incident
noun uk/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/ us/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/
B2 [ C ](不愉快或不寻常的)事件
an event that is either unpleasant or unusual
an isolated/serious/unfortunate incident 孤立/严重/不幸的事件
A youth was seriously injured in a shooting incident on Saturday night. 一名年轻人在星期六晚上发生的枪击事件中受了重伤。
Synonyms: episode (EVENT)eventhappening occurrence (HAPPENING)phenomenon (EXISTING THING)
without incident 平安无事
with nothing unpleasant or unusual happening
Despite fears of violence, the demonstration passed off without incident. 尽管担心发生暴力事件,示威活动还是平安无事地过去了。
She gave birth to three children without incident.
The journey to Penang proceeded without incident.
The visit happened as planned and without incident.
The convoy made it across the border without incident.
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- I'm trying not to let my judgment be coloured by that one incident.
- The foregoing account was written 50 years after the incident.
- There is to be an official inquiry into the incident.
- That incident planted doubts about him in my mind.
- The footballer is likely to receive a three-match suspension following an incident in yesterday's game.
incident
adjective physics specialized uk/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/ us/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/
入射的
touching or hitting the surface of something
an incident ray/wave 入射光/波