accidentally

英 [ˌæksɪˈdɛntəli]

美 [ˌæksəˈdɛntəli]

adv.  偶然，偶然地；出其不意地；不知不觉地；不知道为什么恰巧

TOEFL

Oxford 3000 / BNC.8425 / COCA.7057

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 意外的；偶然（发生）的
  Anaccidentalevent happens by chance or as the result of an accident, and is not deliberately intended.
  1. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death...
     陪审团作出意外死亡的正式裁决。
  2. His hand brushed against hers; it could have been either accidental or deliberate.
     就在有意无意间，他的手轻轻拂过她的手。

英英释义

adv

• without advance planning
  1. they met accidentally
  Synonym:by chancecircumstantiallyunexpectedly
• without intention
  1. she hit him unintentionally
  Synonym:unintentionally
• of a minor or subordinate nature
  1. these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models
  Synonym:incidentally

双语例句

• They had accidentally damaged a gas pipe while drilling
  打钻时，他们不小心钻破了一根燃气管道。
• Later that day I was horsing around with Katie when she accidentally stuck her finger in my eye.
  那天晚些时候，我正和凯蒂一起胡闹时，她不小心用手指戳到了我的一只眼睛。
• The calculator was damaged accidentally, and we needed to buy a new one.
  这个计算器意外被弄坏了，我们需要买一个新的。
• He was careless and his rifle went off accidentally.
  他一时不慎，枪走火了。
• They accidentally unearthed some ancient relics.
  他们无意中发现了一些古代文物。
• The paper accidentally printed the victim's address, then compounded their error by printing her name the next day.
  报纸无意中刊出了受害者的地址，第二天又登出她的姓名，真是一错再错。
• When I was baking the other day, I accidentally burned the inside of my arm.
  当我在其他烘烤一天，我不小心烧掉了我的胳膊内侧。
• He accidentally dropped the cup and broke it.
  他一失手把茶杯打碎了。
• I accidentally found a revolver and some bullets in my attic last year and have kept them for self-defense.
  我去年在我的阁楼中意外地发现一把左轮手枪和一些子弹，并一直保有它们以为自卫用。
• He accidentally sat on her hat and squashed it.
  他不小心坐在了她的帽子上，把它压扁了。