accident/'æksɪdənt/

n. sth which happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, and which often causes damage and injury

n. [C] 事故；意外的事：a car accident 一起车祸

◇a road/traffic accident一起交通事故

◇Josh had an accident and spilled water all over his book. 乔西意外地把水溅到书上了。

◇the scene of the accident出事现场

by accident 偶然，碰巧：I met him quite by accident. 我碰到他纯属偶然。

accident

accidental

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构词ac (= ad-) + cident （= fall 摔倒）

音组-dent/-dənt/

accident; incident; president; student

谚语Accidents will happen. 事故总是难免的。

辨析accident; event; incident