| 单词 | accidentally |
| 释义 | accidentally (once / 853 pages) adv If something happens accidentally, it didn't happen on purpose — blame it on a mistake, chance, or outside forces. There are things you mean to do, like brushing your hair or buttoning your shirt. Then there are things you do accidentally: you didn't mean for them to happen, but they happened anyway. Just about all spilled milk happens accidentally. If a surgeon leaves a scalpel in a patient, let's hope he did it accidentally. And if a football bounces off a defender into the running back's arms and he scores a touchdown, he made a great play — accidentally. WORD FAMILYaccidental: accidentally, accidentals+/accident: accidental, accidents USAGE EXAMPLESCalhoun says they apparently were passing around the firearm when it discharged accidentally. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) The 64 officers killed by gunfire this year include at least two men who were accidentally shot by colleagues. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) In England, Evelyn Waugh’s novel “Scoop” told of a hapless foreign correspondent who accidentally breaks a big story. Wall Street Journal(Dec 28, 2016) 1adv without intention; in an unintentional manner Syn|Ant unintentionally advisedly, by choice, by design, deliberately, designedly, intentionally, on purpose, purposely with intention; in an intentional manner 2adv without advance planning they met accidentally Syn|Ant by chance, circumstantially, unexpectedly advisedly, by choice, by design, deliberately, designedly, intentionally, on purpose, purposely with intention; in an intentional manner 3adv of a minor or subordinate nature Syn incidentally |
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