音标:[ˈhæpənz] ;
v. 发生( happen的第三人称单数 ); 碰巧; 产生结果; (向对方表示异议或不悦等)
v come to pass
v happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
v chance to be or do something, without intention or causation
v come into being; become reality
v come upon, as if by accident; meet with

happen的用法和样例:

例句

用作不及物动词(vi.)
  1. The accident happened at six o'clock.事故发生在六点钟。
  2. It is impossible to anticipate when it will happen.不可能预料这事何时发生。
  3. I happened to see her yesterday.我昨天碰巧见到她。
  4. I happen to have the official statistics with me.我碰巧身边有官方的统计数字。
  5. I tremble at the thought of what may happen.我想到可能出现的情况就不寒而栗。
  6. I happened on just the thing I'd been looking for.我偶然发现了我一直在寻找的东西。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. It happened under my eyes.我亲眼看见这事发生的。
  2. How did this happen?这事是怎么发生的?
  3. The accident happened at three o'clock.事故是3点钟发生的。
  4. A crowd soon collected at the crossroad to see what had happened.十字路口上很快就聚集了一群人,都想看看出了什么事。
  5. Who can foretell what will happen to the world in 1000 year's time?谁能预言1000年后这个世界将会发生什么事?
  6. A near-total news blockout kept the outside world guessing as to what was really happening at the summit.由于对会议实行了全面新闻封锁,外界人士对首脑会议只能进行猜测。
  7. It's impossible to anticipate when it will happen.要预料何时会发生是不可能的。
  8. She exclaimed that she would not allow that to happen.她大声说她不允许那件事发生。
  9. Try to describe exactly what happened before the accident.设法描绘一下就在事故发生前的确切情景。
S+~+to- v
  1. If you happened to be in town, would you ask about it?你要是有机会进城,可不可以问问这件事?
  2. You happened to be out when I came to your house.我到你家时,你正好出去了。
  3. He happened to be going that way too.他恰好也正往那边走。
  4. She happened to have just finished reading the book.碰巧她刚读完那本书。
  5. Do you happen to know her telephone number?你知道她的电话号码吗?
  6. If you happen to see Miss Yang, please tell her to come to my office after supper.要是你碰见杨小姐,请告诉她晚饭后到我办公室来。
  7. There happened to be a severe drought that year.那年适逢严重旱灾。
It ~s/ed+that-clause
  1. It happens that his elder sister is a close friend of mine.恰好他姐姐是我的一个好朋友。
  2. It happened that the harvest was bad that year.恰好那年收成不好。
  3. It so happened that I had no money with me.碰巧我身上没带钱。
  4. It so happened that he had to be present at a meeting.他碰巧得去参加一个会议。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)
as it happens〔happened〕
    碰巧 by chance
happen along (v.+adv.)
    出现 arrive by chancehappen along

    She happened along just as we were about to leave.

    当我们将要离开的时候,她突然来访。

    Guess who happened along while I was waiting for the bus.

    你猜猜看,我在等公共汽车时谁碰巧也来了?

    You were obviously annoyed that the child had happened along.

    那孩子此时出现你显然很生气。

happen on〔upon〕 (v.+prep.)
    巧遇,偶然发现 find or meet by chancehappen on〔upon〕 sb/sth

    I happened on John in the park.

    我在公园里碰巧遇到约翰。

    We happened on an old country inn, and stopped to have a meal.

    我们碰巧发现一家古老的乡村小旅店,就停下来吃了一顿饭。

    The children happened on a charming little stream near the camp.

    孩子们无意间在宿营地附近发现了一条可爱的小溪。

    He happened upon the perfect solution to the problem just as he was about to give up his research.

    正当他要放弃自己的研究时,他偶然发现了解决这个问题的最佳方案。

happen to (v.+prep.)
    发生在…身上 (of an event) take place and have an effect onhappen to sb/sth

    The boy is crying.What has happened to him?

    那孩子在哭,他怎么啦?

    If anything should happen to you, follow my advice.

    万一你碰上什么意外,照我的话去做。

    The brakes failed.Has that ever happened to you?

    车闸失灵了,你以前发生过这种情况吗?

    What happened to him next?

    后来他怎样了?

    Be careful; don't let anything happen to that child.

    小心些,别让那个孩子出任何事。

    A bad accident happened to that family.

    那家人遇到了极其不幸的灾祸。

    What has happened to your hand?

    你的手怎么了?

    If anything happens to the machine, please let me know.

    要是机器出了毛病,请告诉我。

whatever happens〔happen what may〕
    无论发生什么 not care anything occur

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+副词
  • happen again再次发生
  • happen commonly通常发生
  • happen easily容易发生
  • happen frequently经常发生
  • happen historically在历史上发生
  • happen lately最近发生
  • happen logically合乎逻辑地发生
  • happen mysteriously神秘地偶然发生
  • happen opportunely恰好出现
  • happen promptly很快地发生
  • happen spontaneously自发
  • happen subsequently随后发生
  • happen usually通常发生
  • happen along偶然出现,碰巧来到
~+副词+介词
  • happen in with偶然和…碰见
~+介词
  • happen on偶然发现、找到或遇到…
  • happen on the book偶然发现这本书
  • happen to降临于,注定为,发生于,对…造成损害或损失
  • happen upon sb in the street在街上偶然碰见某人

经典引文

  • If anything happens to me, recollect that death is a debt we must all pay.

    出自:H. Nelson
  • No harm shall happen you.

    出自:E. S. Barrett
  • When we crossed into Gael, an interesting thing happened.

    出自:G. Vidal
  • I'm not someone who makes miracles happen.

    出自:P. Roth
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