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- happen ['hæpən]
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1.
vi.
[intr]
(of an event in time) to come about or take place; occur
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2.
vi.
[intr;
foll by to] (of some unforeseen circumstance or event, esp death), to fall to the lot (of); be a source of good or bad fortune (to)- if anything happens to me it'll be your fault
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3.
vt.
[tr]
to chance (to be or do something)
- I happen to know him
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4.
vt.
[tr; takes a clause as object]
to be the case, esp if by chance, that
- it happens that I know him
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5.
sentence substitute
another word for perhaps
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6.
sentence substitute
[Northern English]
[dialect]
(as sentence modifier)
- happen I'll see thee tomorrow
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7.
sentence substitute
[Etymology]
C14: see
hap 1,-en 1
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1.
vi.
[intr]
(of an event in time) to come about or take place; occur
Examples
- to happen at night
- 夜晚发生 → at
- One can't tell what will happen.
- 谁都不知道将发生什么。 → tell
- Only time can tell what will happen to him.
- 只有时间才能回答，他将会碰到什么事。
- Too much time is spent worrying about that, it may never happen.
- 你太多虑了，这种事情可能永远都不会发生。
- You don't have to apologize, it can happen to anybody to be late.
- 你没有必要道歉，任何人都有可能迟到。
- If anything should happen to me, call this number.
- 如果我有什么不测，你就打这个电话。 → anything
- Live for the present and the good things which are going to happen in your life.
- 为了现在，为了日后生活中的美好事物，好好活着。 → present
- Sometimes curious things happen to me.
- 有时我会碰到一些奇怪的事。 → curious
- Stop complaining, failures happen to the best of us.
- 别抱怨了，谁都会失败的。
- What happen, your face is as black as the coal.
- 发生什么事了，你的脸黑得跟煤似的。
nciku Note
accidents waiting to happen，事故正等着发生？
more |
accidents waiting to happen A child playing with matches is an a accident waiting to happen . “accident waiting to happen”意指某件不幸的事注定要发生，无法避免。 The term "accident waiting to happen" means that some unfortunate events must be accepted as inevitable. |
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