Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1187
Fully loadedaccident
事故;意外
an unexpected event that causes damage, injury, or loss, such as a car crash or a mishap
- 1.
An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.
- 2.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
不幸事故;尤指造成损害或伤害的意外
- 3.
A collision or crash of a vehicle, aircraft, or other form of transportation that causes damage to the transportation involved; and sometimes injury or death to the transportation's occupants or bystanders in close proximity. (but see Usage notes)
- 4.
anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
偶然事件;无明显原因而突然发生的事
- 5.
Any chance event.
- 6.
Chance; random chance.
- 7.
Any property, fact, or relation that is the result of chance or is nonessential or nonsubstantive.
- 8.
An irregular surface feature with no apparent cause.
- 9.
A sudden discontinuity of ground such as fault of great thickness, bed or lentil of unstable ground.
- 10.
A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms.
- 11.
Synonym of accidental.
偶然;巧合;附属特征;非本质属性;地形突变;断层;纹章记号;变音记号
In use
She was late because of a car accident.
The child had an accident and spilled juice on the carpet.
I had an accident at work and broke my phone.
winning the lottery was a happy accident
it was due to an accident or fortuity
have an accident
表示遭遇意外事故。
He had an accident while skiing.
他滑雪时出了事故。
by accident
用作状语,表示“意外地”。
I found the key by accident.
我偶然找到了钥匙。
Connections
Collocations
- by accident
- 偶然地;意外地
- I met her by accident at the supermarket.我在超市偶然遇见她。
- car accident
- 车祸
- He was injured in a car accident.他在一场车祸中受伤了。
- traffic accident
- 交通事故
- The traffic accident caused a long delay.这起交通事故导致了长时间的延误。
- have an accident
- 出事故;发生意外
- She had an accident while skiing.她滑雪时出了事故。
- accident victim
- 事故受害者
- The accident victim was taken to the hospital.事故受害者被送往医院。
- accident scene
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将accident拆为ac(爱可)+cident(西登),想象爱可西登总是出事故。
Context & Register
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Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending '-dent' and the same final syllable /dənt/, but they do not rhyme with 'accident' because their stressed vowels differ (e.g., 'accident' has stressed /æ/ while these have /ɪ/, /ɛ/, /ɒ/, etc.).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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