词汇精选：happen的用法和辨析

一、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。”

Accidents will happen in the regulated families.

家规再严，意外难免。

What an extraordinary thing to happen!

这事儿真蹊跷！

I can guess what will happen next.

我能推测出接着会发生什么事。

Mine hazards happen quite frequently in China.

矿难事故在中国频发。

It did not happen because of luck.

这一切不是因为运气。

Such accidents should not happen again.

不可以再发生这种事故了。