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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++oc·cur /əˈkɜː $ əˈkɜːr/ S3 W1 AWL verb (occurred, occurring) [intransitive] formal 1 HAPPENto happen 发生 A third of accidental deaths occur in the home. 有三分之一的意外死亡发生在家里。 The explosion occurred at 5.30 a.m. 爆炸发生在清晨5点30分。► see thesaurus at happen RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say happen rather than occur: 在日常英语中，人们一般说happen，而不说occurThe accident happened while she was at school. 事故是在她上学时发生的。2 [always + adverb/preposition]EXIST to happen or exist in a particular place or situation 〔在特定地点或情况下〕发生，存在occur in/among etc Whooping cough occurs mainly in young children. 百日咳多发于幼儿。 The highest rates of unemployment occur in the inner urban areas. 内城地区失业率最高。3 occur to somebody phrasal verb formal THINK something/HAVE A THOUGHTif an idea or a thought occurs to you, it suddenly comes into your mind 〔主意或想法突然〕浮现于脑中，被想起，被想到it occurs to somebody to do something I suppose it didn’t occur to you to phone the police? 我想你根本就没想到打电话报警吧？ It never seems to occur to my children to contact me. 我的孩子们似乎从来都想不到和我联系。it occurs to somebody (that) It had never occurred to him that he might be falling in love with her. 他从未想到自己可能会爱上她。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

occur• Giraldes claims he was with his wife when the killings occurred.• The accident occurred about 11: 40 p. m. Friday.• He decided then that he wouldn't let that situation occur again.• In young children, construction occurs almost exclusively when they perform actions on objects.• Chromium and nickel occur commonly in areas which are also rich in magnesium.• The Japanese "f' sound does not occur in European languages.• When I was a small boy, quite serious fires seemed to occur in Salisbury with great frequency.• Substantially the reverse occurs in the adversely affected cigarette industry.• The disease occurs mainly in children, but can also occur in adults.• The court will have to decide exactly what occurred on the night Mellor died.• It would be unfortunate if something occurred to curtail our partnership.• It occurred to him now that Blackbeard had got on his tracks in the fog.• Major earthquakes like this occur very rarely.occur in/among etc• The embezzlement allegedly occurred in 1988 and 1989 when Le Floch-Prigent ran the state-owned oil company, Elf-Aquitaine.• The killing, which occurred in 1988, was met with worldwide outrage and focused attention on environmental destruction of the Amazon.• These are now due to occur in 1991, having been postponed on several occasions over the past few years.• This kind of tremor also occurs in anxious patients.• This can only occur in participatory or self-managing democracy.• There is no reason to doubt that such mixtures of behaviour would not occur in social animals.• Given the current recognition system, it is most unlikely that such examples will occur in this form.• Exchange and communication occur in this realm through a complex network of social relations.Origin occur (1500-1600) Latin occurrere, from currere “to run”

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oc‧cur S1 W1 AC /əˈkɜː $ əˈkɜːr/

verb (past tense and past participle occurred, present participle occurring) [intransitive] formal

Word Family: verb: occur; noun: occurrence

Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: occurrere, from currere 'to run'

1. to happen:

A third of accidental deaths occur in the home.

The explosion occurred at 5.30 a.m.
  REGISTER
    In everyday English, people usually say happen rather than occur:
   ▪ The accident happened while she was at school.
2. [always + adverb/preposition] to happen or exist in a particular place or situation
    occur in/among etc

Whooping cough occurs mainly in young children.

The highest rates of unemployment occur in the inner urban areas.

occur to somebody phrasal verb
  if an idea or a thought occurs to you, it suddenly comes into your mind
    it occurs to somebody to do something

I suppose it didn’t occur to you to phone the police?

It never seems to occur to my children to contact me.
it occurs to somebody (that)

It had never occurred to him that he might be falling in love with her.

THESAURUS

   ▪ happen used especially when talking about events that have not been planned: When did the accident happen? | Something terrible has happened!
   ▪ take place to happen – used especially when talking about events that have been planned or that have already happened: The conference will take place on the 16th of June. | The competition took place on Saturday 30th June.
   ▪ occur formal to happen – used especially when talking about events that have not been planned: The incident occurred outside the police station at around 9 pm.
   ▪ there is/there are used when saying that a particular event happens: There was an earthquake about a week ago. | There are strikes almost every year.
   ▪ come up to happen – used about problems, questions, or opportunities: There aren’t any jobs at the moment, but we’ll let you know if something comes up. | This question often comes up when I’m talking to students.
   ▪ arise formal to happen unexpectedly – used about problems, arguments, or difficult situations: A dispute arose about who should receive the money. | It is best to deal with the problem as soon as it arises.
   ▪ crop up to happen – used about problems or difficult situations, especially ones that are less serious, and can quickly be dealt with: The banks will contact their customers if a problem crops up.
   ▪ strike to happen suddenly and unexpectedly – used about very bad events: The hurricane struck at around 1 am. | Disaster struck, and he lost all movement in his legs.
   ▪ turn out to happen in a particular way: Luckily, everything turned out well. | How did it all turn out?

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/əˈkɜːr/

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present simple - I / you / we / they

occur

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/əˈkɜː(r)/