| 单词 | accident |
| 释义 | accident 4 ENTRIES FOUND: accident (noun) accident-prone (adjective) chapter (noun) wait (verb) accident /ˈæksədənt/ noun plural accidents accident /ˈæksədənt/ noun plural accidents Learner's definition of ACCIDENT [count] 1 : a sudden event (such as a crash) that is not planned or intended and that causes damage or injury事故；意外遭遇 We got in a car accident. = We had a car accident.我们遭遇了车祸。 a traffic accident交通事故 a fatal accident死亡事故 a motorcycle accident摩托车事故 He was injured in an accident at work.他工作时出意外受了伤。 The accident happened when her car slid on a patch of ice.这场事故的起因是她的汽车在冰上打滑。 Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the accident.调查员们还在努力确定事故的起因。 “I'm sorry that I broke the bowl.” “That's OK. It was just an accident.” = “That's OK. Accidents will happen.”“对不起，我把碗打碎了。”“没关系。这只是个意外。” ◊ An accident waiting to happen is a person or thing that is dangerous or unsafe.危险人物危险事件 My brother is the clumsiest person I know. He's just an accident waiting to happen.我弟弟简直笨透了。他就会惹祸。 2 : an event that is not planned or intended : an event that occurs by chance意外；偶发事件 Their meeting was an accident.他们的碰面纯属偶然。 It is just an accident that they arrived when they did.我们两拨人碰巧同时到了。 She says that her pregnancy was an accident.她说自己的怀孕是个意外。 His wealth is a mere accident of birth. [=he is wealthy only because he was born into a wealthy family]他之所以富有仅仅是因为他碰巧生在了有钱人家。 He says that no one is to blame for his illness. It was just an accident of nature. [=something that happened naturally]他说自己的病谁也不能怪，只是凑巧赶上了。 It is no accident that the assistant he hired is so good-looking. [=he deliberately chose a good-looking person to be his assistant]他雇了一个长得那么漂亮的助理绝不是偶然。 by accident : in a way that is not planned or intended偶然；碰巧 They met by accident. [=by chance]他们碰巧遇上了。 She says that she became pregnant by accident. [=unintentionally]她说她意外怀孕了。 Scientists discovered the vaccine almost/quite/entirely by accident.科学家们发现这种疫苗，几乎/实在/完全是个偶然。 Did it happen by accident [=accidentally] or by design?这件事是意外还是事先设计好的？ |
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