happen

詞型變化：

動詞過去式:happened 過去分詞:happened 現在分詞:happening 第三人稱單數:happens 英文字典

詞意辨析：

occur, happen, take place

三者都表示“發生”，都是不及物動詞。
happen: 指“偶然發生”時，主語為“事”；當主語是“人”時，意為“碰巧”。happen to sb．／sth． 指不好的事情發生在某人（物）身上。

• He happened to know the place.
  他碰巧知道那個地方。

occur: 指“發生”時可與 happen 換用，但後接to sb．／sth．時，兩者含義不同：；occur to sb．／sth． 指“某種思想等呈現於某人的知覺中”。

• Didn’t it occur to you to phone them about it?
  你難道就沒想過給他們打個電話？

take place: 表示“發生”，可與 happen 或occur換用，但其後面一般不接 to sb．／sth．結構；指必然會發生的事情時，多用 take place；此外take place 還可表示“舉行某種活動”。

• In 1919, the May 4th Movement took place in China.
  一九一九年，中國發生了五四運動。

英文字典

英文解釋：

動詞 happen:

1. come to pass
   同義詞：hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
2. happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance (Santayana)
   同義詞：befall, bechance
3. chance to be or do something, without intention or causation
4. come into being; become reality
   同義詞：materialize, materialise
5. come upon, as if by accident; meet with
   同義詞：find, chance, bump, encounter

相關句子：

1. What happened when you told him the news?
   你告訴他這訊息時，他有何反應?
2. I happened on just the thing I'd been looking for.
   我偶然發現了我一直在尋找的東西。
3. I happened to see her yesterday.
   我昨天碰巧見到她。
4. The accident happened at six o'clock.
   事故發生在六點鐘。