accident
noun
ˈæksɪədənt
noun
1
by accident
in
a
way
that
is
not
planned
or
intended
偶然，意外地;
I
met
her
quite
by
accident
(=completely
by
accident)
.
我遇见她完全是偶然。
The
discovery
was
made
almost
by
accident.
这几乎是意外发现。
The
pilot,
whether
by
accident
or
design
(=whether
it
was
planned
or
not
planned)
,
made
the
plane
do
a
sharp
turn.
不知是有意还是无意，那名飞行员让飞机来了个急转弯。
2
a
crash
involving
cars,
trains,
planes
etc
交通事故; 车祸; 失事
C
road/car/traffic
etc
accident
Over
70,000
people
are
killed
or
seriously
injured
every
year
in
road
accidents.
每年在道路事故中丧生或受重伤的有七万多人。
fatal/serious/tragic
etc
accident
a
fatal
accident
on
the
freeway
高速公路上的一宗致命交通事故
The
accident
happened
at
the
junction
of
Forest
Road
and
Pine
Walk.
事故发生在森林路与松树路的交叉口。
3
a
situation
in
which
someone
is
injured
or
something
is
damaged
without
anyone
intending
them
to
be
事故，意外事件
C
Ken
had
an
accident
at
work
and
had
to
go
to
hospital.
肯在工作中出了事故，不得不去医院。
I’m
sorry
about
breaking
the
vase
–
it
was
an
accident
(=I
did
not
intend
to
do
it)
.
对不起，我把花瓶打碎了 — 这是个意外。
4
something
that
happens
without
anyone
planning
or
intending
it
意外事件
C,U
My
third
baby
was
an
accident.
我的第三个孩子是意外怀上的。
It
is
no
accident
that
men
fill
most
of
the
top
jobs
in
nursing,
while
women
remain
on
the
lower
grades.
男性在护理行业中占据了大多数的重要职位，而女性仍处于较低级别，这并非偶然。
an
accident
of
birth/geography/history
etc
5
accidents (will) happen
used
to
tell
someone
who
has
broken
something
that
they
should
not
worry
that
it
has
happened
[口] 意外事情在所难免，不小心总是有的
spoken
6
an accident waiting to happen
used
about
a
situation
in
which
an
accident
is
likely
to
happen
because
no
one
is
trying
to
prevent
it
肯定会出的事故
The
boats
are
being
left
to
drift;
it’s
an
accident
waiting
to
happen.
任由这些船漂流，肯定会出事的。