accident

noun

1. （交通）事故；意外遭遇；不测事件
   an unpleasant event, especially in a vehicle, that happens unexpectedly and causes injury or damage
   1. a car/road/traffic accident
      车祸；公路事故；交通事故
   2. He was killed in an accident .
      他死于一次车祸。
   3. One in seven accidents is caused by sleepy drivers.
      每七次交通事故就有一次是驾车者困倦造成的。
   4. The accident happened at 3 p.m.
      事故发生于下午3点钟。
   5. to have an accident
      出事故
   6. a serious/minor accident
      严重 / 轻微事故
   7. a fatal accident (= in which sb is killed)
      死亡事故
   8. accidents in the home
      家中发生的意外事件
   9. a climbing/riding accident
      登山 / 骑马不幸意外事件
   10. Take out accident insurance before you go on your trip.
       去旅行前要办理好意外保险。
   11. 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。
2. 意外；偶然的事
   something that happens unexpectedly and is not planned in advance
   1. Their early arrival was just an accident.
      他们早到仅仅是偶然而已。
   2. 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。
   3. 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

1. N-COUNT 交通事故；车祸
   An accident happens when a vehicle hits a person, an object, or another vehicle, causing injury or damage.
   1. She was involved in a serious car accident last week...
      上星期她卷入了一场严重的车祸。
   2. Six passengers were killed in the accident.
      六名乘客在车祸中丧生。
2. N-COUNT （不幸的）意外遭遇，不测事件;事故
   If someone has an accident, something unpleasant happens to them that was not intended, sometimes causing injury or death.
   1. 5,000 people die every year because of accidents in the home...
      每年有5,000人死于家中的意外事故。
   2. The police say the killing of the young man was an accident.
      警方说这个年轻人被杀是一个意外。
3. N-VAR 意外；偶然
   If something happens by accident, it happens completely by chance.
   1. She discovered the problem by accident...
      她碰巧发现了这个问题。
   2. Almost like an accident of nature, this family has produced more talent than seems possible.
      就像是天缘巧合，这个家族不可思议地人才辈出。
4. PHRASE 可能发生意外的事物（或人）
   If you describe something or someone as an accident waiting to happen, you mean that they are likely to be a cause of danger in the future, for example because they are in poor condition or behave in an unpredictable way.
   1. A lot of the city's buildings are accidents waiting to happen.
      该城市中许多楼房都存在事故隐患。
5. PHRASE 并非偶然;事出有因
   You begin a sentence with 'it's no accident' if you want to suggest that something was done deliberately or has a logical explanation, although it might give the impression of having happened by chance.
   1. It's no accident that the boom in police series on TV coincided with the decline of the Western.
      警匪剧在电视上盛行之时恰好是西部片衰退之际，这并非偶然。

1. She was involved in a serious car accident last week
   上星期她卷入了一场严重的车祸。
2. Six passengers were killed in the accident.
   六名乘客在车祸中丧生。
3. The police say the killing of the young man was an accident.
   警方说这个年轻人被杀是一个意外。
4. She discovered the problem by accident
   她碰巧发现了这个问题。
5. Almost like an accident of nature, this family has produced more talent than seems possible.
   就像是天缘巧合，这个家族不可思议地人才辈出。
6. A lot of the city's buildings are accidents waiting to happen.
   该城市中许多楼房都存在事故隐患。
7. It's no accident that the boom in police series on TV coincided with the decline of the Western.
   警匪剧在电视上盛行之时恰好是西部片衰退之际，这并非偶然。
8. She broke a leg in a skiing accident
   她在一次滑雪事故中摔断了一条腿。
9. I may have caught him with my elbow but it was just an accident
   也许我的胳膊肘碰到了他，但那是无意的。
10. After the accident he had no feeling in his legs.
    事故过后，他的腿丧失了知觉。
11. He had hurt his back in an accident.
    他在一次事故中伤了后背。
12. What accident? You mean Christina's?
    哪次事故？你是说克里斯蒂娜的那次？
13. It was a very severe accident and he lost part of his foot
    那是一场非常严重的事故，他有一只脚残废了。
14. If only he could conceal his part in the accident
    要是他能够隐瞒住自己在这场事故中的责任就好了。
15. The accident again raises questions about the safety of the plant.
    这起事故再一次引发了人们对于工厂安全性的质疑。
16. I received the sad news that he had been killed in a motorcycle accident.
    我得知了这个不幸的消息，说他在一场摩托车事故中丧生。
17. Richardson severed his right foot in a motorbike accident.
    理查森在一次摩托车事故中失去了他的右脚。
18. The accident was similar to one that happened in 1973.
    这次事故和1973年发生的那起事故很相似。
19. Through some unfortunate accident, the information reached me a day late
    由于发生了不幸的意外，我知道消息的时候已经晚了一天。
20. You scared us out of our wits. We heard you had an accident.
    你把我们吓坏了，我们听说你出事了。
21. The accident deprived him of his life.
    这件意外事故使他丧失了生命。
22. He sliced ( into) his fingers by accident when cutting vegetables.
    他切菜时不小心切着了手指头。
23. He has been driving a truck for years and never had an accident.
    他开了好几年卡车，从没有出过岔子。
24. The accident was caused by carelessness.
    事故是由于粗心大意而引起的。
25. They imputed the accident to the driver's carelessness.
    他们把这次车祸归咎于驾驶员的疏忽。
26. The traffic accident was allegedly due to negligence.
    这次车祸据说是由于疏忽造成的。
27. This accident affords us a useful lesson.
    这个事故为我们提供了有益的教训。
28. I saw the accident with my own eyes.
    我目击了这次事故。
29. The accident was caused by human error.
    这一事故是人为错误造成的。

  incident accident event mishap occurrence【导航词义：事件】

  incident n. 事件

〔辨析〕可指小事件，也可指严重的、重要的或暴力的事件。

  accident n. 事故；意外事件

〔辨析〕指导致某人受伤或某物受损的事故，也可指并非有意造成的意外事件。

  event n. 事件

〔辨析〕尤指重要的事件或大事，也可指有意思或不寻常的事件。

  mishap n. 小事故

〔辨析〕指影响不大的小事故或小错误。

  occurrence n. 事件

〔辨析〕指生活中发生的一般的或偶然的事件。

n.

accidents will happen

• 出事是难免的
  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

by accident

• 偶然；意外地
  in a way that is not planned or organized
  1. We met by accident at the airport.
     我们在机场不期而遇。
  2. Helen got into acting purely by accident.
     海伦当演员完全出于偶然。

a chapter of accidents

• 接二连三的不幸事故；接踵而来的灾祸
  a series of unfortunate events

an accident/a disaster waiting to happen

• 隐患
  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

noun

1. anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
   1. winning the lottery was a happy accident
   2. the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck
   3. it was due to an accident or fortuity

   Synonym:    strokefortuitychance event

2. an unfortunate mishap