（2）.严重事件，暴力事件（如犯罪、事故、袭击等）
This incident reflects badly on everyone involved.
这一事件给所有相关人士都造成了恶劣影响。
Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them.
警方呼吁目击这一事件的人与他们联系。
The incident caused a great deal of political mischief.
这一事件造成了严重的政治危害。
Many political incidents go unreported.
很多政治事件都没有报道。
The incident brought the problem of violence in schools into sharp focus.
这次事件使校园暴力成为焦点问题。
The incident has received wide coverage in the press.
这个事件已被新闻界广泛报道。
The incident was used as a pretext for intervention in the area.
这次事件成了干涉那个地区的借口。
There was a shooting incident near here last night.
昨夜这附近发生了枪击事件。
The demonstration passed off without incident .
这次示威平静地结束了。
The police said the attack was an isolated incident.
警方称这次袭击只是个别事件。
There was a shooting incident near here last night.
昨夜这附近发生了枪击事件。
When exactly did the incident occur?
这一事件究竟是什么时候发生的？
The incident sparked off a whole series of events that nobody had foreseen.
那一事件引发出一连串谁都没有料到的事。
He was a witness of the incident.
他是这件事的目击者。
The incident left a vivid impression on me.
这件事给我留下了深刻的印象。
It is feared that the attack may not have been an isolated incident.
人们担心这次袭击可能不是孤立的事件。
（3）.(两国间的)摩擦，冲突;(甚至)军事冲突、敌对行动、暴力行动等
a border/diplomatic incident
边境 / 外交冲突
The incident has further increased tension between the two countries.
这一冲突进一步加剧了两国之间的紧张关系。
These incidents were the latest in a series of disputes between the two nations.
这些事件是两国一系列争端中最近发生的几起。
3.event（可以指任何的事，也可指有意思或不寻常的事件，尤指重要的事件）
（1）.发生的任何事情;(尤指)重要事情，大事
Events could have developed in a dramatically different way.
事情本来可以发展成另一种样子。
These events are history in the making.
这些事将载入史册。
These events changed the course of history.
这些事件改变了历史的进程。
The event was widely covered by the mass media.
这一事件被大众媒体广泛报道。
Today people keep in touch with current events by reading online.
今天人们通过在线浏览了解时事。
The exact date of the event has escaped me.
我不知道事件发生的确切日期。（很生动、很形象的表达）
The election was the main event of 2022.
那次选举是2022年的主要大事。
The discovery of X-rays was a big event in the history of physics.
X射线的发现是物理学史上的重大事件。
It was an event that would transform my life.
那是能够彻底改变我一生的一件事。
Getting married was one of the major events in his life.
结婚是他一生中的大事之一。
There was saturation coverage of the event by the media.
媒体对这一事件做了连篇累牍的报道。
saturation [ˌsætʃəˈreɪʃn]
n.饱和;饱和状态;饱和度
coverage [ˈkʌvərɪdʒ]
n.新闻报道;(书、课程学习、电视等的)信息范围，信息质量;提供的数量;覆盖范围(或方式)
The government is keen to put some distance between itself and these events.
政府急于想表示自己与这些事件无关。
（2）.公开活动; 社交
a fund-raising event
筹款活动
the social event of the year
本年度最重要的社交活动
Taking everything into consideration, the event was a great success.
总的说来，这项活动取得了极大的成功。
A lot of effort has gone into making this event a success.
为使这次活动成功费了很大的劲。
My head was still buzzing after the day's events.
一天的活动结束后，我头脑中还是闹哄哄的。
buzz [bʌz]
n.嗡嗡声;蜂鸣声;唧唧喳喳的谈话声;(愉快、兴奋或成就的)强烈情感;传闻，谣传;( 蜂鸣器发出的 ) 信号声， ( 电话发出的 ) 嗞嗞呼叫声;.<口> ( 一次 ) 电话
v.（使）发出嗡嗡声;（使）发出蜂鸣声;充满兴奋(或活动等);用蜂鸣器（发信号）;飞近;（飞机）低空掠过;说闲话;<口>给…打电话
adj.（词语、想法或活动）时髦的
No official permission has been given for the event to take place.
这项活动未得到正式批准，不能进行。
This is the biggest event we've ever catered for.
这是我们承办过的最大型的活动。
cater [ˈkeɪtər]
v.迎合;(为社交活动)提供饮食，承办酒席
n.(骰子,纸牌的)四点
A thousand balloons were released to mark the event.
为了纪念这次活动，释放了一千个气球。
