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| /ˈæksɪd(ə)nt/ |
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| 1 | C a crash involving a car , train , plane , or other vehicle 交通事故 |
| a fatal accident on the autoroute between Paris and Lyons 巴黎和里昂之间高速公路上的一起致命的交通事故 |
| He was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident. 他在一起摩托车事故中不幸丧生。 |
| The accident was caused by ice on the road. 事故是由路面结冰引起的。 |
| | 1a | a sudden event , usually caused by someone making a mistake , that results in damage , injury , or death 事故；（不幸的）意外遭遇 | | Seven men were killed in a serious mining accident yesterday. 有7人在昨天的重大矿难事故中丧生。 | | a riding/climbing/hunting accident 骑马/爬山/狩猎事故 | |
| | 1b | a mistake that causes minor damage or harm 意外失误 | | Don’ t make such a fuss – it was an accident. 别这么大惊小怪的——那只是个小失误。 | |
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| 2 | C/U something that happens unexpectedly, without being planned 意外事件；偶然因素 |
| To be honest, my second pregnancy was an accident. 老实说，我第二次怀孕是个意外。 |
| | 2a | used for saying that something was planned, perhaps for dishonest reasons 这绝不是偶然；这是策划好的 | | It is no accident that every letter we send is delayed. 我们寄的每封信都延误了，这绝非偶然。 | |
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| - | an accident of birth
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| a situation caused by who your family is rather than by anything you do |
| 天生的；生就的 |
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| - | an accidentwaiting to happen
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| 1 | a situation likely to cause an accident 可能会出事故的情形 | An ageing nuclear reactor is an accident waiting to happen. 老化的核反应堆早晚会出事故。 | |
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| 2 | someone who behaves in a way that is likely to cause trouble 可能惹麻烦的人 |
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| - | by accident
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| by chance , without being planned or intended |
| 偶然；意外地 |
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| Quite by accident, she came up with a brilliantly simple solution. 在纯属偶然的情况下，她想出了一个绝妙的简便办法。 |
| Occasionally we would meet by accident in the corridor. 我们偶尔会在走廊上意外碰面。 |
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| Words frequently used with accident | | accident 的常见搭配词 | | adjectives | bad, fatal, horrific, minor, nasty, serious, tragic, | 1 | | | |
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