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event n.大事；事件；项目 (1) 首次由女人任首相倒是件大事。(2) 这本新书的出版是今年文化界的大事。(3) 不要卷入这个事件。(4) 这篇文章讨论了导致她自杀的一系列事件。(5) 现代五项在1912年被列为奥运会项目。 When something is eventful, many things happen during it. In a detective story, a protagonist can protect himself by mailing an envelope to the police to be opened "in the event of his death." In the novel White Noise, Don DeLillo describes an Airborne Toxic Event, both predicting and mocking the disasters of our time.

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英 [ɪ'vent] 美 [ɪ'vent] (1) It was quite an event when a woman first became prime minister.(2) The new book was the cultural event of the year.(3) Don't get caught up in this event.(4) This article discussed the events that led to her suicide.(5) Modern pentathlon became an Olympic event in 1912. An event is something that happens, or might happen. In the event that you get stuck in traffic, the wedding will continue. It is too important an event to wait even for someone as important as you. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]事件；（尤指）特殊事件，重大事件 An event is something that happens, especially when it is unusual or important. You can use events to describe all the things that are happening in a particular situation. ...the events of Black Wednesday...“黑色星期三”事件...in the wake of recent events in Europe...紧随欧洲最近发生的大事之后A new book by Grass is always an event.格拉斯的新书总能引起轰动。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]（社交聚会、体育比赛等有计划、有组织的）活动 An event is a planned and organized occasion, for example a social gathering or a sports match.   [usu with supp]The cross-country section of the three-day event was held here yesterday.3日比赛中的越野项目昨天在这里举行。...major sporting events.重大体育赛事...our programme of lectures and social events.我们的演讲和社交活动计划3[N-COUNT 可数名词]（体育比赛等的）比赛项目 An event is one of the races or competitions that are part of an organized occasion such as a sports meeting. A solo piper opens Aberdeen Highland Games at 10am and the main events start at 1pm.上午10点，一位风笛独奏家揭开了阿伯丁高地运动会的序幕，下午1点主要比赛项目开始。4[PHRASE 短语]万一发生…；如果是那样子的话；假若… You use in the event of ,in the event that, and in that event when you are talking about a possible future situation, especially when you are planning what to do if it occurs. The bank has agreed to give an immediate refund in the unlikely event of an error being made...万一出现错误——虽然这种几率微乎其微，银行同意立即退款。In the event that any part of the deal may be blocked, the rest would go ahead.万一交易的某一部分受阻，其他部分将继续进行。5[PHRASE 短语]无论如何；不管怎样 You say in any event after you have been discussing a situation, in order to indicate that what you are saying is true or possible, in spite of anything that has happened or may happen.   [PHR with cl]In any event, the bowling alley restaurant proved quite acceptable.无论如何，那个保龄球场的餐厅证明还是很不错的。6[PHRASE 短语]结果；到头来 You say in the event after you have been discussing what could have happened in a particular situation, in order to indicate that you are now describing what actually did happen.   [PHR with cl]  [BRIT 英]'Don't underestimate us', Norman Willis warned last year. There was, in the event, little danger of that.“别低估了我们，”诺曼·威利斯去年警告说。结果，什么事也没有。

英语单词	event
英美音标	英 [ɪ'vent] 美 [ɪ'vent]
中文释义	n.大事；事件；项目
英语例句	(1) It was quite an event when a woman first became prime minister. (2) The new book was the cultural event of the year. (3) Don't get caught up in this event. (4) This article discussed the events that led to her suicide. (5) Modern pentathlon became an Olympic event in 1912.
中文例句	(1) 首次由女人任首相倒是件大事。 (2) 这本新书的出版是今年文化界的大事。 (3) 不要卷入这个事件。 (4) 这篇文章讨论了导致她自杀的一系列事件。 (5) 现代五项在1912年被列为奥运会项目。
vocabulary简明	An event is something that happens, or might happen. In the event that you get stuck in traffic, the wedding will continue. It is too important an event to wait even for someone as important as you.
vocabulary扩展	When something is eventful, many things happen during it. In a detective story, a protagonist can protect himself by mailing an envelope to the police to be opened "in the event of his death." In the novel White Noise, Don DeLillo describes an Airborne Toxic Event, both predicting and mocking the disasters of our time.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]事件；（尤指）特殊事件，重大事件 An event is something that happens, especially when it is unusual or important. You can use events to describe all the things that are happening in a particular situation. ...the events of Black Wednesday... “黑色星期三”事件 ...in the wake of recent events in Europe... 紧随欧洲最近发生的大事之后 A new book by Grass is always an event. 格拉斯的新书总能引起轰动。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（社交聚会、体育比赛等有计划、有组织的）活动 An event is a planned and organized occasion, for example a social gathering or a sports match. [usu with supp] The cross-country section of the three-day event was held here yesterday. 3日比赛中的越野项目昨天在这里举行。 ...major sporting events. 重大体育赛事 ...our programme of lectures and social events. 我们的演讲和社交活动计划 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（体育比赛等的）比赛项目 An event is one of the races or competitions that are part of an organized occasion such as a sports meeting. A solo piper opens Aberdeen Highland Games at 10am and the main events start at 1pm. 上午10点，一位风笛独奏家揭开了阿伯丁高地运动会的序幕，下午1点主要比赛项目开始。 4 [PHRASE 短语]万一发生…；如果是那样子的话；假若… You use in the event of ,in the event that, and in that event when you are talking about a possible future situation, especially when you are planning what to do if it occurs. The bank has agreed to give an immediate refund in the unlikely event of an error being made... 万一出现错误——虽然这种几率微乎其微，银行同意立即退款。 In the event that any part of the deal may be blocked, the rest would go ahead. 万一交易的某一部分受阻，其他部分将继续进行。 5 [PHRASE 短语]无论如何；不管怎样 You say in any event after you have been discussing a situation, in order to indicate that what you are saying is true or possible, in spite of anything that has happened or may happen. [PHR with cl] In any event, the bowling alley restaurant proved quite acceptable. 无论如何，那个保龄球场的餐厅证明还是很不错的。 6 [PHRASE 短语]结果；到头来 You say in the event after you have been discussing what could have happened in a particular situation, in order to indicate that you are now describing what actually did happen. [PHR with cl] [BRIT 英] 'Don't underestimate us', Norman Willis warned last year. There was, in the event, little danger of that. “别低估了我们，”诺曼·威利斯去年警告说。结果，什么事也没有。

Event Happen N Count 可数名词 S Phrase 短语 Situation