accident 的定义
- an undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage, or loss; casualty; mishap: automobile accidents.
- Law. such a happening resulting in injury that is in no way the fault of the injured person for which compensation or indemnity is legally sought.
- any event that happens unexpectedly, without a deliberate plan or cause.
- chance; fortune; luck: I was there by accident.
- a fortuitous circumstance, quality, or characteristic: an accident of birth.
- Philosophy. any entity or event contingent upon the existence of something else.
- Geology. a surface irregularity, usually on a small scale, the reason for which is not apparent.
accident 近义词
unexpected, undesirable event; often physically injurious
chance event
更多accident例句
- She said any liability for possible accidents would be on the gym or coaches, not the school or district.
- The FAA has tentatively approved multiple design changes to prevent such an accident in the future and the plane could be certified to resume operations in the fall.
- This means that I would have a five percent chance of finding a difference that size by accident alone.
- The most important accident, I discovered much later, was that I built Frog Fractions in chronological order, and I designed each scene to follow naturally from the previous ones.
- This pot comes in a few different sizes and includes easy-to-grip, safe handles to prevent any accidents or messes.
- Father Joel Román Salazar died in a car crash in 2013; his death was ruled an accident, but the suspicion of foul play persists.
- The accident rate in Asia has marred what was in 2014 a banner year for aviation safety.
- Lalo insisted during a recent interview that they encountered Chito “and his people by accident.”
- If there are 162 confirmed deaths from Flight 8501, this would make 2014 the worst year for accident deaths since 2005.
- What conflicts do exist between them derive from misunderstanding and accident.
- My father, who was a professional cricketer, was smashed up by an accident, and I had three horrible years in employment in shops.
- Lady Maude advanced; she had really come in by accident; her head was bent, her eyelashes rested on her flushed cheeks.
- “Of course we know it, sir,” rejoined Fogg, slapping his pocket—perhaps by accident.
- The violent shock dazed Malcolm for a second, but all might yet have been well were it not for an unavoidable accident.
- An accident occurred on the Panama rail road, recently put in operation, by which 43 persons were killed, and 60 wounded.