C]
something thathappens:
发生的事;事件;遭遇Street-fights are aneverydayoccurrence in thisareaof thecity.在该市的这一地区,街头斗殴每天都会发生。
Synonyms
episode(EVENT)
event
happening
incident
phenomenon(EXISTING THING)
- Deathwas aneverydayoccurrence during the Civil War.
- It's still notpossibletoaccuratelypredictthe occurrence ofearthquakes.
- There have been several occurrences oftheftin thearearecently.
- Theargumentwas anunfortunateoccurrence in anotherwisepleasantday.
Events and occurrences
- -athon
- 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
- past
- proceedings
- reoccurrence
- saga
- spree
- thing
occurrencenoun(EXISTING)
C1[U]
thefactof somethingexisting, or how much of itexists:
存在;存在的数量Thestudycomparesthe occurrence ofheartdiseaseinvariouscountries.该项研究比较了不同国家心脏病的发病率。
General words for size and amount
- -sized
- amount
- bulk
- content
- element
- flow
- footprint
- good things come in small packagesidiom
- level
- load
- measure
- much
- number
- order
- percent
- ration
- small-scale
- so muchidiom
- strength
- subscale