英语单词happen的各种实用用法
英语单词happen的各种实用用法
something that occurs 发生
ex. What happened?
发生什么事?
= What occurred?
但这用于每天会发生的对话中会太正式,因此用happen会比较好。
ex. It all happened so fast, I tripped on the sidewalk.
一切发生得太快了,我在人行道上绊倒。
ex. I don’t remember exactly what happened!
我真的不记得发生什事!
day or time 发生于某天或某时
ex.Max : when did you get engaged?
你什么时候订婚?
Una : It happened on Saturday.
礼拜六。
ex. Don’t worry, it happens all the time.
别担心,这随时都在发生。
对实际发生产生疑问.质疑时的情况
ex. I can’t believe this is really happening!
我不敢相信它真的发生了!
ex. Oh no, this can’t be happening!
哦 不,这不可能发生的!
发生在未知的情况
ex. You’ll never guess what happened!
你绝不会猜到发生什么事!
ex. We’ll just see what happens.
我们就来看看会发生什么。
ex. I don’t know what happened.
我不知道发什么事。
碰巧发生.巧合的情况
ex. Woah! I happened to buy the same beer!
哇呜!我碰巧买了同样的酒!
happen to + infinitive 发生在+不定词
ex. If you happen to see Vanessa, tell her I said, “ Hi. ”
如果你碰巧看到Vanessa,帮我跟他说声 “嗨”。
ex. I happened to be asleep when he called me.
他打来时,我刚好睡著了。
ex. The teacher happened to give us a quiz on the day that I was absent.
老师碰巧在我缺席的那天给了我们一个测验。
ex. If someone happens to open the door when we’re right here, it will hurt really bad.
如果有人刚好在我们在这的时候打开门,那真的会受伤!
Quiz time
1. You’ll never guess what ______ yesterday.
你绝不会猜到昨天发生什么事。
2. I was browsing in the local bookstore, and I _____ see Tom Cruise.
我正在当地的书店浏览,然后看到汤姆克鲁斯。
3. I couldn’t believe it , I thought “ Is this really _____?
我不敢相信,我想 “ 这是真的吗?”
4. As I was walking by, he _____ turn towards me and smile.
当我走过时,他刚好转向我.微笑著。
Ans.
1. happened
2. happened to
3. happening
4. happened to
词汇精选:happen的用法和辨析
、详细释义:
v.
偶然遇到 [I]
例句:
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。
例句:
A funny thing happened to me today.
今天我偶然遇到件有趣的事。
出现;发生 [I]
例句:
The accident happened at six o'clock.
事故发生在六点钟。
例句:
It is impossible to anticipate when it will happen.
不可能预料这事何时发生。
碰巧 [I]
例句:
I happened to see her yesterday.
我昨天碰巧见到她。
例句:
I happen to have the official statistics with me.
我碰巧身边有官方的统计数据。
二、词义辨析:
happen,occur,chance,take place
这些词语都可表示“发生”之意。 happen普通用词,泛指一切客观事物或情况的发生,强调动作的偶然性。 occur较正式用词,可指意外地发生,也可指意料中的发生。 chance侧重事前无安排或无准备而发生的事,特指巧合。 take place多指通过人为安排的发生。
三、相关短语:
happen upon
碰巧碰上[发现]
四、参考例句:
Accidents infrequently happen now.
现在很少有事故发生。
I happen to know him.
我碰巧认识他。
How did the accident happen?
事故是怎么发生的?
'Accident will happen', as the saying goes.
常言道:“意外事,总难免。”