misadventure
noun[C]
literaryuk/ˌmɪs.ədˈven.tʃər/us/ˌmɪs.ədˈven.tʃɚ/anaccidentorbadluck
不幸事故;不幸遭遇;厄运an accident
- accidentAccidents at work can sometimes result in serious injury.
- mishapDue to a surgical mishap, she's lost the use of her left arm.
- mischanceIt would be a great loss if, by some mischance, the message was never received.
- misfortuneThey were beset by misfortunes their whole lives.
- misadventureThe film was about his comic misadventures in love.
- death by misadventureUKThe coroner recorded a verdict of death by misadventure.
death by misadventurelawUKspecialized
theofficialexpressionused incourtfor adeaththathappensbyaccident:
意外致死,意外死亡Thecoronerrecordedaverdictofdeathby misadventure.验尸官所作出的鉴定结论是意外致死。
an accident
- accidentAccidents at work can sometimes result in serious injury.
- mishapDue to a surgical mishap, she's lost the use of her left arm.
- mischanceIt would be a great loss if, by some mischance, the message was never received.
- misfortuneThey were beset by misfortunes their whole lives.
- misadventureThe film was about his comic misadventures in love.
- death by misadventureUKThe coroner recorded a verdict of death by misadventure.
Good luck and bad luck
- align
- bad/hard/tough luck!idiom
- be bad luck onsomeoneidiom
- be down onyourluckidiom
- be in/out of luckidiom
- blessing
- fortune smiles onsomeoneidiom
- get the short end of the stickidiom
- godsend
- grace
- hapless
- merciful
- mercifully
- mercy
- miracle
- mischance
- shame
- streak
- with any luckidiom
- your luck's in!idiom
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Accidents and disasters