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happen
[英] [ˈhæpən] [美] [ˈhæpən] 生词本

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1. VERB （偶然）发生，出现 Something that happens occurs or is done without being planned. 

  • We cannot say for sure what will happen...

    我们无法确定会发生什么事。

  • The accident happened close to Martha's Vineyard.

    事故发生在玛莎葡萄园附近。

2. VERB （作为结果）发生，产生 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...

    她不知道如果父母找到自己会有什么结果。

  • He trotted to the truck and switched on the ignition. Nothing happened.

    他匆匆走向卡车并转动点火开关，结果没有任何反应。

3. VERB （尤指不愉快的事）发生（在…身上）;(某人)遭到;遇到 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...

    如果当时我们被发现了，我不知道会有什么后果。

  • It's the best thing that ever happened to me.

    这是我所遇到的最好的事情了。

4. VERB 碰巧;凑巧 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...

    我们凑巧发现我们有一个共同的朋友。

  • I looked in the nearest paper, which happened to be the Daily Mail...

    我仔细看了一下离自己最近的那份报纸，正巧是份《每日邮报》。

  • If it happens that I'm wanted badly somewhere, my mother will take the call and phone through to me here.

    如果凑巧有人着急找我，我母亲会接电话，然后再打电话到这里转告我。

5. PHRASE 碰巧，恰恰（尤引出令人意外的事） 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 had.

    她打电话给埃米，看她是否知道自己儿子的行踪。埃米还真就知道。

Verb

1. come to pass;

  • "What is happening?"
  • "The meeting took place off without an incidence"
  • "Nothing occurred that seemed important"

2. happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance;

  • "It happens that today is my birthday"
  • "These things befell" (Santayana)

3. chance to be or do something, without intention or causation;

  • "I happen to have just what you need!"

4. come into being; become reality;

  • "Her dream really materialized"

5. come upon, as if by accident; meet with;

  • "We find this idea in Plato"
  • "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"
  • "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
1. Accidents will happen in the best regulated families.
[谚]家规再严，事端难免

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2. An accident can happen anyplace, at any time, just when you least expect it.
事故可以发生在你最没料到的任何地点、任何时刻。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. An ageing nuclear reactor is an accident waiting to happen.
老化的核反应堆早晚会出事故。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Did you design this, or did it just happen itself?
这件事是你有意图安排的还是它自行发生的？

来自《用法词典》

5. Do drop in if you happen to be passing!
如果你碰巧经过时进来坐坐。

来自《简明英汉词典》

6. Do you happen to have his letter about you?
你是否正好带着他的信了？

来自《简明英汉词典》

7. He does not care in the least what will happen in the future.
他对以后发生什么事一点也不在乎。

来自《简明英汉词典》

8. He slipped off when he saw what was going to happen.
他一看苗头不对就溜了。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9. However, this does not always happen.
然而，这种情况并不总是发生。

来自《用法词典》

10. I can't permit this to happen.
我不能容许这事发生。

来自《简明英汉词典》

11. I know that this would happen, first or last.
我知道这事迟早会发生。

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12. I never dreamed that such a thing could happen!
我从没想到这种事竟会发生！

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

13. I'm not sure what will happen next.
下一步怎么样，我心中无数。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

14. If I'd known then what was going to happen, I wouldn't have done as I did.
早知今日，悔不当初。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

15. If anything should happen to him, that would be too bad.
如什么意外的事临到他的头上，可就糟了。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

16. If something should happen to her, please ring me up at once.
万一她有个好处，请立刻打电话给我。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

17. If you don't anticipate what may happen, you'll find yourself at a loss when sth. crops up.
你如果没有思想准备，事到临头就会抓瞎。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

18. If you happen to be going to the post office, please get me some commemorative stamps.
你上邮局的话，捎带给我买几张纪念邮票。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

19. In theory, three things could happen.
推测起来，有三种可能性。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

20. It is conceivable that there will be a new economic crisis throughout the world, but we hope it won't happen.
人们相信一场新的经济危机可能再次席卷全球，但是我们希望它不要发生。

来自《简明英汉词典》