happening

英 [ˈhæpənɪŋ]

美 [ˈhæpənɪŋ]

n.  事件; 发生的事情(常指不寻常的); 即兴艺术表演
adj.  热闹的; 时髦的
v.  (尤指偶然)发生，出现; (作为结果)出现，发生; 碰巧; 恰好
happen的现在分词

复数：happenings　现在分词：happening　

Collins.1 / BNC.6340 / COCA.6702

牛津词典

noun

事件；发生的事情（常指不寻常的）
an event; something that happens, often sth unusual
1. There have been strange happenings here lately.
  这儿最近发生了一些怪事。
即兴艺术表演
an artistic performance or event that is not planned

adj.

热闹的；时髦的
where there is a lot of exciting activity; fashionable
1. a happening place
  时髦的地方

N-COUNT 发生的事情;意外事件;难以解释的事
Happeningsare things that happen, often in a way that is unexpected or hard to explain.
1. The Budapest office plans to hire freelance reporters to cover the latest happenings.
  布达佩斯办事处计划聘用自由撰稿记者来报道最近发生的一些事件。
ADJ-GRADED 热闹的;活跃的;新潮的
If you describe something or someone ashappening, you mean that they are exciting or lively, and involved in the newest fashions or trends.
1. ...a definitive area-by-area guide to the hip and happening bands.
  介绍各个地区新潮流行乐队的权威指南
2. ...the most happening place at the moment, the Que Club.
  时下最热门的去处——Que俱乐部

noun

There are many factors weighing against the meeting happening.
有好多因素影响了会议的召开。
People gathered round, curious to know what is happening.
人们聚拢过来，很想知道发生了什么事情。
There must be changes in the law quickly to stop this sort of thing ever happening to anyone else
我们必须迅速修订法律，以杜绝此类事情发生在其他人身上。
Their leaders have lost touch with what is happening in the country.
他们的领导人不再了解该国正发生的一切。
As I waited, I became aware of something happening in the house.
我在等待的时候，感觉到房子里发生了什么事。
I cannot conceive of such a thing happening again.
我不能想像这种事会再发生。
We had an inkling that something might be happening.
我们隐约感觉可能正有什么事情发生。
Newspapers seized on the results as proof that global warming wasn't really happening
各报纸纷纷以此结果为证据来证明全球变暖并没有真正发生。
The project would give scientists new insights into what is happening to the earth's atmosphere
该项目将使科学家对地球大气层的状况有更新的深入了解。
Nothing much interesting seemed to be happening.
看来不会发生什么有趣的事。