n. 事件;意外發生的事;
v. 發生(happen的現在分詞);碰巧;
?? hap(luck)+pen+ing(形容詞后綴)→事件
"The child at the back craned forward to see what was happening."
后面的孩子探出頭看看出了什么事.
近義:imminence, approach, incident, instance, arrival, occasion
vt.& vi. 停留;停止;堅持;抑制;
vi. 繼續處于某種狀態;
n. 逗留;延期;倚靠;忍耐;
?? 停留停(t)下來說(say)話
"You cannot stay here ad infinitum without paying rent."
你不付房租就不能永遠住在這里。
近義:remain, abide, endure, hold, interrupt, postpone
反義:migrate, absquatulate, retire, retreat, scat, transmigrate