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occurred

UK //əˈkɜːd//US //əˈkɝːd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'occurrere',由 ob-(朝向)和 currere(跑)组成,字面意思为'跑向相遇',15世纪进入英语。

verb

❶ 指某事发生或出现,通常用于描述意外或计划外的事件,强调事情的实际发生过程。

“The accident occurred at midnight.”

(事故发生在午夜时分。)

“It never occurred to me that he would lie.”

(我从未想过他会撒谎。)

同义词:happened, took place, transpired, arose, came about

常见短语

occur to — 表示某个想法突然进入某人的脑海,常指灵光一现或恍然大悟的时刻。

“It just occurred to me that we forgot to lock the door.”

(我突然想起我们忘了锁门。)