happening

美 [ˈhæpənɪŋ]英 [ˈhæpənɪŋ]
  • v.(作为结果)发生;碰巧;恰好
  • adj.热闹的;时髦的
  • n.事件;发生的事情(常指不寻常的);即兴艺术表演
  • happen的现在分词

复数: happenings

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noun

1

事件;发生的事情(常指不寻常的)
an event; something that happens, often sth unusual

There have been strange happenings here lately.

这儿最近发生了一些怪事。

2

即兴艺术表演
an artistic performance or event that is not planned

adj.

only before noun热闹的;时髦的
where there is a lot of exciting activity; fashionable

a happening place

时髦的地方

happening

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 发生的事情;意外事件;难以解释的事
    Happenings are things that happen, often in a way that is unexpected or hard to explain.

    The Budapest office plans to hire freelance reporters to cover the latest happenings.

    布达佩斯办事处计划聘用自由撰稿记者来报道最近发生的一些事件。

  • 2
    ADJ-GRADED 热闹的;活跃的;新潮的
    If you describe something or someone as happening, you mean that they are exciting or lively, and involved in the newest fashions or trends.

    ...a definitive area-by-area guide to the hip and happening bands.

    介绍各个地区新潮流行乐队的权威指南

noun

1
an event that happens
Synonym: occurrence occurrent natural event

数据来源:WordNet

  1. It 's only common decency to let her know what 's happening .

    出于礼貌,该让她知道正在发生的事。

  2. My mind raced as I tried to work out what was happening .

    我拼命地转动脑筋,想要搞清楚发生了什么事儿。

  3. You don 't happen to know his name , do you ?

    你不会碰巧知道他的名字吧?

  4. He gave me a guarantee that it would never happen again .

    他向我保证这种事情绝不会再发生。

  5. Who can say what will happen next year ?

    谁能说得出明年会发生什么事?

  6. Accidents like this happen all the time .

    此类事故经常发生。

  7. I give you my word that this won 't happen again .

    我向你保证这种事不会再次发生。

  8. We watched to see what would happen next .

    我们注视着下一步要发生的事情。

  9. Did it really happen or did I just dream it ?

    这是真的吗?还是我在做梦?

  10. We will never allow that to happen ! No sir !

    我们决不能允许那样的事情发生!决不能!

  11. What 's the worst thing that could happen ?

    情况最坏会怎么样?

  12. We didn 't want this to happen .

    我们并不希望发生这样的事情。

  13. Accidents like this happen all too often .

    这类事故发生得太频繁了。

  14. People stood round waiting for something to happen .

    人们在各处站着,等待着发生什么事情。

  15. It is untrue to say that something like this could never happen again .

    说这类事情再也不会发生是毫无事实根据的。

  16. It 's frightening to think it could happen again .

    想到此事可能再次发生就使人不寒而栗。

  17. The article is based on guesses about what might happen in the future .

    这篇文章的依据是对未来可能发生什么事情的猜测。

  18. This must never happen again .

    这种事再也不能发生了。

  19. ‘ Accidents will happen ’ , as the saying goes .

    常言道:“意外事,总难免。”

  20. It 's funny how things never happen the way you expect them to .

    真是不懂,事情总是出人意表的。

  21. We cannot just sit by and watch this tragedy happen .

    我们不能坐视这样的悲剧发生。

  22. There 's no telling what will happen next .

    下一步还不定会发生什么事。

  23. She had only a vague notion of what might happen .

    对于可能发生的事她只有一个模糊的概念。

  24. Neighbours were shocked that such an attack could happen in their area .

    竟有这样的暴力行为发生在这一地区,邻居们大为惊骇。

  25. She couldn 't believe it was all happening again .

    她简直无法相信整件事又在重演。

  26. I dread to think what would happen if there really was a fire here .

    我不敢想象假如这儿真的发生火灾会是什么情景。

  27. ' I knew this would happen , ' she said in a stage whisper .

    “我早知道会出这样的事。”她轻声说给所有人听。

  28. What will happen next is anybody 's guess .

    下一步会发生什么事,谁也说不准。

  29. I 'd hate anything to happen to him .

    但愿他平安无事。

  30. It is reasonable to assume that he knew beforehand that this would happen .

    有理由认为他事先就知道会发生这样的事。