occur, happen, take place

• he happened to know the place.
  他碰巧知道那個地方。

• didn’t it occur to you to phone them about it?
  你難道就沒想過給他們打個電話？

• in 1919, the may 4th movement took place in china.
  一九一九年，中國發(fā)生了五四運動。

動詞 happen:

1. come to pass
   同義詞：hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
2. happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance (Santayana)
   同義詞：befall, bechance
3. chance to be or do something, without intention or causation
4. come into being; become reality
   同義詞：materialize, materialise
5. come upon, as if by accident; meet with
   同義詞：find, chance, bump, encounter

1. What happened when you told him the news?
   你告訴他這消息時，他有何反應?
2. I happened on just the thing I'd been looking for.
   我偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)了我一直在尋找的東西。
3. I happened to see her yesterday.
   我昨天碰巧見到她。
4. The accident happened at six o'clock.
   事故發(fā)生在六點鐘。

hap.pen

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
hap.pened,hap.pen.ing,hap.pens

To come to pass.
發(fā)生
To come into being.
出現(xiàn)
To take place or occur by chance.
偶然發(fā)生或出現(xiàn)
To come upon something by chance.
偶然遇到
To come or go casually; make an appearance.
偶然地來或去；露面

來源：
Middle English happenen
中古英語 happenen
from hap [chance] * see hap
源自 hap [碰巧] *參見 hap

<參考詞匯><同義詞>happen,befall,betide,chance,occurThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to come about.:
這些動詞所共有的中心意思是.發(fā)生.：
例句：
What would happen if you said noô
如果你拒絕的話，那么將會發(fā)生什么呢？

例句：
Who can predict the misery that may befall humankindô
誰又能夠預測可能降臨到人類頭上的災難呢？

例句：
Woe betide the poor soldier.
不幸降臨于可憐的士兵身上。

例句：
It chanced that we succeeded.
我們僥幸取得了勝利。

例句：
The accident occurred recently.
這件事故就發(fā)生在最近。