happen to transitive verb [happen to sb/sth] ① (befall) 使遭遇 shǐ zāoyù ▸ death is something that happens to us all 我们每个人都会死的 ② (become of) 发生于 fāshēng yú ▸ what happened to all those promises? 那些承诺都怎么样了? ③ (come to harm) 伤害 shānghài ▸ I hope nothing happens to her 我希望她不要出什么事 |