accident

n.意外事件；事故；机遇，偶然；附属品

noun

1. （交通）事故；意外遭遇；不测事件
   an unpleasant event, especially in a vehicle, that happens unexpectedly and causes injury or damage
   1. a car/road/traffic accident
      车祸；公路事故；交通事故
   2. He was killed in an accident .
      他死于一次车祸。
   3. 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。
   4. The accident happened at 3 p.m.
      事故发生于下午3点钟。
   5. to have an accident
      出事故
   6. a serious/minor accident
      严重 / 轻微事故
   7. a fatal accident (= in which sb is killed)
      死亡事故
   8. accidents in the home
      家中发生的意外事件
   9. a climbing/riding accident
      登山 / 骑马不幸意外事件
   10. Take out accident insurance before you go on your trip.
       去旅行前要办理好意外保险。
   11. 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. 意外；偶然的事
   something that happens unexpectedly and is not planned in advance
   1. Their early arrival was just an accident.
      他们早到仅仅是偶然而已。
   2. It is no accident that 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。
   3. 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

名词复数形式:accidents

accident 意外

前缀ac-同ad-. 词根cid, 1.落，见deciduous,落叶的。2.砍，见decide,决定。此处指突外掉落的，意外。 acclaim称誉 前缀ac-同ad-. 词根claim, 叫，同call, 叫。来自词根kele, 拟声词，呼叫。

1. She was involved in a serious car accident last week
   上星期她卷入了一场严重的车祸。
2. Six passengers were killed in the accident.
   六名乘客在车祸中丧生。
3. 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。
4. She discovered the problem by accident
   她碰巧发现了这个问题。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. She broke a leg in a skiing accident
   她在一次滑雪事故中摔断了一条腿。
9. I may have caught him with my elbow but it was just an accident
   也许我的胳膊肘碰到了他，但那是无意的。
10. After the accident he had no feeling in his legs.
    事故过后，他的腿丧失了知觉。
11. He had hurt his back in an accident.
    他在一次事故中伤了后背。
12. What accident? You mean Christina's?
    哪次事故？你是说克里斯蒂娜的那次？
13. It was a very severe accident and he lost part of his foot
    那是一场非常严重的事故，他有一只脚残废了。
14. If only he could conceal his part in the accident
    要是他能够隐瞒住自己在这场事故中的责任就好了。
15. The accident again raises questions about the safety of the plant.
    这起事故再一次引发了人们对于工厂安全性的质疑。
16. I received the sad news that he had been killed in a motorcycle accident.
    我得知了这个不幸的消息，说他在一场摩托车事故中丧生。
17. Richardson severed his right foot in a motorbike accident.
    理查森在一次摩托车事故中失去了他的右脚。
18. The accident was similar to one that happened in 1973.
    这次事故和1973年发生的那起事故很相似。
19. Through some unfortunate accident, the information reached me a day late
    由于发生了不幸的意外，我知道消息的时候已经晚了一天。
20. You scared us out of our wits. We heard you had an accident.
    你把我们吓坏了，我们听说你出事了。
21. The accident deprived him of his life.
    这件意外事故使他丧失了生命。
22. He sliced ( into) his fingers by accident when cutting vegetables.
    他切菜时不小心切着了手指头。
23. He has been driving a truck for years and never had an accident.
    他开了好几年卡车，从没有出过岔子。
24. The accident was caused by carelessness.
    事故是由于粗心大意而引起的。
25. They imputed the accident to the driver's carelessness.
    他们把这次车祸归咎于驾驶员的疏忽。
26. The traffic accident was allegedly due to negligence.
    这次车祸据说是由于疏忽造成的。
27. This accident affords us a useful lesson.
    这个事故为我们提供了有益的教训。
28. I saw the accident with my own eyes.
    我目击了这次事故。
29. The accident was caused by human error.
    这一事故是人为错误造成的。