happen ['hæpən]
vi.
1.引起,发生:例句:Accidents will happen.
很有可能会发生意外.to happen what may
无论发生什么情况2.降临(到某人身上)(常与to连用):例句:Please give it to my wife if anything should happen to me.
万一我遇到不幸,请把这个交给我妻子.3.碰巧；恰好:例句:Do you happen to remember his car number?
你还记得他的车牌号码吗?It so happens that I'm free today.
真是巧极了,正好我今天有空.4.偶然遇见；偶然发现(常与on或upon连用):例句:He happened on a clue to the mystery.
他偶然发现了那秘密的线索.5.[主美国英语]偶然出现；碰巧来(或去):例句:My friends happened along at that time.
那时我的几个朋友碰巧来了.I bought today's newspaper for you as I happened past the post office.
我刚巧路过邮局,就给你买了今天的报纸.6.[俚语]极其兴奋,非常有趣adv.[方言]偶然,碰巧
近义词:
chance .occur .transpire .
短语
1.as it happens碰巧；偶然2.happen in with偶然遇到3.happen what may (或will)不管怎样,不管发生什么情况4.It (so) happens that碰巧,恰巧
以上来源于:《21世纪大英汉词典》
