happen upon

英 [ˈhæpən əˈpɒn]

美 [ˈhæpən əˈpɑːn]

巧遇，偶然发现

英英释义

verb

• find unexpectedly
  1. the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb
  2. she struck a goldmine
  3. The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake
  Synonym:fall uponstrikecome uponlight uponchance uponcome acrosschance onattaindiscover

双语例句

• There you are, clicking through your friend's Facebook album, when suddenly you happen upon a picture of yourself or rather, a slightly less attractive version of yourself.
  你正在脸书上翻阅朋友的相册，突然看到一张照片中有你自己而且还是不太好看的自己。
• If you happen to stumble upon one, feel free to contact me or leave a note on the comments section.
  如果你碰巧发现了什么问题，欢迎联系我或者在评论栏留言。
• Hutton, who won the gold figurine for his role in Ordinary People, was apparently having a party a number of years ago. His sister popped the Oscar in the fridge alongside the beers so that guests would happen upon it en route to refreshment.
  在数年前的一次聚会中，他的姐姐突然从冰箱里拿出小金人，和啤酒一起随机放在某处，使宾客们能够碰巧在路上拿到它，从而提提神。
• Behind all events that happen upon Earth, there are higher Beings standing by to ensure that they do not get out of hand.
  在所有发生在地球之上的事情背后，都有着更高的存有们站在左右确保一切不脱离控制。
• No switchover will happen upon execution of this command; it will just bring down the running broker.
  执行这个命令时不会发生切换，只会停止正在运行的代理。
• If something should happen to her, please ring me up at once. He had to fasten it upon something.
  万一她有个好歹，请立刻打电话给我。他好歹总得去找个原因吧。
• These changes did not happen overnight. They've come upon us gradually over the last generation, years that were filled with shocks and tragedy.
  这些改变不是在一夜间发生的，他们已经慢慢成为我们的甚至后代的负担，多年后就会充满冲突和灾难。
• If you happen upon an answer to your question, patent it ( and legally defend your patent); you will make a fortune.
  关于这个问题，如果你找到答案，别忘了申请专利并用法律保护它，你会大赚一笔。
• Just as your lover's caress brings you to orgasm, your eyes happen to fall upon a shoe.
  正当情人的爱抚使你进入高潮的时候，你的目光恰巧落在了鞋子上。
• You can think of a long-running process as a workflow process; it may wait for an external event to happen, or call upon one or more people to perform a task.
  您可以将长时间运行的流程视为工作流流程；它可能会等待外部事件发生，或呼叫一个或多个人员执行任务。