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accident
accident ความหมายคือ ac·ci·dent /ˈæksɪdənt/ n. 1. (不幸的)意外遭遇,不测事件;事故 be killed in a car (railway, surgical) accident 在一场汽车(火车,手术)事故中丧生 This is the place where the hunting accident happened. 这就是发生猎枪走火事故的现场。There has been an accident to the children. 孩子们出了意外。He has had (或 met with) a bad accident. 他碰上了一次严重事故。cut down traffic and work-related accidents 减少交通及工伤事故 2. 意外事情,意外因素;偶然因素 A series of lucky accidents led the explorer to his discovery. 一连串走运的意外使探险家作出了他的重大发现。Dick had been an accident by sending over flowers. 迪克送花来,真是出人意料。It was no accident (quite an accident) that... 决不是偶然(完全是偶然)的。 3. 机遇,运气 4. 非主要的特性,次要方面 classify objects by accidents of appearance 按外观的次要方面把东西分类 5. (表面或结构上的)不规则; 〔地〕褶皱,不平 6. 〔逻〕偶有属性(指非本质属性) [ < L accidens falling upon, happening < accidere to happen < AD- + cadere to fall] phr. Accidents will happen in the best regulated families. 〈谚〉家规再严,事端难免。(或:预防再严,事端不免。) an accident waiting to happen 〈口〉(因不重视或处置失当)可能发生的意外 by accident 偶然 The gun went off by accident. 枪意外走火。 She stepped on his toe by accident. 她无意中踩了他的脚。 by mere accident 完全出于偶然 by accident of 凭着…的机遇(或运气) without accident 顺利而安全地,安然无恙地