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

• Carelessness often causes accidents.
  疏忽大意就可能引起事故。
• Carelessness deserves the blame for many accidents.
  许多事故归咎于粗心大意。
• All the electronics in the world cannot insure against accidents, though.
  世上没有哪种电子器材能完全避免意外事故的发生。
• Generally those who drink will cause traffic accidents.
  大凡酒后开车的都易出车祸。
• Two oil-related accidents near Los Angeles have fouled the ocean and the skies there.
  发生在洛杉矶附近的两起漏油事故已经污染了那里的海洋和天空。
• 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。
• With a little forethought many accidents could be avoided.
  如果事先稍微多想想，许多事故是可以避免的。
• 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。
• Minor accidents can shorten the life of a car.
  小事故会缩短汽车寿命。
• Carelessness is the main cause of work accidents.
  麻痹粗心是产生事故的主要原因。