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单词 accidental
释义
accidental
adjective
uk
/ˌæk.sɪˈden.təl/us
/ˌæk.səˈden.t̬əl/
B2
happeningorexistingbychance:
Reportssuggestthat elevensoldierswerekilledby accidentalfirefromtheirownside.报道暗示11名士兵被己方炮火误射而丧生。
Thesitewaslocatedafter the accidentaldiscoveryofbonesin afield.有人在田地里意外地发现遗骨后，这个遗址才被发现。
Heplaysanaivesalesmanwhobecomesan accidentalherobysavinga child'slife.
Synonym
inadvertent
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
happening by chance with no cause or reason
  • randomIt was a random encounter between two long-lost friends.
  • chanceA chance meeting brought them back together.
  • arbitraryIt seems like the decision to cancel such a successful TV programme was completely arbitrary.
  • haphazardHer cabinets were stuffed with a haphazard jumble of books, clothes, tins of soup, and papers.
  • coincidentalAny similarity between the characters in this book and real people, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
  • inadvertentA good editor will catch and correct all inadvertent typos in a text.
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More examples
  • Allourhouseholdgoodsareinsuredagainst accidentaldamage.
  • Thecoronerconcludedthat hisdeathwas accidental.
  • Ourmeetingwasn'tplanned- it wascompletelyaccidental.
  • She says she didn'tmeantobreakit, but I don'tthinkit was accidental.
  • When myconditionimprovedafter taking theherbalmedicine, thedoctorsaid it waspurelyaccidental.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Accidents and disasters
  • accident
  • accidentally
  • accidentally on purposeidiom
  • accidents will happenidiom
  • an accident waiting to happenidiom
  • cataclysm
  • cataclysmic
  • cataclysmically
  • catastrophe
  • catastrophic
  • disastrous
  • disastrously
  • dumpster fire
  • emergency
  • forest fire
  • natural disaster
  • non-emergency
  • perfect storm
  • post-accident
  • snafu
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accidental
noun[C]
uk
/ˌæk.sɪˈden.təl/us
/ˌæk.səˈden.t̬əl/

accidentalnoun[C](IN MUSIC)

musicspecialized
asignshowingthat there is atemporarychangefrom thekeysignature(= the set ofmusicalnotesthat shouldnormallybeplayedfor aparticularpieceofmusic)
临时变音记号，临时升降号
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Technical music terms
  • aleatory
  • andante
  • antiphonal
  • arpeggio
  • arr.
  • arrange
  • discord
  • dissonance
  • harmony
  • key signature
  • longa
  • mike check
  • modulate
  • slur
  • stepwise
  • syncopate
  • syncopated
  • syncopation
  • tempo
  • trill
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accidentalnoun[C](BIRD)

biologyspecialized
abirdthat isfoundin aplacewherebirdsofitstypeare not usuallyfound:
出现在非通常栖息地的鸟
You mayspotaccidentalsdrivenin by thestormyweather.你可能会观察到一些鸟因为恶劣天气而被迫飞到它们通常不会出现的地方。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Animal (non-human) behaviour
  • beg
  • behave
  • behaviour
  • behavioural science
  • behaviourist
  • bioluminescence
  • claw
  • gambol
  • groom
  • migrate
  • monogamy
  • murmuration
  • nocturnal
  • non-migrant
  • non-migratory
  • nuzzle
  • ruminate
  • scent
  • skitter
  • torpor
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Unique and unusual
(Definition ofaccidentalfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
accidental
adjective
uk
/ˌæk.sɪˈden.təl/us
/ˌæk.səˈden.t̬əl/
B2
happeningbychance
偶然的；意外的
Reportssuggestthat elevensoldierswerekilledby accidentalfirefromtheirownside.报道暗示11名士兵被己方炮火误射而丧生。
Thesitewaslocatedafter the accidentaldiscoveryofbonesin afield.有人在田地里意外地发现遗骨后，这个遗址才被发现。
More examples
  • Allourhouseholdgoodsareinsuredagainst accidentaldamage.
  • Thecoronerconcludedthat hisdeathwas accidental.
  • Ourmeetingwasn'tplanned- it wascompletelyaccidental.
  • She says she didn'tmeantobreakit, but I don'tthinkit was accidental.
  • When myconditionimprovedafter taking theherbalmedicine, thedoctorsaid it waspurelyaccidental.
accidental
noun[C]
uk
/ˌæk.sɪˈden.təl/us
/ˌæk.səˈden.t̬əl/

accidentalnoun[C](IN MUSIC)

musicspecialized
asignshowingthat there is atemporarychangefrom thekeysignature(= the set ofmusicalnotesthat shouldnormallybeplayedfor aparticularpieceofmusic)
临时变音记号，临时升降号

accidentalnoun[C](BIRD)

biologyspecialized
abirdthat isfoundin aplacewherebirdsofitstypeare not usuallyfound
出现在非通常栖息地的鸟
You mayspotaccidentalsdrivenin by thestormyweather.你可能会观察到一些鸟因为恶劣天气而被迫飞到它们通常不会出现的地方。

Examplesofaccidental

accidental
A self-protecting system will defend itself fromaccidentalor malicious external attack.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Therefore, most cases are considered to be transitory andaccidentalinfections.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Accidentalhuman infections with anisakid larvae can occur, following the consumption of poorly cooked infected fish.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Intact skin is an efficient barrier against most infective agents ; however, small skin lesions are frequent andaccidentalblood-skin contact may occur.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The proposed constraints are fairly complex, and it is not always clear whether they refer toaccidentalor true gaps.
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Maybe the intrinsicaccidentalnecessity of the future would allow his scenario to avoid impossible explanatory loops.
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Accidentalnecessity is the sort of necessity ascribed to (propositions about) past events, because of their 'pastness ' and the necessity of the past discussed above.
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Human infections are relatively rareaccidentalspill-overs from this wildlife cycle.
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The ambiguity comes fromaccidentalco-occurrence of identical consonants, as well as assimilations, as shown in (17).
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Because of its high risk ofaccidentaldislodgment, it requires a weekly dressing change by a skilled nurse.
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How much would an individual be willing to pay to reduce his probability ofaccidentaldeath?
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The consequent,accidentalrediscovery of the sine wave is an event with ramifications outside the music room.
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My assumption is that this pattern is notaccidentaland that it can be interpreted in terms of ideology.
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They contribute not only to overt communication but to more covert oraccidentalforms of information transmission.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Other models are life cycle, intergenerational with retirement, uncertain lifetimes,accidentaland deliberate bequests, as well as mixtures of these.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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