accident
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT An accident happens when a vehicle hits a person, an object, or another vehicle, causing injury or damage. 交通事故
She was involved in a serious car accident last week. 她上个星期卷入了一场严重的车祸。
2. N-COUNT If someone has an accident, something unpleasant happens to them that was not intended, sometimes causing injury or death. 事故
5,000 people die every year because of accidents in the home. 每年有5千人死于家庭意外事故。
3. N-VAR If something happens by accident, it happens completely by chance. 偶然
She discovered the problem by accident during a visit to a nearby school. 她在去附近一所学校参观时偶然发现了这个问题。
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accident /ˈæksɪdənt/ (accidents)
剑桥词典
- something bad that happens that is not expected or intended and that often damages something or injures someone
- I was hardly able to move my arm after the accident.
- She injured her spine in a riding accident.
- Did you leave his name out by accident or was it intentional ?
- It was an accident - I didn't mean to break it, honestly .
- The company refused to accept responsibility for the accident.
意外；不测；事故
Josh had an accident and spilled water all over his work . 乔希不小心把作业上洒得都是水。
She was injured in a car /road accident (= when one car hit another). 她在一起车祸／交通事故中受伤了。
by accident
without intending to, or without being intended
偶然地，意外地
I deleted the file by accident. 我不小心删掉了那个文件。
I found her letter by accident as I was looking through my files . 我在查看我的文档时，意外地发现了她的信。
例句
习语
accidents will happenan accident waiting to happen
have an accident
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