| 单词 | accident |
| 释义 | accidentaccidentsaccidentaccident /ˈæksɪdənt/ noun [countable] a situation in which someone is hurt or something is damaged without anyone intending it to happen: He died in a car accident.die他死于一次车祸。Sam had an accident at work and had to go to hospital.havehave山姆在工作时发生意外事故﹐不得不去医院。The accident happened in the early hours of Sunday morning.happenhour事故发生在周日凌晨。I didn’t do it on purpose – it was an accident.be我不是有意那么做的﹐那是个意外。Phrasesby accident in a way that is not intended or planned OPP on purpose: The cure was discovered almost by accident.bediscover这种疗法差不多是偶然发现的。I met her quite by accident.meet我遇见她完全是偶然。COLLOCATIONS: accidentadjectivesa bad/serious/major accidentThere was a bad accident right outside our house.beThe road is closed following a serious accident.beclosefollowa terrible/nasty/horrific accidentIt looked like a very nasty accident.looka fatal accident (=in which someone is killed)The number of fatal accidents has gone down.numbaccidenthavegoa minor accident (=not serious)His car was involved in a minor accident.beinvolve ► Do not say ’a small accident’. Say a minor accident.verbsto have an accidentI’ve never had an accident before in my life.haveto be involved in an accident formalHer parents were involved in a car accident when she was 6 years old.parentbeinvolvebeyearto prevent an accidentSpeed cameras can help prevent accidents.cameraaccidentnoun + accidenta car/road/traffic accidentThe actor was killed in a tragic car accident.bekilla rail/train accidentMost rail accidents are caused by human error.accidentbecausethe scene of an accident (=the place where it happened)He died at the scene of the accident.dieTHESAURUS: accidentaccident an event in which something is damaged or someone is hurt, without anyone intending it to happen: Drive carefully – you don’t want to have an accident.a road accidentcrash a bad accident in which a car, train, plane etc hits something else: a car crashBuddy Holly died in a plane crash just when he was becoming famous.diebebecomecollision an accident in which two or more cars, trains, planes etc hit each other: a mid-air collision between two planesplaneA man on a motorcycle was involved in a collision with a truck.beinvolvepile-up an accident in which several cars, trucks etc hit each other while travelling in the same direction: a motorway pile-updisaster a very bad accident involving a train, plane, or boat, in which a lot of people are killed or injured: It was the country’s worst ever air disaster.beillthe Clapham train disasterwreck American English an accident in which a car or train is badly damaged: Ben was badly hurt in a car wreck.be |
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