单词 | event |
释义 | eventeventseventevent /ɪˈvent/ noun [countable]1something that happens, especially something important, interesting, or unusual: The opening of the factory was a major event locally.openbe工厂开张是当地的一件大事。Police are trying to work out the sequence of events.betryevent警方在设法弄明白事件的先后顺序。They were not happy about the course of events (=the way things happened).beevent他们不满意事态的发展。Her version of events (=what she said happened) was completely different.eventbe她对事情的说法完全不同。2a performance, competition, party etc that has been arranged for a particular date or time: The next event will be the 100 metres.metre下一个比赛项目是 100 米赛跑。social/sporting eventThe biggest social event of the year.big本年度最大的社交活动。 ➔ non-eventPhrasesin any/either event (also at all events) whatever happens: In any event, it's likely prices will rise.price不管怎样,物价都有可能上涨。in the event used when saying what actually happened, especially when you expected something else: In the event we didn’t have to wait long for the results.result最后我们没等多久﹐结果就出来了。in the event of something formal if a particular thing happens: Britain agreed to support the US in the event of war.agree英国同意如果发生战争将支持美国。in the normal course of events used to say what would usually happen: In the normal course of events, she would not agree.eventwill一般情况下﹐她是不会答应的。 |
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