| 释义 |
hap
I. \ˈhap\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English hap, happe, from Old Norse happ good luck; akin to Old English gehæp suitable, Swedish dialect happa (sig) to take place, Norwegian heppa to take place, Old Irish cob victory, Old Slavic kobĭ augury
1. : something that happens or befalls without plan, apparent cause, or predictability
< odd little haps and mishaps of domestic life >
2. : a force which shapes events unpredictably : chance, luck, fortune
< by some bad tide or hap … the ill-made catamaran was overset — Herman Melville >
< the fish of evil hap … had been caught and frozen fast — Llewelyn Powys >
Synonyms: see chance
II. intransitive verb
(happed ; happed ; happing ; haps)
Etymology: Middle English happen, from hap, happe, n.
1. : to have the fortune : happen, chance
< what's to be done, if a man haps to go wrong >
< if hap it must, that I must see thee lie — Robert Herrick †1674 >
2. : to come by chance : light — used with on or upon
< happed upon the very book he was looking for >
III. transitive verb
(happed ; happed ; happing ; haps)
Etymology: Middle English happen
dialect : to wrap up for warmth : clothe, cover
< at the kitchen fire, happed in an old overcoat — Michael Murphy >
IV. noun
(-s)
dialect : something that serves as a covering or wrap (as a bed quilt or cloak) |