1. accident 指偶然发生的不幸事件，即“事故”,（交通）事故；意外遭遇；不测事件, 意外；偶然的事;

a car/road/traffic accident

车祸；公路事故；交通事故

a serious/minor accident

严重 / 轻微事故

a fatal accident

死亡事故

Their early arrival was just an accident.

他们早到仅仅是偶然而已。

an accident of birth/fate/history出生 / 命运 / 历史的偶然性

About ten people were killed in the car accident. 在这次车祸中大约有10个人丧生。

One in seven accidents is caused by sleepy drivers.

每七次交通事故就有一次是驾车者困倦造成的。

The traffic took a long time to clear after the accident.

事故过去后很长时间交通才恢复畅通。

He suffered loss of memory for weeks after the accident.

事故之后他有几个星期失去记忆。

It's hard to say what caused the accident.

很难说造成事故的原因是什么。

The accident put her off driving for life.

那场事故让她一生都不想开车了。


Police are still trying to establish the cause of the accident.

警方仍在努力确定事故的原因。

He lost the use of his legs in an accident.

他在一次事故中失去了双腿的功能。

The cause of the accident was still in dispute.

事故的原因仍在争议之中。

It only takes one careless driver to cause an accident.

只要有一个粗心大意的驾驶员便会发生车祸。

He showed great character returning to the sport after his accident.

他在出了事故后仍能重返体坛表现出他顽强的毅力。

Can you tell me how the accident came about?

你能告诉我事故是怎样发生的吗？

New drivers have twice as many accidents as experienced drivers.

新驾驶员所出的事故是老驾驶员的两倍。

The accident happened as the jet was about to take off.

事故是在喷气式飞机正要起飞时发生的。

We must stick to our story about the accident.

对事故的说法我们必须一口咬定，再不改口。

He's still fighting for compensation after the accident.

他还在力争事故后的赔偿。

I'm sorry about knocking over your coffee cup - it was an accident.

我很抱歉打翻了你的咖啡杯——这是个意外。


incident 则可指普通的小事件， (尤指不寻常的或讨厌的)事件;严重事件，暴力事件(如犯罪、事故、袭击等);(两国间的)摩擦，冲突;(常指)军事冲突, 也指暴力性的政治事件。可指小事件，也可指严重的、重要的或暴力的事件。

如：

The incident didn't even rate a mention in the press.

这件事在报纸上连提都不值得一提。

The media have blown the incident up out of all proportion.

媒体大肆渲染这件事。

The incident has received wide coverage in the press.

这个事件已被新闻界广泛报道。

The incident was used as a pretext for intervention in the area.

这次事件成了干涉那个地区的借口。

This latest incident could derail the peace process.

最近这个事件可能会扰乱和平进程。

The incident caused a great deal of political mischief.

这一事件造成了严重的政治危害。

The incident brought the problem of violence in schools into sharp focus.

这次事件使校园暴力成为焦点问题。

The incident hardened her resolve to leave the company.

这件事使她更加坚定了离开公司的决心。

The incident had shaken her faith in him.

这件事动摇了她对他的信心。


The incident cast doubt on her motives and reliability.

这件事使人怀疑她有何动机，以及她是否可靠。

This incident reflects badly on everyone involved.

这一事件给所有相关人士都造成了恶劣影响。

Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them.

警方呼吁目击这一事件的人与他们联系。

One particular incident sticks in my mind.

有一件事我总忘不了。

That was one of the strangest incidents in my life. 那是我一生中最奇怪的事情之一。

The book is about the July 7th Incident. 这本书是关于七七事变的。

There was a shooting incident near here last night.

昨夜这附近发生了枪击事件。

The police said the attack was an isolated incident.

警方称这次袭击只是个别事件。

a border/diplomatic incident

边境 / 外交冲突

These incidents were the latest in a series of disputes between the two nations...

这些事件是两国一系列争端中最近发生的几起。

The incident made the listeners burst into laughter.

这个小插曲使听众哄然大笑。

Many political incidents go unreported.

很多政治事件都没有报道。

2. 在习语 by accident 偶然地，不能用 incident。偶然地;意外地;如：

I found the wallet quite by accident. 我找到这个钱包纯属偶然。

We met by accident at the airport.

我们在机场不期而遇。


Helen got into acting purely by accident.

海伦当演员完全出于偶然。


She discovered the problem by accident.

她碰巧发现了这个问题。

The gun went off by accident.

枪走火了。

It happened ─ whether by accident or design ─ that the two of them were left alone after all the others had gone.

碰巧——不知是偶然还是有意安排——其他人走后，只剩下了他们两个人。

They killed one of their accomplices by accident while robbing the bank.

他们抢劫这家银行时误杀了一名同伙。

We met together by accident.

我们偶然相会。

He sliced ( into) his fingers by accident when cutting vegetables.

他切菜时不小心切着了手指头。

3.event n. 事件; 尤指重要的事件或大事，也可指有意思或不寻常的事件。重要事情，大事;公开活动;社交场合;(体育运动的)比赛项目, （社交聚会、体育比赛等有计划、有组织的）活动

The discovery of X-rays was a big event in the history of physics.

X射线的发现是物理学史上的重大事件。

Getting married was one of the major events in her life.

结婚是她一生中的大事之一。


The election was the main event of 2004.

那次选举是2004年的主要大事。

a fund-raising event

筹款活动

the social event of the year

本年度最重要的社交活动

The 800 metres is the fourth event of the afternoon.

800米赛是下午的第四项比赛。

You must place these events in their historical context.

必须把这些事件同它们的历史环境联系起来看。

It was an event that would transform my life.

那是能够彻底改变我一生的一件事。


Taking everything into consideration, the event was a great success.

总的说来，这项活动取得了极大的成功。

These events are history in the making.

这些事将载入史册。

These events changed the course of history.

这些事件改变了历史的进程。