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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。
事故；意外
accidents — plural of accident
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
事故；意外
an unexpected event that causes damage, injury, or loss, such as a car crash or a mishap
He had an accident while skiing.
他滑雪时出了事故。
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.
不幸事故；尤指造成损害或伤害的意外
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
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)
偶然事件；无明显原因而突然发生的事
anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
She was late because of a car accident.
她因为一场车祸迟到了。
AI contextual example
The child had an accident and spilled juice on the carpet.
孩子不小心把果汁洒在了地毯上。
AI contextual example
I had an accident at work and broke my phone.
我在工作中出了意外，摔坏了手机。
AI contextual example
winning the lottery was a happy accident
中彩票是一次令人高兴的意外。
WordNet
表示遭遇意外事故。
He had an accident while skiing.
他滑雪时出了事故。
用作状语，表示“意外地”。
I found the key by accident.
我偶然找到了钥匙。
可替换为其他类型，如 traffic accident。
There was a car accident on the highway.
高速公路上发生了一起车祸。
描述事故的发生。
The accident happened at midnight.
事故发生在半夜。
Not this
He was injured in a car incident.
Use this
He was injured in a car accident.
在英语中，"incident" 泛指任何事件（可能是有意或无意），而 "accident" 特指意外且常造成伤害或损失的事件。这里描述的是车祸，应用 "accident"。
Not this
He had accident on the way to work.
Use this
He had an accident on the way to work.
"accident" 是可数名词，表示一次具体事故时需加不定冠词 "an"。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
偶然地；意外地
I met her by accident at the supermarket.
我在超市偶然遇见她。
车祸
He was injured in a car accident.
他在一场车祸中受伤了。
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。
出事故；发生意外
She had an accident while skiing.
她滑雪时出了事故。
事故受害者
The accident victim was taken to the hospital.
事故受害者被送往医院。
事故现场
Police arrived at the accident scene quickly.
警察迅速到达事故现场。
偶然地；意外地
I met her by accident at the supermarket.
我偶然在超市遇见了她。
迟早要发生的事故；隐患
That old ladder is an accident waiting to happen.
那架旧梯子迟早要出事。
更多是偶然而非有意
We succeeded more by accident than design.
我们的成功更多是出于偶然而非计划。
没有意外。
Many people think of mishaps as accidents, but Master Oogway disagrees.
许多人认为不幸是意外，但乌龟大师不同意。
Use accidents naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
将accident拆为ac（爱可）+cident（西登），想象爱可西登总是出事故。
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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.).
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.