occur
翻譯
發生, 出現, 想到
例句
The accident occurred at 5 p.m.
事故發生在下午5點。
An idea occurred to me.
我突然有了一個想法。
These flowers occur naturally in the wild.
這些花在野外自然生長。
文法模式
發生,出現。The accident occurred at 5 p.m.
((想法)) occur to ((sb.)) (某人)想到。An idea occurred to me.
近義詞
同義詞:happen, take place, arise
詞源
源自拉丁語「occurrere」(迎面跑來,遇到),由「ob-」(朝向)和「currere」(跑)組成。
記憶技巧
想像一個事件「跑」向你,於是就「發生」了。記住過去式要雙寫「r」:「occurred」。