用作不及物动词(vi.)

The accident happened at six o'clock.事故发生在六点钟。

It is impossible to anticipate when it will happen.不可能预料这事何时发生。

I happened to see her yesterday.我昨天碰巧见到她。

I happen to have the official statistics with me.我碰巧身边有官方的统计数字。

I tremble at the thought of what may happen.我想到可能出现的情况就不寒而栗。

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。

用作动词(v.)用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

It happened under my eyes.
我亲眼看见这事发生的。

How did this happen?
这事是怎么发生的?

The accident happened at three o'clock.
事故是3点钟发生的。

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。

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?

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。

It's impossible to anticipate when it will happen.
要预料何时会发生是不可能的。

She exclaimed that she would not allow that to happen.
她大声说她不允许那件事发生。

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

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?

You happened to be out when I came to your house.
我到你家时,你正好出去了。

He happened to be going that way too.
他恰好也正往那边走。

She happened to have just finished reading the book.
碰巧她刚读完那本书。

Do you happen to know her telephone number?
你知道她的电话号码吗?

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。

There happened to be a severe drought that year.
那年适逢严重旱灾。

It ～s/ed+that-clause

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。

It happened that the harvest was bad that year.
恰好那年收成不好。

It so happened that I had no money with me.
碰巧我身上没带钱。

It so happened that he had to be present at a meeting.
他碰巧得去参加一个会议。

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

v.(动词)

happen是不及物动词,作“发生”解时,可指偶然的事故,也可指有计划或无计划发生的事。一般以事件、环境、形势等作主语,表示“某人发生某事”时,须以介词to 引出“某人”。作“碰巧”解时,其后须接动词不定式构成复合谓语,可由人称代词或无人称代词it作主语。与if连用则可使语气委婉。

happen也可如be般用于存在句中,其时态须与其后的主语保持一致。

happen是瞬间动词,不能与表示一段时间的状语连用,也不能用于进行体。

用作不及物动词(vi.)

The accident happened at six o'clock.事故发生在六点钟。

It is impossible to anticipate when it will happen.不可能预料这事何时发生。

I happened to see her yesterday.我昨天碰巧见到她。

I happen to have the official statistics with me.我碰巧身边有官方的统计数字。

I tremble at the thought of what may happen.我想到可能出现的情况就不寒而栗。

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。

用作动词(v.)用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

It happened under my eyes.
我亲眼看见这事发生的。

How did this happen?
这事是怎么发生的?

The accident happened at three o'clock.
事故是3点钟发生的。

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。

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?

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。

It's impossible to anticipate when it will happen.
要预料何时会发生是不可能的。

She exclaimed that she would not allow that to happen.
她大声说她不允许那件事发生。

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

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?

You happened to be out when I came to your house.
我到你家时,你正好出去了。

He happened to be going that way too.
他恰好也正往那边走。

She happened to have just finished reading the book.
碰巧她刚读完那本书。

Do you happen to know her telephone number?
你知道她的电话号码吗?

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。

There happened to be a severe drought that year.
那年适逢严重旱灾。

It ～s/ed+that-clause

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。

It happened that the harvest was bad that year.
恰好那年收成不好。

It so happened that I had no money with me.
碰巧我身上没带钱。

It so happened that he had to be present at a meeting.
他碰巧得去参加一个会议。

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

【近义词】

• appear
• arise
• chance
• come about
• develop
• event
• experience
• follow
• occur
• result
• take place
• turn out