accidental
accidental /ˌæksəˈdɛntl̟/ adjective
accidental
/ˌæksəˈdɛntl̟/
adjective
Learner's definition of ACCIDENTAL
: happening in a way that is not planned or intended : happening by accident偶然的；意外的: happening as an accident意外的
- an accidental discovery of oil偶然发现石油
- The timing of the announcement was purely accidental.那份声明的发布时间完全是随机选定的。
- an accidental shooting意外枪击
- The death was ruled accidental.那起死亡被定性为意外事件。
— accidentally
/ˌæksəˈdɛntl̟i/ adverb- He accidentally deleted the file.他不小心删除了那份文件。
- The lock prevents the gate from opening accidentally.这把锁能防止大门意外打开。
- Did it happen accidentally [=by accident] or intentionally?那是个意外还是有人故意这么做的？
- He bumped into her accidentally on purpose. [=he bumped into her on purpose but he tried to make it appear to be an accident]他假装偶然遇到了她。
