oc·cur·rence
noun OPAL W
/əˈkʌrəns/
/əˈkɜːrəns/
(formal)- [countable] something that happens or exists
发生的事情；存在的事物 - a common/everyday/frequent/regular occurrence
屡见不鲜的／每天发生的／经常发生的／定期发生的事情 - Vandalism used to be a rare occurrence here.
过去这里很少发生故意破坏公物的事。 - The program counts the number of occurrences of any word within the text.
这个程序可以统计任何单词在文本中出现的次数。
Extra Examples- These mild fits are quite a common occurrence in babies.
这种轻微的病症在婴儿中很常见。 - Increased life expectancy means that it is now a rare occurrence for children to be orphaned.
预期寿命的延长意味着现在儿童成为孤儿的情况已经很少见。 - Landslips and earthquakes are not everyday occurrences in this country.
山泥倾泻和地震在这个国家并不是每天都会发生。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- common
- everyday
- widespread
- …
- prevent
- reduce
- increase
- …
- occurrence in
- occurrence of
- a common occurrence
- a regular occurrence
- a daily occurrence
- …
- a common/everyday/frequent/regular occurrence
- [uncountable] occurrence (of something) the fact of something happening or existing
发生；出现；存在 - a link between the occurrence of skin cancer and the use of computer monitors
皮肤癌的发生与使用电脑显示器之间的关联
Extra Examples- The document addresses the occurrence of arsenic in drinking water.
该文件谈到要如何解决饮用水中出现砷的问题。 - the low occurrence of heart disease in this particular group
这一特定人群心脏病的低发病率
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- common
- everyday
- widespread
- …
- prevent
- reduce
- increase
- …
- occurrence in
- occurrence of
- a common occurrence
- a regular occurrence
- a daily occurrence
- …
- a link between the occurrence of skin cancer and the use of computer monitors
Word Originmid 16th cent.: probably from the plural of archaic occurrent, in the same sense, via French from Latin occurrent- ‘befalling’, from the verb occurrere ‘go to meet, present itself’, from ob- ‘against’ + currere ‘to run’.