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

Things were happening too quickly and Brian was confused.
事情发生得太快，把布赖恩给弄糊涂了。
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。
It is happening in this fashion because of the obstinacy of one woman.
事情会如此发展是因为一个女人的固执己见。
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。
I'm not suggesting that is what is happening
我没有说那就是事实。
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。
This is happening in every school throughout the country
全国各地每所学校都在发生这样的事情。
I cannot conceive of such a thing happening again.
我不能想像这种事会再发生。
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。
So what is really happening as the information bandwagon starts to roll?
当信息大潮滚滚而来的时候究竟发生了些什么呢？