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- accident [ 'æksədənt] [ 'æksɪdənt]
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- 1. noun （伤亡）事故，不幸的事
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2.
noun
意外，意外的事，偶发事件，不测事件，突发事件
- Paola got so angry yesterday when by mere accident, I drop the coffee on her shirt.
- 昨天我不小心把咖啡洒到了保拉的T恤衫上，她非常生气。
- Sorry I broke it by accident, I didn't mean to hurt you.
- 对不起，我是无意中把它弄坏的，不是故意要伤害你的。
- I found out he was seeing another woman by accident, when a letter fell out his pocket.
- 从他口袋里掉出了一封信，这让我无意中发现他正和另一个女人交往。
- 3. noun 巧合，偶然（性），偶发
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4.
noun
非本质属性；附带的性质
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5.
noun
[geology]
[geography]
（表面、结构的不规则）；参差不齐的地层；褶皱；地形不平，地面的起伏
- 6. noun [legal] 不是人为过失造成的不测事件
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7.
noun
[logic]
偶有属性
Collins English-English Dictionary
- accident ['æksɪdənt]
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1.
n
[logic]
[philosophy]
adjunct a nonessential attribute or characteristic of something (as opposed to substance)
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2.
n
an unforeseen event or one without an apparent cause
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3.
n
anything that occurs unintentionally or by chance; chance; fortune
- I met him by accident
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4.
n
a misfortune or mishap, esp one causing injury or death
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5.
n
[metaphysics]
a property as contrasted with the substance in which it inheres
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6.
n
[geology]
a surface irregularity in a natural formation, esp in a rock formation or a river system
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7.
n
[Etymology]
C14: via Old French from Latin accident- chance, happening, from the present participle of accidere to befall, happen, from ad- to + cadere to fall
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1.
n
[logic]
[philosophy]
adjunct a nonessential attribute or characteristic of something (as opposed to substance)
Examples
- to meet by accident
- 不期而遇 → accident
- a near accident
- 差点发生的事故 → near
- The accident robbed him of health.
- 那次事故使他失去了健康。 → rob
- the accident that taught her to be careful
- 事故教训她要小心 → teach
- the two versions of the accident
- 对该事故的两种不同看法(或说法) → version
- The accident happened under my eyes.
- 事故就在我眼前发生的。
- A patient whose voice box was destroyed in an accident can now speak normally.
- 有一个在事故中声带受伤的病人现在可以正常说话了。
- Somebody called me from the hospital saying that Carl had a car accident two hours ago.
- 有人从医院给我打电话，说卡尔两个小时前出了车祸。 → accident
- Did you hear about this morning's road accident, 18 people were injured.
- 你听说今早公路上发生的事故了吗，有十八个人受伤了。 → accident
- Paola got so angry yesterday when by mere accident, I drop the coffee on her shirt.
- 昨天我不小心把咖啡洒到了保拉的T恤衫上，她非常生气。 → accident
nciku Note
an accident waiting to happen 某事肯定要出现差错
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an accident waiting to happen That old broken down building in front of the school is an an accident waiting to happen . “an accident waiting to happen”指某事肯定要出现差错。 The term "an accident waiting to happen" means something is bound to go wrong. |
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