| 释义 |
hap·pen /ˈhæpən/ vi. | ad. | phr.
I vi.
1. (偶然)发生
A strange thing happened. 发生了一桩怪事。
How did the accident happen? 那事故是怎么发生的?
What happened next? 后来怎么啦?
It doesn't just happen. 这事并非无缘无故就这么发生了。
2. [后接不定式]碰巧；恰好
I happen to know that linguist. 我正好认识那位语言学家。
I happened to look in that direction and caught him in the act of doing it. 我碰巧朝那个方向看，正好目睹他做那事。
3. 〈主美〉碰巧来(或去)；偶然出现 (by, past, in, into)
I happened in to see him. 我顺便进去看看他。
He happened into the room just as I was leaving. 我正准备离开，他刚好进屋。
II ad.
[用作句副词]〈美〉可能；也许
[< ME happenen < HAP¹] phr. as it happens 碰巧；偶然 As it happens, I have my notebook with me. 碰巧我带着笔记本。It (so) happens that ... 碰巧，恰巧 It so happened that I saw him yesterday. 昨天我碰巧看见他。happen along 偶然出现；碰巧来到 My brother happened along right that minute. 我兄弟正好就在那时来到。happen on (或 upon) 偶然遇到；偶然发现 The two old friends happened on each other in a town. 那两位老朋友在一个镇上偶然相遇了。I happened on the book I'd been looking for. 我偶然发现了我一直在寻找的那本书。happen to 临到，发生于 If anything happens to him, let us know. 如果他发生什么意外，就通知我们。Whatever has happened to your arm? It's all swollen! 你的手臂怎么了? 肿得好厉害! |