英语词汇“collision”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ETYMOLOGYcollision

Origin: 1400-1500 Latin collisio, from collidere; ➔ COLLIDE

COLLOCATIONS► head-on collision

She was killed in a head-on collision (=between two vehicles moving directly toward each other) on Highway 218.

THESAURUSan event in which a car, train, plane, etc. is damaged and often someone is hurt► accident

an event in which a car, train, plane, etc. is damaged and often someone is hurt: Teenagers are more likely to have accidents than other drivers. The accident occurred at about 1:45 a.m.

► crash

an accident in which a vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed: Investigators are trying to determine the cause of the plane crash.

► collision

an accident in which two or more cars, trains, etc. hit each other: I stepped on the brakes to avoid a collision with the truck.

► wreck

an accident in which a car or train is badly damaged: Ten people were injured in the train wreck.

► pile-up

informal an accident that involves many cars or trucks: The highway was closed all morning because of a pile-up involving ten cars.

► disaster

a very serious accident that causes a lot of harm or suffering: Over 500 people died, in one of the worst air disasters of all time.

单词	collision
释义	collisioncollision /kəˈlɪʒən/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYcollision Origin: 1400-1500 Latin collisio, from collidere; ➔ COLLIDE Collocations COLLOCATIONS► head-on collision She was killed in a head-on collision (=between two vehicles moving directly toward each other) on Highway 218. Thesaurus THESAURUSan event in which a car, train, plane, etc. is damaged and often someone is hurt► accident an event in which a car, train, plane, etc. is damaged and often someone is hurt: Teenagers are more likely to have accidents than other drivers. The accident occurred at about 1:45 a.m. ► crash an accident in which a vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed: Investigators are trying to determine the cause of the plane crash. ► collision an accident in which two or more cars, trains, etc. hit each other: I stepped on the brakes to avoid a collision with the truck. ► wreck an accident in which a car or train is badly damaged: Ten people were injured in the train wreck. ► pile-up informal an accident that involves many cars or trucks: The highway was closed all morning because of a pile-up involving ten cars. ► disaster a very serious accident that causes a lot of harm or suffering: Over 500 people died, in one of the worst air disasters of all time. 1a violent crash in which two or more vehicles or people hit each other: collision with Mike had a collision with another skier. She was killed in a head-on collision (=between two vehicles moving directly toward each other) on Highway 218.► see thesaurus at accident2a strong disagreement between two people or groups: collision between a collision between police and demonstrators3be on a collision course a)to be likely to have serious trouble because your aims are very different from someone else’s: The two nations are on a collision course that could lead to war. b)to be moving in a direction in which you will hit another person or vehicle
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