Word · Frequency #19103
eventful
多事的；变故多的
full of events or incidents
- 1.
Of or pertaining to high levels of activity; having many memorable events.
多事的；充满重大事件的
- 2.
full of events or incidents
多事的
- 3.
having important issues or results
具有重要结果的
多事的；充满重大事件的；多事的；具有重要结果的；变故多的；重要的
In use
We had an eventful day at the beach, with a sudden storm and a rescued puppy.
Her journey to work became eventful when the train broke down and she had to walk.
It was an eventful meeting; we solved two big problems and made a new plan.
the most exhausting and eventful day of my life
an eventful decision
an eventful + [noun]
eventful 常作定语，修饰表示经历、时期等的名词，意为“充满事件的、多事的”。
We had an eventful day at the festival.
我们在节日里度过了多事的一天。
be eventful
作表语时，说明主语经历了许多事情，语气中性，既可有好事也可有坏事。
Connections
Collocations
- an eventful year
- 多事的一年；不平凡的一年
- It had been an eventful year for the small company.对这家小公司来说，这是多事的一年。
- an eventful life
- 经历丰富的一生；多事的一生
- She led an eventful life, traveling to more than fifty countries.她一生经历丰富，去过五十多个国家。
- an eventful day
- 忙碌多事的一天；不平静的一天
- After an eventful day at work, I just wanted to sleep.在工作上忙乱了一天后，我只想睡觉。
- an eventful journey
- 充满波折的旅程
- Their eventful journey through the mountains took three days longer than planned.他们穿越山区的旅程充满波折，比计划多花了三天。
- an eventful history
- 跌宕起伏的历史
- The old port has an eventful history of wars and trade.这座旧港口有着战乱与贸易交织的跌宕历史。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
event(事件)+ful(充满)：事件一个接一个，日子过得“多事、变故多”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常生活、旅行经历、历史叙述 「eventful」通常用于中性语境，可描述个人经历（如忙碌的一天）或历史时期等宏观场景；正式与非正式场合都常见，口语中也可用“a lot happened”代替。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhymes with eventful /ɪˈvɛntfəl/: they all share only the unstressed suffix /fəl/, while eventful is stressed on /vɛnt/. Be careful with lookalikes: event /ɪˈvɛnt/ and eventual /ɪˈvɛntʃuəl/ look similar but sound different.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.