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something that happens or exists 发生的事情；存在的事物 a common/everyday/frequent/regular occurrence 司空见惯的╱每天发生的╱经常发生的╱定期发生的事情 Vandalism used to be a rare occurrence here. 过去这里很少发生故意破坏公物的事。 The program counts the number of occurrences of any word within the text. 这个程序可以统计任何单词在文本中出现的次数。
Extra ExamplesThese mild fits are quite a common occurrence in babies. 这种轻微的病症在婴儿中很常见。 Increased life expectancy means that it is now a rare occurrence for children to be orphaned. 预期寿命的延长意味着现在孤儿的发生率很低。 Landslips and earthquakes are not everyday occurrences in this country. 在这个国家，滑坡和地震不是每天都会发生的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- common
- everyday
- widespread
- …
- prevent
- reduce
- increase
- …
- occurrence in
- occurrence of
- a common occurrence
- a regular occurrence
- a daily occurrence
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- [uncountable] occurrence (of something)
the fact of something happening or existing 发生；出现；存在 a link between the occurrence of skin cancer and the use of computer monitors 皮肤癌的发生与使用电脑显示器之间的关联
Extra ExamplesThe document addresses the occurrence of arsenic in drinking water. 该文件谈到要如何解决饮用水中出现砷的问题。 the low occurrence of heart disease in this particular group 这一特定人群心脏病的低发病率
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- common
- everyday
- widespread
- …
- prevent
- reduce
- increase
- …
- occurrence in
- occurrence of
- a common occurrence
- a regular occurrence
- a daily occurrence
- …
Word Originmid 16th cent.: probably from the plural of archaic occurrent, in the same sense, via French from Latin occurrent- ‘befalling’, from the verb occurrere ‘go to meet, present itself’, from ob- ‘against’ + currere ‘to run’.