一、詳細(xì)釋義:


n.

大事,事件 [C]


例句:

The villagers began to gather, loitering and whispering about the sad event.

村里的人們開始集合,小聲談?wù)撨@樁不幸的事件。


例句:

This event had a pernicious influence on society.

這件事情對(duì)社會(huì)造成了有害的影響。


(比賽)項(xiàng)目 [C]


例句:

Swimming became organized as an amateur sport in the late 19th century, and is a major Olympic event for both men and women.

游泳在19世紀(jì)末期成為有組織業(yè)余運(yùn)動(dòng),并是奧運(yùn)會(huì)男女主要比賽項(xiàng)目。


例句:

Which events have you entered for?

你參加了哪些比賽項(xiàng)目?


(可能的)情況;后果,結(jié)果 [C]


例句:

He ought, in that event, to have an establishment.

在那種情況下,他應(yīng)該成家。


例句:

The event was still more unfortunate.

結(jié)果是更不幸。


二、詞義辨析:


accident,incident,event,occurrence,happening

這些名詞均有“事故、事件”之意。 accident強(qiáng)調(diào)偶然或意外發(fā)生的不幸事情。 incident既可指小事件或附帶事件,又可指政治上具有影響的事件或事變。 event可指任何大小事件,但尤指歷史上的重大事件。 occurrence和happening這兩個(gè)詞多指日常生活中發(fā)生的一般事件,有時(shí)也指偶然發(fā)生的事。


三、相關(guān)短語(yǔ):


field event

n.[體]田賽


in any event

不管怎樣,無(wú)論如何


chance event

不確定結(jié)點(diǎn)


blessed event

n. 福事,指嬰孩之誕生,新生嬰孩(詼諧用語(yǔ))


recurrent event

遞歸事件


四、參考例句:


a yearly event

每年的例行活動(dòng)


What event are you in?

你是從事什么項(xiàng)目的?


The corporate event reinforced our relationship.

公司活動(dòng)加強(qiáng)了我們之間的關(guān)系。


The event was an unqualified success.

這一活動(dòng)取得了極大成功。


The event may wake the boy up.

這件事也許會(huì)使那男孩醒悟。


The event is worthy of being remembered.

那件事件是值得記憶的。


That event was inconceivable to us.

那事件是我們所想像不到的。


That was antecedent to this event.

那是在這個(gè)事件之前。


This event has made the headlines.

這件事成了重大新聞。


This event disrupted the orderly process.

這個(gè)事件使有秩序的進(jìn)程陷入了混亂。