coincidence
noun
kəʊˈɪnsɪədəns
noun
1
when
two
things
happen
at
the
same
time,
in
the
same
place,
or
to
the
same
people
in
a
way
that
seems
surprising
or
unusual
巧合，巧事; 同时发生;
C,U
‘I’m
going
to
Appleby
tomorrow.’‘
What
a
coincidence
!
I’m
going
up
there
too.’
“明天我要去阿普尔比。”“太巧了！我也要去那里。”
by
coincidence
By
coincidence,
John
and
I
both
ended
up
at
Yale.
巧得很，约翰和我最后都进了耶鲁大学。
sheer/pure
coincidence
(completely
by
chance)
纯属巧合
I
didn’t
set
out
to
find
you
–
it’s
sheer
coincidence
that
I
should
walk
along
the
same
street.
没想到能碰到你 — 我正好也走这条街。
not
a
coincidence/more
than
coincidence
After
the
fourth
attack
on
her
car
she
was
convinced
that
the
vandalism
was
more
than
just
coincidence.
她的汽车第四次遭袭后，她确信这些破坏绝不是偶然。
It
was
a
happy
coincidence
that
Robert
arrived
at
the
same
time.
让人开心的是，罗伯特正巧也在这个时候到了。
2
when
two
ideas,
opinions
etc
are
the
same
[正式] 〔思想、观点等的〕一致，相符
singular 单数 | formal
[+of]
a
coincidence
of
interest
between
the
mining
companies
and
certain
politicians
采矿公司和某些政客的利益一致性