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something that happens, especially something unusual or unpleasant 发生的事情（尤指不寻常的或讨厌的） His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。 The most recent incident occurred last January. 最近的一次事件发生在去年一月。 She couldn't have been more than five years old when the incident happened. 事发时她不可能超过五岁。 One particular incident sticks in my mind. 有一件事我总忘不了。 - incident with somebody/something
The hot-headed tennis star became involved in an incident with the umpire. 这位脾气暴躁的网球明星涉及一起攻击裁判的事件。
Extra ExamplesHe came to regret the whole incident. 他开始对整件事情感到后悔。 He recalled a similar incident 14 months earlier. 他记起了 14 个月前发生的一起类似事件。 He was asked to leave the club following an incident at a training camp. 他在一个训练营出事之后，俱乐部要求他离开。 He was asked whether he had ever experienced any incidents of discrimination. 他被问到是否经历过歧视。 She described the incident as outrageous. 她对事件的描述是“骇人听闻”。 She was never disciplined over the incident. 她一直没有因为那次事件受处罚。 The incident sparked a riot which lasted three days. 事件引发了一场持续 3 天的暴乱。 The incident was extremely well handled. 这一事件处理得极为妥当。 The story is based on an actual incident. 这篇小说是根据真实事件创作的。 They all laughed as he recounted the amusing incident. 听他讲述那件好玩的事情，他们都笑了。
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a serious or violent event, such as a crime, an accident or an attack 严重事件，暴力事件（如犯罪、事故、袭击等） a violent/serious incident 暴力/严重事件 There was a shooting incident near here last night. 昨夜这附近发生了枪击事件。 She reported the incident to the police. 她向警方报案。 He said that the authorities would investigate the incident. 他说当局会调查此事。 - in an incident
A 36-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman were stabbed in separate incidents. 一名36岁的男子和一名25岁的妇女在不同的事件中被刺伤。 - without incident
The demonstration passed off without incident. 这次示威和平地结束了。 - incident with somebody/something
It was an alleged incident with a cleaner in this hotel that led to his dismissal. 这家酒店一名清洁工涉嫌事件导致他被解雇。 - incident of something
There had been a number of incidents of violence against staff. 发生了一些针对工作人员的暴力事件。
Extra ExamplesAfter nearly falling twice, she managed to make it to the top of the cliff without further incident. 她两次差点儿跌落，此后总算攀上了崖顶，没再发生其他意外。 His back still hurts from an incident with a vacuum cleaner. 因为吸尘器事件他的背还在疼。 It is feared that the attack may not have been an isolated incident. 人们担心此次袭击也许不是一起个别事件。 No major security incidents happened at the Olympic Games that year. 那年的奥运会上没发生重大的安全事件。 Saturday's incident illustrates the fragility of the peace in the country. 星期六的事件显示了该国和平的脆弱性。 She received a serious jaw injury in an off-the-ball incident. 她在无球跑位时出了事，下颌严重受伤。 The group is believed to have been responsible for several terrorist incidents. 据信该组织对数起恐怖事件负有责任。 another terrorist incident involving aircraft 另一起涉及飞机的恐怖事件 The patrol had covered 200 miles without incident. 已经巡逻 200 英里了，平安无事。 The pedestrian who had nearly been run over reported the incident to the police. 那位差点儿被撞倒的行人向警方报告了此事。 The police said that two men had been arrested after the match in unrelated incidents. 警方称两人在比赛后因不相关的事件而被捕。 Three soldiers were wounded in the incident. 在这起事件中有 3 名士兵受伤。 The jury was satisfied that the incident had taken place. 陪审团对事件的发生感到满意。
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a disagreement between two countries, often involving military forces （两国间的）摩擦，冲突；（常指）军事冲突 a border/diplomatic incident 边境／外交冲突
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentb2An error in the translation nearly caused a diplomatic incident. 一个翻译错误几乎酿成一场外交事件。 Talks between the neighbouring countries were called off following a border incident. 边境冲突发生以后，邻国间的会谈已经取消。
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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’.