happening
英 ['hæp(ə)nɪŋ]
美['hæpənɪŋ]
- n. 事件；意外发生的事
- v. 发生；碰巧（happen的ing形式）
词态变化
复数: happenings;
英文词源
- happening (n.)
- mid-15c., "chance, luck," verbal noun from happen (v.); meaning "an occurrence" is 1550s. Sense of "spontaneous event or display" is from 1959 in the argot of artists. Happenings "events" was noted by Fowler as a vogue word from c. 1905.
- happening (adj.)
- 1520s, "occurring," present participle adjective from happen (v.).
双语例句
- 1. Quite a few people were milling about, but nothing was happening.
- 有不少人在附近转来转去，可是什么事情也没有发生。
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- 2. This is happening in every school throughout the country.
- 全国各地每所学校都在发生这样的事情。
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- 3. So what is really happening as the information bandwagon starts to roll?
- 当信息大潮滚滚而来的时候究竟发生了些什么呢？
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- 4. "God knows what's happening in that madman's mind," she muttered.
- 她咕哝着：“天知道那个疯子在想什么。”
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- 5. Things were happening too quickly and Brian was confused.
- 事情发生得太快，把布赖恩给弄糊涂了。
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