動詞occur用法說明與注意

1. 表示“發(fā)生”“出現(xiàn)”，是不及物動詞，所以不能帶賓語，也不能用于被動語態(tài)。如：

事故（地震）是什么時候發(fā)生的?

誤：When was the accident (earthquake) occurred?

正：When did the accident (earthquake) occur?

每頁都有兩三個錯誤。

誤：Two or three mistakes are occurred in every page.

正：Two or three mistakes occur in every page.

2. 表示某想法出現(xiàn)在某人腦海中或被某人想到，通常與介詞 to連用。如：

A good idea occurred to me. 我想起了個好主意。

His name just did not occur to my memory. 我就是想不起他的名字。

在以上用法中，若主語為從句或不定式，則在句首使用形式主語 it, 而把真正的主語放在后面。如：

It occurred to me that he might be lying. 我忽然想起他可能是在說謊。

It never occurred to me to insure the house. 我從來也沒想到過去給房子投保。

Didn’t it occur to you to phone them about it? 難道你就沒有想到給他們打個電話?

3. 有時用于there be句式中替代動詞be。如：

Not long after this, there occurred a sudden revolution. 此后不久，突然爆發(fā)了革命。

In March 1770, there occurred what became known as the Boston Massacre. 在1770年3月爆發(fā)了人們熟悉知的波士頓大屠殺。