ACCIDENT1 at work, at home, when doing a sport etc2 in a car, train, plane etc3 to have an accidentRELATED WORDSby accident or not deliberately 偶然的，不是故意的ACCIDENTALLYsee alsoDISASTERMISTAKEDAMAGEDESTROYBREAKKILLHURT/INJUREPAINFALLDRIVERECOVERUNCONSCIOUS1 at work, at home, when doing a sport etc 在上班、在家、在从事体育运动等的时候accident /ˈæksɪdənt, ˈæksədənt/ [countable noun] She has been in almost constant pain since her accident. 自从遭遇事故以后，她几乎一直感到疼痛。have an accident Robert had an accident in the lab. He was opening a bottle of acid and he spilt some on his hands. 罗伯特在实验室里出了事故，他在打开一瓶酸的时候，洒了一些在手上。serious accident Most serious accidents in the home involve electrical equipment or hot liquids. 大多数严重的家庭意外事故都因电器或高温液体造成。fatal accident The number of fatal accidents in the construction industry has dropped dramatically in recent years. 近年来建筑行业致命事故的数量大幅下降。climbing/riding/skiing etc accident His best friend was killed in a skiing accident. 他最要好的一位朋友在一次滑雪事故中死亡。mishap /ˈmɪshæp/ [countable noun]an accident that does not have very serious results, especially one caused by someone making a mistake 〔尤指因某人犯错而引起的〕小事故，意外 We managed to reach our destination, despite one or two mishaps earlier on in the day. 尽管这天早些时候出现过一两个小小的意外，我们最终还是赶到了目的地。minor/slight mishap Josh had just had a slight mishap with the breadknife, and was trying to find a Band-Aid. 乔希用面包刀的时候受了点小伤，正在找邦迪创可贴。2 in a car, train, plane etc 在汽车上、火车上、飞机上等accident /ˈæksɪdənt, ˈæksədənt/ [countable noun] The accident happened on Interstate 84, during the evening rush hour. 这起事故发生在84号州际公路上，正值晚上的高峰时间。 Brussels airport was closed today after an accident on the runway. 今天布鲁塞尔机场因为跑道上发生一起事故而关闭了。have an accident Teenage boys tend to drive wildly and often have accidents. 十几岁的男孩子开车总是很疯狂，经常出事故。bad/nasty/serious accident As usual, the fog and icy roads had led to several very nasty accidents. 和往常一样，大雾和路面结冰的道路导致了几起非常严重的事故。fatal accident Men have twice as many fatal accidents as women do for every mile they drive. 以每英里的车程计算，男人发生致命车祸的数量是女人的两倍。car/road/traffic accident Both her parents had been killed in a car accident. 她的父母亲都死于一场车祸。auto/automobile accidentAmerican She was in an automobile accident, but she's not seriously hurt. 她遇上一起车祸，但伤得不重。crash /kræʃ/ [countable noun]an accident in which a vehicle or plane hits something violently and is damaged or destroyed 撞车事故；飞机失事 Ira Louvin was killed in a crash in Montana that also took the lives of six other people. 艾拉·卢万死于蒙大拿州的一起车祸，这起车祸还夺去了另外六人的性命。car/plane/train crash Her husband died in a plane crash in 1981. 她的丈夫在1981年死于一起空难。wreck /rek/ [countable noun]Americanan accident involving cars or other vehicles 【美】〔汽车或其他交通工具等的〕失事 Nobody could have survived the wreck. 在这起事故中没人能幸免于难。pile-up /ˈpaɪl ʌp/ [countable noun]a serious road accident in which many cars or other vehicles crash into each other 多车相撞事故 The pile-up happened in thick fog and caused a seven-mile tailback on the motorway. 大雾中发生了一起多车相撞事故，使高速公路上排起了一条七英里长的汽车长龙。multiple pile-upBritisha pile up involving a large number of cars 【英】多车相撞事故 a multiple pile-up involving a minibus and five cars 一辆小型公共汽车和五辆汽车连环相撞的事故disaster /dɪˈzɑːstəʳǁdɪˈzæs-/ [countable noun]a very serious accident involving a train, plane, or ship, in which many people are killed 〔火车、飞机、船等发生的〕灾难 The city has emergency plans for dealing with a major disaster such as a rail crash. 该市制定有处理火车撞车等重大灾难的应急预案。air/rail disaster At least 264 people died, in one of the worst civilian air disasters of all time. 在有史以来最严重的一起民航空难中，至少有264人罹难。the Lockerbie disaster/the Challenger disaster etc The Challenger disaster cost the lives of seven astronauts, and set back the nation's space program for years. “挑战者”号空难夺去了七名宇航员的生命，使国家的太空计划耽误了好几年。collision /kəˈlɪʒən/ [countable noun]an accident in which two or more vehicles, planes, or ships hit each other 〔车、飞机、船等〕相撞事件collision with A school bus has been involved in a collision with a fuel tanker. 一辆校车与一辆油罐车相撞了。mid-air collisionbetween two planes in the air 空中相撞 The risk of a mid-air collision over central London has increased dramatically. 飞机在伦敦市中心上空发生相撞事故的风险急剧增加。head-on collisionbetween two vehicles moving directly towards each other 迎头相撞 These airbags are designed to protect car drivers in head-on collisions. 这些安全气囊是为保护汽车司机在车辆迎头相撞时免受伤害而设计的。3 to have an accident 出事故have an accident /ˌhæv ən ˈæksdənt/ [verb phrase not in progressive or passive] You shouldn't go so fast on that motorcycle, you'll have an accident! 你不应该把摩托车开得那么快，会出事故的！ Jack's had an accident at school! They've taken him to the hospital. 杰克在学校出事了！他们已把他送进医院了。crash /kræʃ/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to have a serious accident in a car, train, plane etc by violently hitting another vehicle or something such as a wall or the ground 〔车辆等〕猛撞；〔飞机〕坠毁 He lost control of his car at the first bend and crashed. 他的车在第一个弯失控撞毁了。 The plane crashed shortly after take-off. 飞机起飞后不久就坠毁了。crash into/onto The bus crashed into an embankment before bursting into flames. 公共汽车撞到路堤上，之后就燃烧了起来。crash a car/bike/plane etc Rick crashed his bike before he'd finished paying for it. 里克的摩托车还没还完款就撞坏了。be involved in an accident /biː ɪnˌvɒlvd ɪn ən ˈæksdəntǁ -ˌvɑːlvd-/ [verb phrase]formalto have an accident - used in official written documents and in news reports 【正式】遭到事故，遭遇事故〔用于正式的书面文件和新闻报道中〕 If you are involved in an accident, wearing a seat belt will halve the risk of death. 如果你遇到车祸，系着安全带会使死亡的风险减少一半。 Stolen cars are more likely to be involved in accidents. 被盗的车牵涉在事故中的可能性更大一些。