happen occur take place的用法区别：中文含义不同、用法不同、侧重点不同。happen意为发生、出现，是不及物动词，多用于客观事物、情况的发生;occur意为存在于、出现于，常与介词to连用。

happen的含义及用法介绍

happen作为动词，是不及物动词，意为(尤指偶然)发生，出现;(作为结果)出现，发生;碰巧;恰好。

例句：Accidents like this happen all the time.

此类事故经常发生。

She pressed the button but nothing happened.

她按下按钮，但什么反应也没有。

You don't happen to know his name, do you?

你不会碰巧知道他的名字吧?

That happens to be my mother you're talking about!

你们谈论的是我母亲!

occur的含义及用法介绍

occur也是动词，含义为发生;出现;存在于;出现在。

例句：When exactly did the incident occur?

这一事件究竟是什么时候发生的?

Sugar occurs naturally in fruit.

水果天然含糖分。

It did not occur to me to check my insurance policy...

我没有想到要核实我的保险单条款。

例句

New things are happening all around us.

我们身边总有新事发生。

It happened that I had no money on me.

我刚好没钱了。

I'm afraid that this would occur during my absence.

=I'm afraid that this would happen during my absence.

恐怕这事会在我不在时发生。

Dose it ever occur to you that I am sometimes thinking?

我时不时想的那件事你是不是也曾再你头脑中出现过？