单词	happening
释义	happening1 nounhappening2 adjective happeninghap‧pen‧ing1 /ˈhæpənɪŋ/ noun [countable usually plural] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES 'The X Files' is a fictional television programme about strange, unexplained happenings. The happenings of the last two days had left me feeling dazed. The paper has a listing of the day's happenings. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS She could not believe that Pat was ready to go off now, at this thrilling moment when fabulous happenings seemed imminent. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsomething that happens, that is not planned► event something that happens, especially something that is important or interesting: · Meeting Professor Kearney was an event which changed my life.· The book discusses the events leading up to the outbreak of World War Two.· The evening meal is a time when all the family can get together and discuss the day's events.chain/sequence of events (=the order in which events happened): · Police are attempting to reconstruct the sequence of events on the night of the killing.the course of events (=the way that events happened): · Nothing we could have done would have changed the course of events. ► thing informal something that happens: · So many things have happened since I last saw you.a funny thing happened: · A funny thing happened to me on the way to work this morning.not remember a thing (=used to emphasize that you do not remember what happened): · When I woke up the next morning, I couldn't remember a thing. ► occurrence formal something that happens, use this especially to say whether something happens often or not often: a common/daily/frequent etc occurrence: · Vicious fights and arguments were a daily occurrence in the shipyards.· Earthquakes are an unusual occurrence in England but are not totally unknown. ► incident something that happens, especially something that is unusual or unpleasant or something that is part of a longer series of events: · Apart from the incident in Las Vegas our vacation was completely trouble-free.· One violent incident turned into a political and family tragedy.a bomb/shooting/terrorist etc incident (=used especially in news reports): · Friday's shooting incident in East London led to several arrests.without incident (=without anything unpleasant happening): · The fans were well behaved, and the game was played without incident. ► happening something that happens, especially something that is strange or unusual: · The happenings of the last two days had left me feeling dazed.· 'The X Files' is a fictional television programme about strange, unexplained happenings. ► phenomenon plural phenomena a natural or social process that can be seen or is known to happen, and is often studied: · We now know that our system of planets orbiting the sun is not a unique phenomenon.· The cell phone is a relatively recent phenomenon. It's difficult at the moment to assess its effects.phenomenon of: · the increasing phenomenon of the single parent familynatural phenomenon: · A thorough understanding of mathematics is sufficient to explain a wide variety of natural phenomena. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► strange/unusual/mysterious etc happenings  There have been reports of strange happenings in the town. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► strange · A number of other Ulster callers also rang the show that night with amazing stories of strange happenings during Geller's appearance.· Because of the strange happenings since she had arrived, Jenna had almost forgotten her original reason for this trip.· Or was she behaving again like she had after the strange happenings on Monument Hill? ► unusual · By the following morning she had recovered to some extent from the unusual happenings in her normally well ordered life.· This was not an unusual happening, and the executions were carried out without further trouble. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► there is no question of something happening/somebody doing something Each has much to offer to the other and there is no question of one tradition being right and the other wrong. Even if the practice overspends its funds, there is no question of patients not getting the treatment they need. Since there is no means of changing the weather, there is no question of protest. This again suggests that the boys may have been in the wrong, which there is no question of in Ballantyne. This particularly applies where there is no question of a divorced previous spouse. This phenomenon is distinct from onomatopoeia - it is sometimes called sound symbolism: there is no question of auditory resemblance. Yet there is no question of one's hair rising. something that happens, especially a strange eventstrange/unusual/mysterious etc happenings There have been reports of strange happenings in the town. happening1 nounhappening2 adjective happeninghappening2 adjective informal Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES 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. Thesaurus THESAURUS► fashionable popular at a particular time: · fashionable clothes· It was fashionable to have red hair.· His theories were fashionable in the 1980s. ► trendy informal modern and fashionable – often used in a slightly disapproving or joking way: · a trendy tie· a trendy restaurant· The area has become very trendy and a lot of artists live there. ► stylish fashionable and well-designed in an attractive way: · She was wearing a stylish two-piece suit.· The furniture looked very stylish and modern. ► cool informal fashionable – used especially when you think someone or something looks good: · Michael looked very cool in his dark jacket and sunglasses.· a cool shirt ► happening [only before noun] informal a happening place is fashionable and lively: · London has always been a happening place. ► be in fashion v phrase to be fashionable at a particular time: · The Sixties look is back in fashion. ► in informal fashionable at a particular time. In is not used before a noun, except in the phrases below: · Pale colours are in.· New York was the in place to be.· Yoga has become the in thing to do. Longman Language Activatorfashionable► fashionable clothes, styles, places or activities that are fashionable are popular at the present time, but will probably only be popular for a short time: · The store sells fashionable clothes at prices you can afford.· a style of painting that was fashionable in the 1930s· Kate spent her summers in Cape Cod working in a fashionable resort.· They recently opened a cafe on Manhattan's fashionable East Side. ► cool spoken informal said to show approval of something that is fashionable, interesting, or attractive -- used especially by young people: · He was wearing these really cool sunglasses.· Many young people start smoking because they think it looks cool. ► hot informal very fashionable now: · one of the hot young writers of the decade· They're supposed to be the hottest thing since the Beatles. ► trendy informal very fashionable, often for a short time -- used especially humorously or to show disapproval: · a trendy street market in the centre of Paris· Delgado predicts that blonde hair will become trendy this summer.· Trendy bars and restaurants are opening and inexpensive apartments in the area are getting hard to find. ► stylish well designed, and attractive in a fashionable way: · She was wearing a stylish black woollen dress.· stylish modern furniture ► chic very fashionable in an expensive way, and showing a lot of good judgement about good style: · They live in a chic apartment overlooking the Seine.· a chic restaurant in Boston· The east side of the city has become very chic in the past few years. ► cult fashionable and only known about by a small group of people - use this especially about things or people that later become very famous: · Alex Garland's cult novel 'The Beach' was later made into a film starring Leonardo di Caprio.· 60s cult band The Velvet Underground· Frankie Knuckles is a cult figure in dance music. ► in informal fashionable at the present time: · Purple seems to be in this year.be the in place: · Gstaad is the in place to go skiing in winter.the in thing to do: · Cycling to work has become the in thing to do. ► hip informal doing things or done according to the latest fashion: · The South Side is becoming a really hip place to live.· I hate old people who dress like teenagers and think they're hip. ► happening informal fashionable and exciting: · 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. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► there is no question of something happening/somebody doing something Each has much to offer to the other and there is no question of one tradition being right and the other wrong. Even if the practice overspends its funds, there is no question of patients not getting the treatment they need. Since there is no means of changing the weather, there is no question of protest. This again suggests that the boys may have been in the wrong, which there is no question of in Ballantyne. This particularly applies where there is no question of a divorced previous spouse. This phenomenon is distinct from onomatopoeia - it is sometimes called sound symbolism: there is no question of auditory resemblance. Yet there is no question of one's hair rising. fashionable and exciting:  Brighton is definitely a happening place.► see thesaurus at fashionable
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