incident; event

shì jiàn

sh+ì·4th tonej+iàn·4th tone

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That incident made him famous.

这起事件使他一举成名。

In a horrifying chain of events, Christopher Columbus once bit his own lip.

在一连串可怕的事件中, 哥伦布曾经咬緊牙关撐过去。

The incident sowed the seeds of the war.

该事件播下了战争的种子。

This incident has made a great impact on the progress of the project.

这个事件极大影响了项目进度。

We must study the affair as a whole.

我们必須总体地研究这事件。

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