单词 | accident |
释义 | 🔑 ac·ci·dentBrE /ˈæksɪdənt/ NAmE /ˈæksɪdənt/ noun 🔑 [C ]an unpleasant event , especially in a vehicle , that happens unexpectedly and causes injury or damage (交通)事故;意外遭遇;不测事件◆ a car /road /traffic accident 车祸;公路事故;交通事故◆ He was killed in an accident . 他死于车祸。◆ One in seven accidents is caused by sleepy drivers . 每七次交通事故就有一次是驾驶员困倦造成的。◆ The accident happened at 3 p .m . 事故发生于下午 3 点钟。◆ to have an accident 出事故◆ a serious /minor accident 严重/轻微事故◆ a fatal accident (= in which sb is killed )死亡事故◆ accidents in the home 家中发生的意外事件◆ a climbing /riding accident 登山/骑马意外◆ Take out accident insurance before you go on your trip . 你去旅行前要办理好意外保险。◆ 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。accident , ambulance , casualty , first aid , hospital , injure , paramedic , stretcher , victim , witness [C , U ]something that happens unexpectedly and is not planned in advance 意外;偶然的事◆ Their early arrival was just an accident . 他们早到仅仅是偶然而已。◆ 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。◆ 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luckchance ⬥ coincidence ⬥ accident ⬥ fate ⬥ destinyThese are all words for things that happen or the force that causes them to happen.以上各词均指机遇、命运、运气。luck the force that causes good or bad things to happen to people指机遇、命运、运气:◆This ring has always brought me good luck.这戒指总是给我带来好运。chance the way that some things happen without any cause that you can see or understand指偶然、碰巧、意外:◆The results could simply be due to chance.这结果可能纯属意外。coincidence the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way指出人意料的巧合、巧事:◆They met through a series of strange coincidences.他们因一连串奇妙的巧合而相遇。accident something that happens unexpectedly and is not planned in advance指意外、偶然的事:◆Their early arrival was just an accident.他们早到仅仅是偶然而已。fate the power that is believed to control everything that happens and that cannot be stopped or changed指命运、天数、定数、天意:◆Fate decreed that she would never reach America.命中注定她永远到不了美国。destiny the power that is believed to control events指主宰事物的力量、命运之神:◆I believe there's some force guiding us—call it God, destiny or fate.我认为有某种力量在指引着我们,称之为上帝也罢,天意也罢,或是命运也罢。fate or destiny?用 fate 还是 destiny?Fate can be kind, but this is an unexpected gift; just as often, fate is cruel and makes people feel helpless. Destiny is more likely to give people a sense of power: people who have a strong sense of destiny usually believe that they are meant to be great or do great things. * fate 有时是善意的,但那只是意外的恩赐;fate 也是残酷的,使人感到无能为力;destiny 更可能给人力量的感觉,have a strong sense of destiny 指人具有强烈使命感,通常认为自己必将不同凡响或成就伟业。Patternsby …luck/chance/coincidence/accidentIt's no coincidence/accident that…pure/sheer luck/chance/coincidence/accidentto believe in luck/coincidences/fate/destiny ● ˌaccidents will ˈhappen people say accidents will happen to tell sb who has had an accident , for example breaking sth , that it does not matter and they should not worry 出事是难免的● by accident 🔑 in a way that is not planned or organized 偶然;意外地◆ We met by accident at the airport . 我们在机场不期而遇。◆ Helen got into acting purely by accident . 海伦当演员完全出于偶然。OPP deliberately, on purpose● a ˌchapter of ˈaccidents (BrE ) a series of unfortunate events 接二连三的不幸事故;接踵而来的灾祸;祸不单行● an ˌaccident /a diˌsaster waiting to ˈhappen a thing or person that is very likely to cause danger or a problem in the future because of the condition it is in or the way they behave 隐患 |
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