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*hap·pen /`hæpən; ˈhæpən/
v [I]
1 if an event or situation happens, it exists and continues for a period of time, usually without being planned 发生:
We must do all we can to prevent such a disaster ever happening again. 我们必须尽一切努力防止此类不幸事件再次发生。
Did anything exciting happen while I was away? 我不在的时候有没有发生什么有趣的事情？
happen to sb/sth Strange things have been happening to me lately. 最近我遇到了一些奇怪的事情。
2 to be the result of something you do 产生结果［作用］:
When I try to turn on the motor, nothing happens. 我想打开电动机，可是一点儿反应也没有。
what happens if...?/what would happen if...? What happens if your parents find out? 你父母知道了怎么办？
3 happen to do sth to do or to have something by chance 碰巧做某事:
I happened to see Hannah at the store today. 今天我碰巧在商店里看到了汉娜。
4 as it happens/it (just) so happens used to say that something happens by chance, especially when this is surprising 碰巧/实在凑巧:
It just so happened that Mike and I had been to the same school. 真是很巧，迈克和我以前是上同一所学校的。
happen on/upon sb/sthto find something or meet someone by chance 偶然发现; 偶然遇到:
We just happened on the cabin when we were hiking one day. 一天，我们在远足的时候偶然地发现了这间小屋。
USAGE NOTE 用法说明: happen, occur, take place, and 和 happen to
Use happen especially to talk about past or future events that are accidents or are not planned. happen 尤用于表示过去或将来的事件是偶然发生或未经计划而发生的:
A funny thing happened on my way to school. 我上学的路上发生了一件有趣的事情。
What will happen if you have to change jobs? 如果你迫不得已要换工作，那会怎样呢？
Occur is more formal, and is used to talk about an event that has already happened. occur 比较正式，用于谈论已经发生的事情:
The explosion occurred about 5:30 a.m. 爆炸发生在早上约 5 点 30 分。
Use take place to talk about a planned event. 有计划的事情发生用 take place:
Their wedding will take place on Saturday. 他们的婚礼将在星期六举行。
Use happen to to say that a person or thing is affected by an event. 事情发生在某人或某物身上用 happen to:
What happened to your car? 你的汽车怎么了？
This is the second time this has happened to him. 这种事情已经是第二次发生在他身上了。
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