happening

happening
noun
  1. 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。
  2. 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
  1. (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。
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