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accident n.事故；意外；偶然；造化 (1) 他的左膝在一次交通事故中受伤了。(2) 很幸运，事故得以避免了。(3) 我有了这个爱好纯属偶然。(4) 因出生的造化 You will most often hear people use accident to describe an unfortunate mistake, like swerving into oncoming traffic or making a sloppy calculation. However, an accident could have a positive outcome as well: "The invention of the chocolate chip cookie was a happy accident, occurring when the cook decided to add the chopped chocolate to the batter without melting it first."

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英 ['æksɪdənt] 美 ['æksɪdənt] (1) His left knee was hurt in a traffic accident.(2) Happily, the accident was prevented.(3) I started the hobby almost by accident.(4) By accident of birth he is entitled to British citizenship. An accident is an unfortunate event. By their very nature, accidents are not planned. Rear-ending the car ahead of you, spilling milk, unplanned children — all of these are considered accidents (although those children rarely hear the label). 1[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。2[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。3[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。4[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。5[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。

英语单词	accident
英美音标	英 ['æksɪdənt] 美 ['æksɪdənt]
中文释义	n.事故；意外；偶然；造化
英语例句	(1) His left knee was hurt in a traffic accident. (2) Happily, the accident was prevented. (3) I started the hobby almost by accident. (4) By accident of birth he is entitled to British citizenship.
中文例句	(1) 他的左膝在一次交通事故中受伤了。 (2) 很幸运，事故得以避免了。 (3) 我有了这个爱好纯属偶然。 (4) 因出生的造化
vocabulary简明	An accident is an unfortunate event. By their very nature, accidents are not planned. Rear-ending the car ahead of you, spilling milk, unplanned children — all of these are considered accidents (although those children rarely hear the label).
vocabulary扩展	You will most often hear people use accident to describe an unfortunate mistake, like swerving into oncoming traffic or making a sloppy calculation. However, an accident could have a positive outcome as well: "The invention of the chocolate chip cookie was a happy accident, occurring when the cook decided to add the chopped chocolate to the batter without melting it first."
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 2 [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。 3 [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。 4 [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。 5 [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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