| 词汇 | happen to |
| 释义 | phrasehappen to1. happen to sb/sth if an event or action happens to someone or something, they are involved in it or affected by it: You'll never believe what happened to me on the way home. We lost our home in the war, and the same thing happened to thousands of families. Something's happened to the washing machine - it's not working properly.2. what/whatever happened to sb spoken used when you want to know where someone is and what they are doing, because it is a long time since you saw them: Whatever happened to that nice girl you were going out with when I last saw you?■ SIMILAR TO: what became of3. what/whatever happened to sth used when saying that something such as an idea, quality, or custom seems to have disappeared or been forgotten about: Whatever happened to the lunch hour? No one seems to have time for lunch nowadays.happen to1. To be experienced by or befall someone or something. I hope something bad didn't happen to Marie—she's never this late for a meeting. A: "What on earth happened to my book?" B: "Oh, my Great Dane sat on it and bent the cover—sorry." 2. To do something unintentionally; to experience something by chance. I just happened to see your mother today—what a lovely woman! If you happen to see my copy of The Catcher in the Rye, could you put it aside for me? happen to someone or somethingto befall someone or something; to occur to someone or something. What is going to happen to me? Something awful happened to your car. |
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