an event or occurrence (发生的)事情,事件 altogether it was an eerie happening. 总而言之,这是一件非常怪异的事情。
a partly improvised or spontaneous piece of theatrical or other artistic performance, typically involving audience participation 半即兴表演(一种自发的半即兴演出,常有观众参与) a multimedia happening. 一次利用多媒体的即兴表演。
adjective
(informal)fashionable; trendy (非正式)流行的,时髦的,时尚的 nightclubs for the young are the happening thing. 以年轻人为服务对象的夜总会是最近的时尚。