happen on后面加的可能是时间/地点等名词(短语),而这个短语恰好是要求用介词on的。
比如:What happend on the island? 这个岛上发生什么事?
A traffic accident happened on July 12th? 7月12日发生了一起交通事故。
happen on不是固定搭配。
happen to有两种理解。
sth happen to sb/sth 某人/某物发生某事
如:What happend to you? 你怎么了?/你出什么事了?
sb/sth happen to do sth 某人/某物碰巧做某事
如:I happened to meet your father yesterday. 我昨天刚好碰到你爸爸了。
happen to是固定搭配。
happen ['hæpən]
vt
引起,发生:
Accidents will happen.
很有可能会发生意外。
to happen what may
无论发生什么情况
降临(到某人身上)(常与to连用):
Please give it to my wife if anything should happen to me.
万一我遇到不幸,请把这个交给我妻子。
碰巧;恰好:
Do you happen to remember his car number?
你还记得他的车牌号码吗?
It so happens that I'm free today.
真是巧极了,正好我今天有空。
偶然遇见;偶然发现(常与on或upon连用):
He happened on a clue to the mystery.
他偶然发现了那秘密的线索。
[主美国英语]偶然出现;碰巧来(或去):
My friends happened along at that time.
那时我的几个朋友碰巧来了。
I bought today's newspaper for you as I happened past the post office.
我刚巧路过邮局,就给你买了今天的报纸。
[俚语]极其兴奋,非常有趣
adv.
[方言]偶然,碰巧
近义词:
chance . occur . transpire
短语:
as it happens 碰巧;偶然
happen in with 偶然遇到
happen what may (或will) 不管怎样,不管发生什么情况
It (so) happens that 碰巧,恰巧
词组短语同近义词同根词词语辨析
happen to be 碰巧是;恰巧是
as it happens 碰巧;偶然发生
happen on 偶然遇到或发现
happen to meet 偶然遇见
happen to coincide 不约而同;不谋而合
双语例句原声例句权威例句
We do not want that to happen.
我们不希望发生这样的事。
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I dread to think what will happen next.
我不愿想下一次会发生什么。
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These events were clearly predestined to happen.
这些事件是不可避免要发生的。
词组短语
happen to be 碰巧是;恰巧是
as it happens 碰巧;偶然发生
happen on 偶然遇到或发现
happen to meet 偶然遇见
happen to coincide 不约而同;不谋而合