coincidence

noun

1. （令人吃惊的）巧合，巧事
   the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way
   1. a strange/an extraordinary/a remarkable coincidence
      奇怪的 / 不同寻常的 / 惊人的巧合
   2. What a coincidence! I wasn't expecting to see you here.
      真巧！我没料到会在这里见到你。
   3. It's not a coincidence that none of the directors are women (= it did not happen by chance) .
      没有一位董事是女性，这并非偶然。
   4. By (sheer) coincidence , I met the person we'd been discussing the next day.
      真是巧了，我在第二天遇见了我们一直在谈论的那个人。
2. 同时存在；并存
   the fact of things being present at the same time
   1. the coincidence of inflation and unemployment
      通货膨胀与失业的并存
3. （意见等的）相同，相符，一致
   the fact of two or more opinions, etc. being the same
   1. a coincidence of interests between the two partners
      两个合伙人之间利益的一致

1. N-VAR 巧合;巧事
   A coincidence is when two or more similar or related events occur at the same time by chance and without any planning.
   1. Mr. Berry said the timing was a coincidence and that his decision was unrelated to Mr. Roman's departure...
      贝里先生说这是时间上的巧合，他的决定与罗曼先生的离开没有关系。
   2. ...a string of amazing coincidences...
      一连串惊人的巧合
   3. The premises of Chabert and Sons were situated by the river and, by coincidence, not too far away from where Eric Talbot had met his death.
      查伯特父子公司的经营场所位于河边，碰巧的是，那儿离埃里克·塔尔博特身亡的地方不太远。

1. Mr. Berry said the timing was a coincidence and that his decision was unrelated to Mr. Roman's departure
   贝里先生说这是时间上的巧合，他的决定与罗曼先生的离开没有关系。
2. The premises of Chabert and Sons were situated by the river and, by coincidence, not too far away from where Eric Talbot had met his death.
   查伯特父子公司的经营场所位于河边，碰巧的是，那儿离埃里克·塔尔博特身亡的地方不太远。
3. By happy coincidence, Robert met Richard and Julia and discovered they were experiencing similar problems.
   幸运的是，罗伯特碰巧遇到了理查德和朱莉娅，发现原来他们也碰到了类似的问题。
4. What an odd coincidence that he should have known your family
   他居然认识你的家人，真是太巧了。
5. It is no coincidence that the works in the 'standard repertoire' tend to have names.
   在“标准剧目”中的作品有各自的名字并非偶然。
6. It can scarcely be coincidence
   它不太可能是巧合。
7. It was simply one of those things, pure coincidence.
   这是没办法的事，纯属巧合。
8. Does coincidence come under the umbrella of the paranormal?
   巧合属于超自然现象吗？
9. It is a mere coincidence that they see eye to eye on this point.
   他们在这一点上见解一致完全是偶合。
10. By a strange coincidence we happened to be traveling on the same bus.
    巧得出奇，我们正好坐同一辆公共汽车。
11. What a coincidence! he came just as I was looking for him.
    我正要找他，他自己来了，真是无巧不巧。
12. What a coincidence that I was just going to see him when he came.
    我正要去找他，他就来了，真是巧劲儿。
13. I met her because of a lucky coincidence.
    一个偶然的机缘，我和她相识了。
14. Is there any coincidence between his opinions and your own?
    他的观点与你自己的有无一致之处？
15. She and I both arrived at the same time by pure coincidence.
    我和她同时到达纯属巧合。
16. What a coincidence: my immediate boss is the man I knocked down in the street.
    真是无巧不成书，我的顶头上司就是被我在街上撞倒的那人。
17. There was a coincidence of opinions between the two sides.
    双方意见暗合。
18. That's probably not a coincidence, is it?
    这也许不是巧合，对不对？
19. My viewpoint is in coincidence with you.
    我的观点与你的一致。
20. I have called you several time, but you were not in by coincidence.
    我给你打了好几次电话，但你都不在。
21. I mean this is not just a coincidence.
    我是说这不是巧合。
22. It's too coincidental to be just a coincidence.
    这太巧合了，绝不仅仅是个巧合。
23. In such a meaningful coincidence, I have some inspiration and reflections.
    在这麽有意义的巧合中，给了我一些启思与感想。
24. Or what is the nature of luck and coincidence?
    运气和巧合的本质是什么？
25. This is not a coincidence.
    这并非一种巧合。
26. It was just a coincidence, my meeting Madame here.
    我和夫人在这里相会，只是个巧合。
27. I'm asking you, is this a coincidence?
    我问你呢，这是不是个巧合？
28. Hi, it's you again! Is this a coincidence or what?
    你好，又见到你了，这难道不是一个巧合？
29. It's no coincidence I was chosen.
    我是被挑选的，这并不是偶然。
30. This is no coincidence.
    这绝非巧合。

noun

1. the temporal property of two things happening at the same time
   1. the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable

   Synonym:    concurrenceconjunctionco-occurrence

2. the quality of occupying the same position or area in space
   1. he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs

3. an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental

   Synonym:    happenstance