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- vi. 发生；碰巧；
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1. Crime often happen at night.
犯罪常发于夜间。
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2. You'll never guess what's happened!
你根本猜不到出了什么事！
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3. Let's see what happens next week.
咱们等着瞧下一周会怎么样。
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4. What happens if nobody comes to the party?
要是没有人来参加聚会，会怎么样呢？
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5. She happened to be out when we called.
我们打电话时她刚巧不在家。
- happen (v.) late 14c., happenen, "to come to pass, occur, come about, be the case," literally "occur by hap, have the (good or bad) fortune (to do, be, etc.);" extension (with verb-formative -n) of the more common hap (v.). Old English used gelimpan, gesceon, and Middle English also had befall. In Middle English fel it hap meant "it happened." Related: Happened; happening. Phrase happens to be as an assertive way to say "is" is from 1707.
hap·pen ★ / ˈhæpən ; NAmE ˈhæpən / verb 1 ★ [intransitive ] to take place, especially without being planned （尤指偶然）发生，出现 ◆ You'll never guess what's happened! 你根本猜不到出了什么事！ ◆ Accidents like this happen all the time. 此类事故经常发生。 ◆ Let's see what happens next week. 咱们等着瞧下一周会怎么样。 ◆ I'll be there whatever happens. 不管发生什么事我都会到那儿的。 ◆ I don't know how this happened. 我不知道这事怎么发生的。 2 ★ [intransitive ] to take place as the result of sth （作为结果）出现，发生 ◆ She pressed the button but nothing happened. 她按下按钮，但什么反应也没有。 ◆ What happens if nobody comes to the party? 要是没有人来参加聚会，会怎么样呢？ ◆ Just plug it in and see what happens. 就把插头插上，看看会怎么样。 3 linking verb to do or be sth by chance 碰巧；恰好 happento be/do sth ◆ She happened to be out when we called. 我们打电话时她刚巧不在家。 ◆ You don't happen to know his name, do you? 你不会碰巧知道他的名字吧？ it happens that… ◆ It happened that she was out when we called. 我们打电话时她刚巧不在家。 4 [transitive ] happento be/do sth used to tell sb sth, especially when you are disagreeing with them or annoyed by what they have said （向对方表示异议或不悦等） ◆ That happens to be my mother you're talking about! 你们谈论的是我母亲！ IDIOMS anything can/might ˈhappen used to say that it is not possible to know what the result of sth will be 什么事都可能发生；结果难以预料 as it happens/happened used when you say sth that is surprising, or sth connected with what sb else has just said 令人惊奇的是；恰恰 ◆ I agree with you, as it happens. 我恰恰和你意见一致。 ◆ As it happens, I have a spare set of keys in my office. 碰巧我在办公室有一套备用钥匙。 it (just) so happens that… by chance 碰巧；恰好 ◆ It just so happened they'd been invited too. 他们碰巧也获得邀请。 ˌthese things ˈhappen used to tell sb not to worry about sth they have done 这类事在所难免；别为做过的事担忧 ◆ ‘Sorry—I've spilt some wine.’ ‘Never mind. These things happen.’ “对不起，我弄洒了些酒。”“没关系。这种事在所难免。” ☞more at accident , event , shit n. , wait v. PHRASAL VERBS ˈhappen on sth ( old-fashioned) to find sth by chance 偶然发现某物 ★ ˈhappen to sb/sth to have an effect on sb/sth 遭到；遇到 ◆ I hope nothing (= nothing unpleasant)has happened to them. 我希望他们没出事。 ◆ It's the best thing that has ever happened to me. 这是我所遇到的最好的事。 ◆ What's happened to your car? 你的车出什么毛病了？ ◆ Do you know what happened to Gill Lovecy (= have you any news about her)? 你有吉尔 · 洛夫西的消息吗？ happen happens happened happening hap·pen / ˈhæpən ; NAmE ˈhæpən /
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