vi.
1. 引起，發生:例句: Accidents will happen.
很有可能會發生意外。to happen what may
無論發生什麽情況2. 降臨(到某人身上)(常與to連用):例句: Please give it to my wife if anything should happen to me.
萬壹我遇到不幸，請把這個交給我妻子。3. 碰巧；恰好:例句: Do you happen to remember his car number?
妳還記得他的車牌號碼嗎?It so happens that I'm free today.
真是巧極了，正好我今天有空。4. 偶然遇見；偶然發現(常與on或upon連用):例句: He happened on a clue to the mystery.
他偶然發現了那秘密的線索。5. [主美國英語]偶然出現；碰巧來(或去):例句: My friends happened along at that time.
那時我的幾個朋友碰巧來了。I bought today's newspaper for you as I happened past the post office.
我剛巧路過郵局，就給妳買了今天的報紙。6. [俚語]極其興奮，非常有趣adv.[方言]偶然，碰巧
近義詞:
chance . occur . transpire .
短語
1. as it happens碰巧；偶然2. happen in with偶然遇到3. happen what may (或will)不管怎樣，不管發生什麽情況4. It (so) happens that碰巧，恰巧
以上來源於: 《21世紀大英漢詞典》