- 1.
(偶然)发生 -
• Do you know what happened? 你知道发生了什么事吗? -
• Strange things are happening. 怪事一再发生。 - 2.
产生结果;发生作用 -
• What would happen if the sun rose in the west? 如果太阳从西边升起,将会发生什么事情? - 3.
碰巧,恰巧 -
• I happened to be there when the fire started. 火灾发生时我恰好在那儿。
用法说明
happen, occur, take place
这三个词都可作“发生”解。其区别在于:
虽然happen和occur都含有偶然发生和未经筹划之意,但occur比happen更加正式,不常用于口语。而take place则指事情的发生是有计划的。。试比较:
No one thought that such a catastrophe as has occurred would happen.谁也没有想到会发生这样的灾难。
When will the funeral take place?葬礼什么时候举行?