accidents

英 [ˈæksɪdənts]

美 [ˈæksədənts]

n.  (交通)事故; 意外遭遇; 不测事件; 意外; 偶然的事
accident的复数

IELTS

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 交通事故；车祸
  Anaccidenthappens 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。
• N-COUNT （不幸的）意外遭遇，不测事件;事故
  If someone has anaccident, 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。
• N-VAR 意外；偶然
  If something happensby 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。
• PHRASE 可能发生意外的事物（或人）
  If you describe something or someone asan 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。
• 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。

双语例句

• Accidents often arise from carelessness.
  事故常起因于粗心。
• Accidents are still the number one cause of premature death for Americans
  交通事故仍然是造成美国人过早死亡的头号因素。
• There has been a decrease in traffic accidents.
  交通事故减少了。
• Kallner and Groen studied the mortality from coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular accidents among immigrants to israel.
  kallner和groen研究了去以色列的移民中的冠心病与脑血管意外。
• Barring accidents, I believe they will succeed.
  不出意外的话，我相信他们会成功的。
• Carelessness often causes accidents.
  疏忽大意就可能引起事故。
• There were two traffic accidents yesterday, with four casualties.
  昨天出了两起车祸，死伤四人。
• Accidents and sudden illnesses are no respecters of age.
  不管什么年龄都有可能遭遇意外事故和突发疾病。
• Accidents are common.
  车祸数见不鲜。
• Constant vigilance is necessary in order to avoid accidents.
  为了避免意外事故，必须经常保持警惕。