| 词组 | occur |
| 释义 | happen • occur • take place - Exams always took place at the end of the summer term. (Not *happened* *occurred*) - All these things happened/occurred/took place long before you were born. (things may take place by arrangement; happen and occur refer to unplanned events) - A strange thing happened. (Not *It/The re happened a strange thing.*) - What's happened? (Not *What's occurred?* *What's taken place?* *What happen?*) (happen is more general than occur, so is the only verb possible in questions about unspecified events) - He happens to be at home/It happens that he's at home at the moment. (Not *He is happening* *It is happening*) (i.e. 'by chance'; stative use) - The sun rises every day. It happens every day. It's happening at this moment. (= occurs/is occurring: stative or dynamic) |
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