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。
〔例证〕
The incident made the listeners burst into laughter.
这个小插曲使听众哄然大笑。
Many political incidents go unreported.
很多政治事件都没有报道。
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。
〔例证〕
A traffic accident occurred this morning.
今天早上发生了交通事故。
I'm sorry about knocking over your coffee cup - it was an accident.
我很抱歉打翻了你的咖啡杯——这是个意外。
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。
〔例证〕
The discovery of X-rays was a big event in the history of physics.
X射线的发现是物理学史上的重大事件。
Getting married was one of the major events in his life.
结婚是他一生中的大事之一。
mishap n. 小事故
〔辨析〕指影响不大的小事故或小错误。
〔例证〕
He was upset by a series of mishaps.
一连串的倒霉事弄得他很心烦。
She had a slight mishap with the expensive vase.
她把那个贵重的花瓶弄坏了一点儿。
occurrence n. 事件
〔辨析〕指生活中发生的一般的或偶然的事件。
〔例证〕
Traffic jams are a common occurrence in that area.
那一地区常常堵车。
Extreme weather is a rare occurrence in that country.
那个国家不常出现极端天气。