happening

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hap·pen·ing1 /ˈhæpənɪŋ/ noun [countableC usually plural]

HAPPENsomething that happens, especially a strange event 发生的事〔尤指怪事〕

strange/unusual/mysterious etc happenings

There have been reports of strange happenings in the town.

镇上不断传出有怪事发生。

Examples from the Corpus

happening• She could not believe that Pat was ready to go off now, at this thrilling moment when fabulous happenings seemed imminent.• The paper has a listing of the day's happenings.• The happenings of the last two days had left me feeling dazed.• 'The X Files' is a fictional television programme about strange, unexplained happenings.

strange/unusual/mysterious etc happenings• Stolen art treasures viewed by her professional eye, mysterious happenings, and danger combine in this action-filled tale of Romantic Suspense.• A number of other Ulster callers also rang the show that night with amazing stories of strange happenings during Geller's appearance.• Or was she behaving again like she had after the strange happenings on Monument Hill?• By the following morning she had recovered to some extent from the unusual happenings in her normally well ordered life.• Because of the strange happenings since she had arrived, Jenna had almost forgotten her original reason for this trip.

happening2 adjectiveadj informal

FASHIONABLEfashionable and exciting 时兴的，流行的；刺激的

Brighton is definitely a happening place.

布赖顿绝对是个时尚之地。

► see thesaurus at fashionable

Examples from the Corpus

happening• a happening club• In four to five years, this will be a happening film festival.• The town's OK, but not what you'd call a happening place.

hap·pen·ing1 nounhappening2 adjectiveadj

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