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

I'm not suggesting that is what is happening
我没有说那就是事实。
If we did not report what was happening in the country, we would be failing in our duty.
如果我们没有报道这个国家正在发生的事情，我们就没有尽到自己的责任。
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。
We depend on the newspapers for information about what is happening.
我们依凭报纸获悉所发生的事情。
He hasn't looked very carefully into what was happening inside the ruling party.
他没有认真研究执政党内部正在发生什么。
Many officers I spoke to found it hard to believe what was happening around them
很多和我谈过的官员都觉得发生在他们周围的事情令人难以置信。
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。
I get so absorbed in doing something that I am unaware of things happening round me.
我做事太过专心以致于对周围发生的事情丝毫未察觉。
What can you do to keep it from happening again?
你怎样防止它再次发生？