happening

英 [ˈhæpənɪŋ]

美 [ˈhæpənɪŋ]

n.  事件; 发生的事情(常指不寻常的); 即兴艺术表演
adj.  热闹的; 时髦的
v.  (尤指偶然)发生，出现; (作为结果)出现，发生; 碰巧; 恰好
happen的现在分词

复数：happenings　现在分词：happening　

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.6340 / COCA.6702

牛津词典

noun

• 事件；发生的事情（常指不寻常的）
  an event; something that happens, often sth unusual
  1. There have been strange happenings here lately.
     这儿最近发生了一些怪事。
• 即兴艺术表演
  an artistic performance or event that is not planned

adj.

• 热闹的；时髦的
  where there is a lot of exciting activity; fashionable
  1. a happening place
     时髦的地方

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 发生的事情;意外事件;难以解释的事
  Happeningsare things that happen, often in a way that is unexpected or hard to explain.
  1. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 热闹的;活跃的;新潮的
  If you describe something or someone ashappening, you mean that they are exciting or lively, and involved in the newest fashions or trends.
  1. ...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
  2. ...the most happening place at the moment, the Que Club.
     时下最热门的去处——Que俱乐部

英英释义

noun

• an event that happens
  Synonym:occurrenceoccurrentnatural event

双语例句

• I cannot conceive of such a thing happening again.
  我不能想像这种事会再发生。
• It's a maneuver to deflect the attention of the people from what is really happening.
  这是为将公众的注意力从真正发生的事情上转移开而耍的花招。
• He had no objective evidence that anything extraordinary was happening.
  他没有客观证据表明正在发生什么不同寻常之事。
• There must be changes in the law quickly to stop this sort of thing ever happening to anyone else
  我们必须迅速修订法律，以杜绝此类事情发生在其他人身上。
• Nothing much interesting seemed to be happening.
  看来不会发生什么有趣的事。
• There are many factors weighing against the meeting happening.
  有好多因素影响了会议的召开。
• 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。
• It is happening in this fashion because of the obstinacy of one woman.
  事情会如此发展是因为一个女人的固执己见。
• It kind of gives us an idea of what's happening.
  这让我们大概了解了正在发生的事情。
• Newspapers seized on the results as proof that global warming wasn't really happening
  各报纸纷纷以此结果为证据来证明全球变暖并没有真正发生。