n. 1.事件;事情;事變;大事。 2.偶然事件,可能發生的事。 3.活動,經歷。 4.〔古語〕結局。 5.【體育】項目〔尤指重要比賽〕。 6.【法律】訴訟[判決]的結果。 短語和例子 It was quite an event. 那確實是件大事。 current events 時事。 a double event 雙打比賽。 prophesy [wise] after theevent 事后諸葛亮。 field and track event 田徑賽。 a target event 射靶比賽。 a team event 團體賽。 at all events=in any event 無論怎樣。 in either event 無論是這樣還是那樣。 in no event 決不能。 in that event 在那時候,在那種場合;如果那樣。 in the event 1. 結果,終于。 2. 〔美國〕如果。 in the event of 萬一在…的時候,若…一…。 in the (natural) course of events 按自然趨勢。 pull off the event 比賽得獎。
something that happens at a given place and time
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" 同義詞:consequence, effect, outcome, result, issue, upshot,
a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled" 同義詞:case,
例句與用法
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The event is assigned to various causes . 這一事件被歸因于各種原因。