(1) 事情(件，变)，大事 (thing that happens，especially one of significance) [C]：a terrible/the historic～一件可怕的事情/具有历史意义的事件; the most important political～in history 历史上最重大的政治事件; the～s of the past few days 过去几天所发生的事情; a chain of～s 一系列的事件; the day's～s 当天发生的事情; in the course of～s 按照事物的发展; It was quite an～. 那是件大事情。The Europeans' discovery of America was a great～. 欧洲人发现美洲是件大事。〖同〗occurrence，occasion，happening，experience，incident;

(2) 比赛项目 (item in a programme of sports) [C]： field and track～s 田赛和径赛项目; a double/single/team～双打/单打/团体比赛项目; the～for the ten-year-old swimmers 为10岁年龄段而设的游泳比赛项目; in two～s 参加两项赛事; enter for an～参赛; The third～was the high jump. 第三项比赛是跳高。〖同〗contest，competition，tournament，game;

(3) 结果 (result; outcome) [C]：wait for the～等待结果; 〖同〗 consequence;

at all events 无论怎样(如何)：At all～s，we can't make things worse than they already are. 我们无论如何也不能使事情变得更糟糕。

in any event 不管怎样：In any～，I'll telephone you before I make a final decision. 不管怎么样，我在作出决定之前会给你打电话的。

in either event 不管是这样还是那样：It may or may not rain but in either～I'll be waiting for you at the station. 天也许会下雨，也许不会下雨，但不管下还是不下我都将到车站等你。

in that event 如果那样：In that～you must do as he says. 如果是那样的话， 你必须按他说的去做。

in the event 结果;如果：Those who play with fire will get burned in the～. 玩火者最终必自焚。I was very nervous，but in the～everything went very well. 开始我很紧张，但结果一切顺利。

in the event of 如果 …… 发生; 万一： You'd better take an umbrella with you in the～of rain. 你最好带上雨伞，以防下雨。

in the natural/normal (usual) course of events 照常规/按通常(平常)情况：Your daughter should have married in the normal course of～s. 若按正常的情况，你女儿早该结婚了。

→ e′ventful adj 多事的;e′ventfully adv 多事地;e′ventfulness n 多事之秋;e′ventless adj 平静无事的;

【辨异】event与incident及occurrence均表示事件。event 指重大的事件，尤指由于以前发生的事件所造成的结果，如：historical events (历史事件); incident 指与更加重要的事件有关，但是较为次要的事件，如：She told all the main facts of her trip and a few of the amusing incidents. (她讲述了那次旅行的主要情况以及几件有趣的小事。)occurrence 为常用词，通常指普通的事情，如：an everyday occurrence (日常小事)。