accident
gb/ˈæksədənt/ us/ˈæksədənt/
A2
Английски
~ 1300
Значения
0 значения
Съществително
A2
event
1
Unexpected harmful event
Something bad that happens suddenly and was not planned, often causing harm or damage.
Модел на употреба:
[someone/something] has an accident
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'accident' with 'incident'; 'incident' can be neutral or positive, while 'accident' usually involves harm or damage.
Синоними
mishap (More informal and can refer to smaller or less serious incidents.)
|
collision (Specifically refers to two or more things hitting each other.)
Антоними
prevention (Refers to stopping harmful events from happening.)
Колокации
car accident
|traffic accident
|workplace accident
|serious accident
|fatal accident
Теми
daily life
|safety
|health
|daily_life
Примери
- She broke her leg in a skiing accident.
- The accident caused a long traffic jam on the highway.
- Three workers were injured in the factory accident.
- He was involved in a minor car accident last night.
Примери за учащи
- I saw a car accident on my way to school.
- He had an accident at work.
- The bike accident broke his arm.
- We called the police after the accident.
Съществително
A2
event
2
Unplanned harmless event
Something that happens by chance and was not planned, but is not bad.
Модел на употреба:
[something] happens by accident
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes say 'in accident' instead of 'by accident'.
Синоними
chance (Refers to something happening without planning; more abstract.)
|
coincidence (When two or more events happen at the same time unexpectedly.)
Антоними
intention (Refers to something done on purpose.)
Колокации
meet by accident
|find by accident
|happen by accident
Теми
daily life
|daily_life
Примери
- I met her by accident at the café.
- The discovery happened entirely by accident.
- He deleted the file by accident.
Примери за учащи
- I found this photo by accident.
- We met by accident in the park.
- She broke the glass by accident.
Съществително
B1
event
3
Unplanned urination/defecation event
When a small child or pet goes to the toilet in their clothes or on the floor by mistake.
Модел на употреба:
[someone/something] has an accident
Честа грешка:
Learners may confuse this with injury-related accidents; here it refers specifically to bathroom accidents.
Синоними
mess (Informal term for unwanted waste left accidentally.)
Колокации
potty accident
|toilet accident
|have an accident
Теми
daily life
|parenting
|health
|body
|daily_life
Примери
- The puppy had an accident on the kitchen floor.
- Don’t worry, lots of toddlers have accidents during potty training.
- She cleaned up after her son’s little accident.
Примери за учащи
- The dog had an accident in the house.
- My baby had an accident at night.
- Sometimes children have accidents at school.
Съществително
technical
B2
event
4
Unplanned workplace harmful event
Something bad that happens at work without planning, often causing injury or damage.
Синоними
incident (In workplace safety contexts, can be used neutrally for any event, but 'accident' implies harm.)
Антоними
safe operation (Refers to work being carried out without harmful incidents.)
Колокации
industrial accident
|occupational accident
|workplace safety accident
Теми
workplace
|safety
|work
|health
Примери
- The chemical spill was classified as a major industrial accident.
- The company reported three workplace accidents last year.
- Safety drills help prevent accidents in factories.
Примери за учащи
- There was an accident in the factory.
- He had an accident at work yesterday.
- The company wants to stop accidents at work.
Граматика
Речникова форма
accident
IPA
GB/ˈæksədənt/
US/ˈæksədənt/
Срички и ударение
ac - ci - dent (3 срички)
Stress on 1st syllable (ac)
Форми на думата
Noun
- Base: accident
- Plural: accidents
Семейство думи
Forms
accidents
noun
Core family
accidental
adjective B2
accidentally
adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
non-accidental
adjective
Изрази
accident waiting to happen
1/ˈæksədənt wˈeɪtɪŋ tə hˈæpən/
idiom
informal
Likely dangerous situation
A situation that will probably cause trouble or harm if nothing changes.
Примери
- That broken step is an accident waiting to happen.
- Leaving candles near paper is an accident waiting to happen.
by accident
1/bˈaɪ ˈæksədənt/
fixed phrase
Without intending to do so
Without planning to do it; not on purpose.
Примери
- I called you by accident when I pressed the wrong button.
- She spilled coffee on her shirt by accident.
meet with an accident
1/mˈit wˈɪθ ən ˈæksədənt/
fixed phrase
Experience harmful event unexpectedly
To have something bad happen to you suddenly, often used for injuries or death.
Примери
- He met with an accident on his way home from work.
- Several passengers met with an accident during the storm.
freak accident
1/fɹˈik ˈæksədənt/
fixed phrase
extremely unusual accident
A very strange and rare accident that is not normal and is hard to predict.
Примери
- He died in a freak accident while hiking.
- He died in a freak accident at work.
- It was a freak accident that no one could have predicted.
- It was just a freak accident; no one was to blame.
- The news reported a freak accident involving a falling tree.