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

• It was hard to discern why this was happening.
  很难弄清楚这为什么会发生。
• I had a mistaken view of what was happening.
  我对当时发生的事情曾有一种错误的认识。
• What's wrong?; What's happening?
  出了什么事？
• Nothing much interesting seemed to be happening.
  看来不会发生什么有趣的事。
• 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？
• If we did not report what was happening in the country, we would be failing in our duty.
  如果我们没有报道这个国家正在发生的事情，我们就没有尽到自己的责任。
• There are many factors weighing against the meeting happening.
  有好多因素影响了会议的召开。
• 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。
• I think what's happening is disgraceful.
  我认为发生的一切很丢人。
• People gathered round, curious to know what is happening.
  人们聚拢过来，很想知道发生了什么事情。