accident
英 [ˈæksɪdənt]
美 [ˈæksɪdənt]
n. (交通)事故; 意外遭遇; 不测事件; 意外; 偶然的事
复数：accidents
Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1187 / COCA.1707
同义词辨析
incidentaccidenteventmishapoccurrence【导航词义：事件】
incidentn. 事件
〔辨析〕
可指小事件，也可指严重的、重要的或暴力的事件。
〔例证〕
The incident made the listeners burst into laughter.
这个小插曲使听众哄然大笑。
Many political incidents go unreported.
很多政治事件都没有报道。
这个小插曲使听众哄然大笑。
Many political incidents go unreported.
很多政治事件都没有报道。
accidentn. 事故；意外事件
〔辨析〕
指导致某人受伤或某物受损的事故，也可指并非有意造成的意外事件。
〔例证〕
A traffic accident occurred this morning.
今天早上发生了交通事故。
I'm sorry about knocking over your coffee cup - it was an accident.
我很抱歉打翻了你的咖啡杯——这是个意外。
今天早上发生了交通事故。
I'm sorry about knocking over your coffee cup - it was an accident.
我很抱歉打翻了你的咖啡杯——这是个意外。
eventn. 事件
〔辨析〕
尤指重要的事件或大事，也可指有意思或不寻常的事件。
〔例证〕
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。
Getting married was one of the major events in his life.
结婚是他一生中的大事之一。
X射线的发现是物理学史上的重大事件。
Getting married was one of the major events in his life.
结婚是他一生中的大事之一。
mishapn. 小事故
〔辨析〕
指影响不大的小事故或小错误。
〔例证〕
He was upset by a series of mishaps.
一连串的倒霉事弄得他很心烦。
She had a slight mishap with the expensive vase.
她把那个贵重的花瓶弄坏了一点儿。
一连串的倒霉事弄得他很心烦。
She had a slight mishap with the expensive vase.
她把那个贵重的花瓶弄坏了一点儿。
occurrencen. 事件
〔辨析〕
指生活中发生的一般的或偶然的事件。
〔例证〕
Traffic jams are a common occurrence in that area.
那一地区常常堵车。
Extreme weather is a rare occurrence in that country.
那个国家不常出现极端天气。
那一地区常常堵车。
Extreme weather is a rare occurrence in that country.
那个国家不常出现极端天气。
习惯用语
n.
- accidents will happen
- 出事是难免的
people say accidents will happen to tell sb who has had an accident, for example breaking sth, that it does not matter and they should not worry by accident - 偶然；意外地
in a way that is not planned or organized - We met by accident at the airport.
我们在机场不期而遇。 - Helen got into acting purely by accident.
海伦当演员完全出于偶然。 a chapter of accidents - 接二连三的不幸事故；接踵而来的灾祸
a series of unfortunate events an accident/a disaster waiting to happen - 隐患
a thing or person that is very likely to cause danger or a problem in the future because of the condition it is in or the way they behave
牛津词典
noun
- （交通）事故；意外遭遇；不测事件
an unpleasant event, especially in a vehicle, that happens unexpectedly and causes injury or damage- a car/road/traffic accident
车祸；公路事故；交通事故 - He was killed in an accident .
他死于一次车祸。 - One in seven accidents is caused by sleepy drivers.
每七次交通事故就有一次是驾车者困倦造成的。 - The accident happened at 3 p.m.
事故发生于下午3点钟。 - to have an accident
出事故 - a serious/minor accident
严重 / 轻微事故 - a fatal accident (= in which sb is killed)
死亡事故 - accidents in the home
家中发生的意外事件 - a climbing/riding accident
登山 / 骑马不幸意外事件 - Take out accident insurance before you go on your trip.
去旅行前要办理好意外保险。 - I didn't mean to break it─ it was an accident .
我不是故意打碎它的——这是个意外。
- a car/road/traffic accident
- 意外；偶然的事
something that happens unexpectedly and is not planned in advance- Their early arrival was just an accident.
他们早到仅仅是偶然而已。 - It is no accident that men fill most of the top jobs in nursing.
男人担任护理中大多数最重要的工作绝非偶然。 - an accident of birth/fate/history (= describing facts and events that are due to chance or circumstances)
出生 / 命运 / 历史的偶然性
- Their early arrival was just an accident.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 交通事故；车祸
Anaccidenthappens when a vehicle hits a person, an object, or another vehicle, causing injury or damage.- She was involved in a serious car accident last week...
上星期她卷入了一场严重的车祸。 - Six passengers were killed in the accident.
六名乘客在车祸中丧生。
- She was involved in a serious car accident last week...
- N-COUNT （不幸的）意外遭遇，不测事件;事故
If someone has anaccident, something unpleasant happens to them that was not intended, sometimes causing injury or death.- 5,000 people die every year because of accidents in the home...
每年有5,000人死于家中的意外事故。 - The police say the killing of the young man was an accident.
警方说这个年轻人被杀是一个意外。
- 5,000 people die every year because of accidents in the home...
- N-VAR 意外；偶然
If something happensby accident, it happens completely by chance.- She discovered the problem by accident...
她碰巧发现了这个问题。 - Almost like an accident of nature, this family has produced more talent than seems possible.
就像是天缘巧合，这个家族不可思议地人才辈出。
- She discovered the problem by accident...
- PHRASE 可能发生意外的事物（或人）
If you describe something or someone asan accident waiting to happen, you mean that they are likely to be a cause of danger in the future, for example because they are in poor condition or behave in an unpredictable way.- A lot of the city's buildings are accidents waiting to happen.
该城市中许多楼房都存在事故隐患。
- A lot of the city's buildings are accidents waiting to happen.
- PHRASE 并非偶然;事出有因
You begin a sentence with 'it's no accident' if you want to suggest that something was done deliberately or has a logical explanation, although it might give the impression of having happened by chance.- It's no accident that the boom in police series on TV coincided with the decline of the Western.
警匪剧在电视上盛行之时恰好是西部片衰退之际，这并非偶然。
- It's no accident that the boom in police series on TV coincided with the decline of the Western.
英英释义
noun
- anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
- winning the lottery was a happy accident
- the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck
- it was due to an accident or fortuity
- an unfortunate mishap
双语例句
- A lot of the city's buildings are accidents waiting to happen.
该城市中许多楼房都存在事故隐患。 - If only he could conceal his part in the accident
要是他能够隐瞒住自己在这场事故中的责任就好了。 - Through some unfortunate accident, the information reached me a day late
由于发生了不幸的意外，我知道消息的时候已经晚了一天。 - She broke a leg in a skiing accident
她在一次滑雪事故中摔断了一条腿。 - Six passengers were killed in the accident.
六名乘客在车祸中丧生。 - The accident was caused by human error.
这一事故是人为错误造成的。 - What accident? You mean Christina's?
哪次事故？你是说克里斯蒂娜的那次？ - I may have caught him with my elbow but it was just an accident
也许我的胳膊肘碰到了他，但那是无意的。 - The traffic accident was allegedly due to negligence.
这次车祸据说是由于疏忽造成的。 - He has been driving a truck for years and never had an accident.
他开了好几年卡车，从没有出过岔子。