一、详细释义:


n.

大事,事件 [C]


例句:

The villagers began to gather, loitering and whispering about the sad event.

村里的人们开始集合,小声谈论这桩不幸的事件。


例句:

This event had a pernicious influence on society.

这件事情对社会造成了有害的影响。


(比赛)项目 [C]


例句:

Swimming became organized as an amateur sport in the late 19th century, and is a major Olympic event for both men and women.

游泳在19世纪末期成为有组织业余运动,并是奥运会男女主要比赛项目。


例句:

Which events have you entered for?

你参加了哪些比赛项目?


(可能的)情况;后果,结果 [C]


例句:

He ought, in that event, to have an establishment.

在那种情况下,他应该成家。


例句:

The event was still more unfortunate.

结果是更不幸。


二、词义辨析:


accident,incident,event,occurrence,happening

这些名词均有“事故、事件”之意。 accident强调偶然或意外发生的不幸事情。 incident既可指小事件或附带事件,又可指政治上具有影响的事件或事变。 event可指任何大小事件,但尤指历史上的重大事件。 occurrence和happening这两个词多指日常生活中发生的一般事件,有时也指偶然发生的事。


三、相关短语:


field event

n.[体]田赛


in any event

不管怎样,无论如何


chance event

不确定结点


blessed event

n. 福事,指婴孩之诞生,新生婴孩(诙谐用语)


recurrent event

递归事件


四、参考例句:


a yearly event

每年的例行活动


What event are you in?

你是从事什么项目的?


The corporate event reinforced our relationship.

公司活动加强了我们之间的关系。


The event was an unqualified success.

这一活动取得了极大成功。


The event may wake the boy up.

这件事也许会使那男孩醒悟。


The event is worthy of being remembered.

那件事件是值得记忆的。


That event was inconceivable to us.

那事件是我们所想像不到的。


That was antecedent to this event.

那是在这个事件之前。


This event has made the headlines.

这件事成了重大新闻。


This event disrupted the orderly process.

这个事件使有秩序的进程陷入了混乱。