accidentally
英 [æksɪ'dent(ə)lɪ]
美 [,æksə'dɛntli]
TOEFL
1、ac- "to" + cid- "fall" + -ent + -al + -ly.
- accidentally (adv.)
- late 14c., "non-essentially," also "unnaturally," from accidental + -ly (2). Meaning "unintentionally" is recorded from 1580s; phrase accidentally on purpose is recorded from 1862.
- 1. A special locking system means the door cannot be opened accidentally.
- 特殊的锁定系统使门不会被意外打开。
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- 2. Flavell had accidentally discharged a pistol, firing it into the ceiling.
- 弗拉维尔不小心扳动了一把手枪的扳机，子弹射入了天花板。
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- 3. She accidentally knocked the tea tin off the shelf.
- 她不小心把架子上的茶叶罐碰了下来。
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- 4. It appears the names were accidentally erased from computer disks.
- 看起来那些名字被意外地从计算机磁盘上删除了。
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- 5. A policeman accidentally killed his two best friends with a single bullet.
- 一名警察不慎一枪打死了他的两个挚友。
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