Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #473
event
事件，大事
something that happens, especially something important or unusual
- 1.
An occurrence; something that happens.
发生的事情；事件。
- 2.
something that happens at a given place and time
在特定地点和时间发生的事情。
- 3.
A prearranged social activity (function, etc.)
预先安排的社交活动(功能等)。
- 4.
a special set of circumstances
一组特殊情况。
- 5.
One of several contests that combine to make up a competition.
构成比赛的多个项目之一。
- 6.
a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
时空中的单一现象；相对论中的基本观测实体。
- 7.
An end result; an outcome (now chiefly in phrases).
最终结果；结局(现主要用于短语中)。
- 8.
A point in spacetime having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate.
在时空中具有三个空间坐标和一个时间坐标的点。
- 9.
A possible action that the user can perform that is monitored by an application or the operating system (event listener). When an event occurs an event handler is called which performs a specific task.
应用程序或操作系统监视的用户可执行操作；事件发生时调用事件处理程序执行特定任务。
- 10.
A set of some of the possible outcomes; a subset of the sample space.
某些可能结果的集合；样本空间的子集。
- 11.
An episode of severe health conditions.
严重健康状况的发作事件。
活动，公开事件；比赛项目；发生的事情；事件。；在特定地点和时间发生的事情。；预先安排的社交活动(功能等)。
In use
The concert was a major event in the city.
She won a gold medal in the swimming event.
We are organizing a charity event next month.
in that event, the first possibility is excluded
in the event of + noun
正式用语，表示‘如果……发生’。
In the event of rain, the event will be moved indoors.
如果下雨，活动将移至室内。
a/an + adjective + event
形容词修饰event，描述活动的性质。
The concert was a memorable event for everyone.
这场音乐会对每个人来说都是一次难忘的活动。
event + takes place / occurs / happens
Connections
Collocations
- major event
- 重大事件
- The conference was a major event in the field of medicine.那次会议是医学领域的一件重大事件。
- social event
- 社交活动
- She enjoys attending social events like parties and galas.她喜欢参加派对和盛会之类的社交活动。
- current events
- 时事
- We discuss current events in class every Friday.我们每周五在课堂上讨论时事。
- historic event
- 历史事件
- The moon landing was a historic event that changed the world.登月是改变世界的历史事件。
- sporting event
- 体育赛事
- The Olympics is the world's biggest sporting event.奥运会是世界上最大的体育赛事。
- special event
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆法：将event拆成e和vent，想象通风口处发生了一个事件。
Context & Register
neutral to formal; common in social, news, and academic settings. 通常用于中性或正式场合，如活动、新闻、比赛等。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -ent with stress on the final syllable rhyme with event. Note that 'even' (pronounced /ˈiːvən/) looks similar but does not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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