[N-COUNT 可数名词]交通事故；车祸 An accident happens 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。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（不幸的）意外遭遇，不测事件；事故 If someone has an accident, 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。
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[N-VAR 可变名词]意外；偶然 If something happens by accident, it happens completely by chance.
[usu by N]
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。
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[PHRASE 短语]可能发生意外的事物（或人） If you describe something or someone as an 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.
[N inflects]
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。
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[PHRASE 短语]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.
[usu PHR that]
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。
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ac·ci·dent★/ˈæksɪdənt; NAmEˈæksɪdənt/noun1★[countable ]an unpleasant event, especially in a vehicle, that happens unexpectedly and causes injury or damage （交通）事故；意外遭遇；不测事件◆a car/road/traffic accident车祸；公路事故；交通事故◆He was killed in an accident.他死于车祸。◆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╱骑马意外◆Take out accident insurancebefore you go on your trip. 你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。2[countable , uncountable ]something that happens unexpectedly and is not planned in advance 意外；偶然的事◆Their early arrival was just an accident.他们早到仅仅是偶然而已。◆It is no accidentthat 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☞synonyms at
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IDIOMSˌaccidents will ˈhappenpeople say accidents will happento tell sb who has had an accident, for example breaking sth, that it does not matter and they should not worry 出事是难免的★by accidentin a way that is not planned or organized 偶然；意外地◆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。OPP
1by accident in a way that is not planned or intendedOPP on purpose, deliberately: I met her quite by accident (=completely by accident). The discovery was made almost by accident. The pilot, whether by accident or design (=whether it was planned or not planned), made the plane do a sharp turn.GRAMMAR Don’t say: by an accident2[countable] an event in which a car, train, plane etc is damaged and often someone is hurt: Over 70,000 people are seriously injured every year in road accidents. The accident happened at the junction of Forest Road and Pine Walk. a train accident3[countable] a situation in which someone is injured or something is damaged without anyone intending them to be: Ken had an accident at work and had to go to hospital. I’m sorry about breaking the vase – it was an accident (=I did not intend to do it).a climbing/skiing/hunting etc accident He died in a climbing accident in the Himalayas. She was injured in a freak accident (=an unusual accident) when a wall suddenly collapsed. I had a slight accident with your coffee. They lost their lives in a tragic accident.4[countable, uncountable] something that happens without anyone planning or intending it: My third baby was an accident.It is no accident that men fill most of the top jobs in nursing, while women remain on the lower grades.an accident of birth/geography/history etc (=an event or situation caused by chance)5accidents (will) happen spoken used to tell someone who has broken something that they should not worry that it has happened6an accident waiting to happen used about a situation in which an accident is likely to happen because no one is trying to prevent it: The boats are being left to drift; it’s an accident waiting to happen.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2adjectivesa bad/serious accident· There’s been a bad accident on the freeway.· The road is closed following a serious accident.a major accident· News is coming in of a major rail accident.a horrible/nasty/horrific accident· We narrowly avoided a nasty accident.· ‘This was an absolutely horrific accident,’ said an ambulance spokesman.a fatal accident (=in which someone is killed)· a fatal accident involving a bus and a cyclista minor accident (=one that is not serious)· The ice and poor visibility caused minor accidents all over the country.a road/traffic accident· The number of traffic accidents has gone down.· Portugal has one of Western Europe’s worst road accident rates.a car accident (also an automobile accident American English formal)· He was badly injured in a car accident.a plane accident/an airplane accident American English (also a flying accident)· Holly died in a plane accident.a rail accident/a train accident· It was the country's worst ever rail accident.a hit-and-run accident (=when someone is hit by a driver who does not stop)· A woman is fighting for her life after a hit-and-run accident.verbsbe involved in an accident formal:· Your son has been involved in a car accident.prevent an accident· Steps have been taken to prevent a similar accident happening again.an accident happens (also an accident occurs formal)· No one saw the accident happen.· Most road accidents occur in urban areas.have an accident· Young drivers are more likely to have accidents than older drivers.accident + NOUNan accident victim· One of the accident victims is still trapped in his vehicle.accident rates/statistics· There is a relation between accident rates and the numbers of drivers on the road.· a survey of the latest airline accident statisticsan accident investigation/inquiry· The two deaths are the subject of an accident inquiry.· Accident investigations often take months.an accident investigator· Accident investigators have been there all morning.phrasesthe scene of an accident (=the place where it happened)· Police were at the scene of the accident within minutes.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘a small accident’. Say a minor accident.THESAURUSaccident an event in which a vehicle is damaged and often someone is hurt: · Her father died in a car accident.· Hugh had an accident on his way to work.crash a serious accident in which a vehicle hits something else: · Rees-Jones was the only person to survive the crash.· a car/plane/train crash· He was killed in a plane crash.collision an accident in which two or more cars, trains etc hit each other: · His car was involved in a collision with a train.a head-on collision (=between vehicles that are driving towards each other): · The actor was killed in a head-on collision while driving his new sports car.disaster a serious accident involving a train, plane, or boat, in which a lot of people are killed or injured: · It was Britain’s worst air disaster.wreck American English an accident in which a car or train is badly damaged: · Ben nearly died in a car wreck.pileup an accident that involves several cars or trucks: · The pileup happened in thick fog.· There was a 12-car pileup on the motorway.fender-bender American English informal, prang British English informal a car accident in which little damage is done: · Atkinson was involved in a fender-bender in the hotel parking lot.· At 15, he borrowed his parents’ car and had a prang.
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