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Collision Violent Hurt Kə'Lɪʒn N 猛烈相撞 People Killed

Front collision
Pron [kə'lɪʒn]
Back 【collision】
n. 猛烈相撞
Many people were killed in the collision between the bus and the car.
巴士和汽车相撞,许多人丧失了生命。
Vocab
collisionan accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object

A collision is when two or more things smash together. You shouldn't give yourself a pedicure while driving because it might result in a collision, wrecking your car and spoiling your toenail polish to boot.

Collision comes from the Latin col-, "together," and lædĕre, "to hurt by striking." When a train hits a car, that's a collision. An asteroid hurtling toward earth is on a "collision course" with our planet. Collision also works for abstract conflicts that get violent or hurt your brain somehow, like the collision between two politicians during a debate, or the collision of colors in your outfit.

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