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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

happen

英  [ˈhæpən]
    

[VERB]

    PHRASE. 习语

  • as it happens

    1. 碰巧（尤用以引出令人意外的内容）

    You use as it happens in order to introduce a statement, especially one that is rather surprising.

    双语例句

    例：

    He called Amy to see if she knew where his son was. As it happened, Amy did know.

    他打电话问埃米是否知道他儿子在哪儿。碰巧的是，埃米还真知道。

    VERB. 动词

  • happens , happening , happened

    1. [I 不及物动词] （偶然地）发生

    Something that happens occurs or is done without being planned.

    双语例句

    例：

    We cannot say for sure what will happen.

    我们说不准会发生什么事。

    2. [I 不及物动词] （作为结果）发生

    If something happens, it occurs as a result of a situation or course of action.

    双语例句

    例：

    She wondered what would happen if her parents found her.

    她不知道如果父母找到她会有什么后果。

    3. [I 不及物动词] （尤指不愉快的事）发生（在某人身上）

    When something, especially something unpleasant, happens to you, it takes place and affects you.

    双语例句

    例：

    If we had been spotted at that point, I don't know what would have happened to us.

    如果那时我们被发现了，我不知道会有什么后果。

    4. [T 及物动词] 碰巧

    If you happen to do something, you do it by chance. If it happens that something is the case, it occurs by chance.

    双语例句

    例：

    We happened to discover we had a friend in common.

    我们碰巧发现我们有个共同的朋友。

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