event
[NOUN]
events
1. [C 可数名词] （尤指特殊、重大）事件
An event is something that happens, especially when it is unusual or important. You can use events to describe all the things that are happening in a particular situation.
近义词
双语例句
例：A new inquiry into the events of the day was opened in 2002.
对那天发生的事件的新一轮调查于2002年开始。
例：the events of September 11.
911事件。
例：recent events in Europe.
欧洲最近发生的大事。
2. [C 可数名词] （有计划、有组织的）活动
An event is a planned and organized occasion, for example a social gathering or a sports tournament.
双语例句
例：major sporting events.
重大体育赛事。
3. [C 可数名词] 比赛项目
An event is one of the races or competitions that are part of an organized occasion such as a sports tournament.
双语例句
例：The main events start at 1 p.m.
主赛项目下午1点开始。
NOUN. 名词
in the event of , in the event that , in that event
1. 倘若发生…
You use in the event of, in the event that, and in that event when you are talking about a possible future situation, especially when you are planning what to do if it occurs.
双语例句
例：The bank has agreed to give an immediate refund in the unlikely event of an error being made.
倘若出现错误 -- 虽然这种几率微乎其微，银行也同意立即退款。
in any event
1. 不管怎样
You say in any event after you have been discussing a situation, in order to indicate that what you are saying is true or possible, in spite of anything that has happened or may happen.
近义词
双语例句
例：In any event, the bowling alley restaurant proved quite acceptable.
不管怎样，那家保龄球馆的餐厅证明是很受欢迎的。
PHRASE. 习语
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