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something that happens, especially something unusual or unpleasant 發生的事情（尤指不尋常的或討厭的） His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行爲只是個别事件。 The most recent incident occurred last January. 最近的一次事件發生在去年一月。 She couldn't have been more than five years old when the incident happened. 事發時她不可能超過五歲。 One particular incident sticks in my mind. 有一件事我總忘不了。 - incident with somebody/something
The hot-headed tennis star became involved in an incident with the umpire. 這位脾氣暴躁的網球明星涉及一起攻擊裁判的事件。
Extra ExamplesHe came to regret the whole incident. 他開始對整件事情感到後悔。 He recalled a similar incident 14 months earlier. 他記起了 14 個月前發生的一起類似事件。 He was asked to leave the club following an incident at a training camp. 他在一個訓練營出事之後，俱樂部要求他離開。 He was asked whether he had ever experienced any incidents of discrimination. 他被問到是否經歷過歧視。 She described the incident as outrageous. 她對事件的描述是“駭人聽聞”。 She was never disciplined over the incident. 她一直沒有因爲那次事件受處罰。 The incident sparked a riot which lasted three days. 事件引發了一場持續 3 天的暴亂。 The incident was extremely well handled. 這一事件處理得極爲妥當。 The story is based on an actual incident. 這篇小說是根據真實事件創作的。 They all laughed as he recounted the amusing incident. 聽他講述那件好玩的事情，他們都笑了。
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a serious or violent event, such as a crime, an accident or an attack 嚴重事件，暴力事件（如犯罪、事故、襲擊等） a violent/serious incident 暴力/嚴重事件 There was a shooting incident near here last night. 昨夜這附近發生了槍擊事件。 She reported the incident to the police. 她向警方報案。 He said that the authorities would investigate the incident. 他說當局會調查此事。 - in an incident
A 36-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman were stabbed in separate incidents. 一名36歲的男子和一名25歲的婦女在不同的事件中被刺傷。 - without incident
The demonstration passed off without incident. 這次示威和平地結束了。 - incident with somebody/something
It was an alleged incident with a cleaner in this hotel that led to his dismissal. 這家酒店一名清潔工涉嫌事件導致他被解僱。 - incident of something
There had been a number of incidents of violence against staff. 發生了一些針對工作人員的暴力事件。
Extra ExamplesAfter nearly falling twice, she managed to make it to the top of the cliff without further incident. 她兩次差點兒跌落，此後總算攀上了崖頂，沒再發生其他意外。 His back still hurts from an incident with a vacuum cleaner. 因爲吸塵器事件他的背還在疼。 It is feared that the attack may not have been an isolated incident. 人們擔心此次襲擊也許不是一起個别事件。 No major security incidents happened at the Olympic Games that year. 那年的奧運會上沒發生重大的安全事件。 Saturday's incident illustrates the fragility of the peace in the country. 星期六的事件顯示了該國和平的脆弱性。 She received a serious jaw injury in an off-the-ball incident. 她在無球跑位時出了事，下颌嚴重受傷。 The group is believed to have been responsible for several terrorist incidents. 據信該組織對數起恐怖事件負有責任。 another terrorist incident involving aircraft 另一起涉及飛機的恐怖事件 The patrol had covered 200 miles without incident. 已經巡邏 200 英裏了，平安無事。 The pedestrian who had nearly been run over reported the incident to the police. 那位差點兒被撞倒的行人向警方報告了此事。 The police said that two men had been arrested after the match in unrelated incidents. 警方稱兩人在比賽後因不相關的事件而被捕。 Three soldiers were wounded in the incident. 在這起事件中有 3 名士兵受傷。 The jury was satisfied that the incident had taken place. 陪審團對事件的發生感到滿意。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- major
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a disagreement between two countries, often involving military forces （兩國間的）摩擦，沖突；（常指）軍事沖突 a border/diplomatic incident 邊境／外交沖突
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentb2An error in the translation nearly caused a diplomatic incident. 一個翻譯錯誤幾乎釀成一場外交事件。 Talks between the neighbouring countries were called off following a border incident. 邊境沖突發生以後，鄰國間的會談已經取消。
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Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin incident- ‘falling upon, happening to’, from the verb incidere, from in- ‘upon’ + cadere ‘to fall’.