incident /'ɪnt.sɪ.dənt/ noun I [C] * an event which is either unpleasant or unusual (不愉快或不寻常的)事件
1. an isolated/serious/unfortunate incident 独立/严重/不幸的事件
2. 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重伤。
without incident * with nothing unpleasant or unusual happening 平安无事
1. Despite fears of violence, the demonstration passed off without incident. 尽管担心发生暴力事件,示威活动还是平静地结束了。
柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - incident
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1.N-COUNT 可数名词事件;事故 An incident is something that happens, often something that is unpleasant.
【搭配模式】:also without N
【语域标签】:FORMAL 正式
These incidents were the latest in a series of disputes between the two nations...
这些事件是两国一系列争端中最近发生的几起。
26 people have been killed in a dramatic shooting incident...
已有 26 人在一起恶性枪击事件中被打死。
The voting went ahead without incident.
投票顺利进行。
牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - incident
☞ incident in·ci·dent / 5insidEnt / noun1.[C] something that happens, especially sth 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。 One particular incident sticks in my mind. 有一件事我总忘不了。 2.[C, U] 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): There was a shooting incident near here last night. 昨夜这附近发生了枪击事件。 The demonstration passed off without incident. 这次示威平静地结束了。 3.[C] a disagreement between ten 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
牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - incident
incident noun
• ADJECTIVEmajor, serious | little, minor, small, trivial (esp. BrE) | furtherAfter nearly falling twice, she managed to make it to the top of the cliff without further ~. | entire, wholeHe came to regret the whole ~. | actual, real, real-lifeThe story is based on an actual ~. | alleged | recorded (esp. BrE), reported | latest, recent | past | bad, horrible, horrific, nasty, terrible, ugly, unpleasant, unsavoury (BrE)
some of the worst ~s of urban violence | traumatic | violent | deadly, fatal, tragic | dramatic | controversial (esp. BrE) | famous, high-profile | infamous | regrettable (esp. BrE), unfortunate | embarrassing | bizarre, curious, mysterious, strange, unusual | amusing | separate, unrelatedThe police said that two men had been arrested in unrelated ~s. | isolatedIt is feared that the attack may not have been an isolated ~. | domestic | racial | borderTalks were called off following a border ~. | diplomatic, internationalAn error in the translation nearly caused a diplomatic ~. | securityNo major security ~s happened at the Olympic Games that year. | terrorist | nuclear | bombing, shooting, stabbing | pollution (BrE) | friendly-fire | alcohol-related | off-the-ball (BrE, sports)
She received a serious jaw injury in an off-the-ball ~.
• VERB + INCIDENTcause, create, provoke | be responsible forThe group is believed to have been responsible for several terrorist ~s. | be involved inThe tennis star became involved in an ~ with the umpire. | experienceHe was asked whether he had ever experienced any ~s of discrimination. | deal with (esp. BrE), handleThe ~ was extremely well handled. | avoid, prevent | regret | see, witness | recall, rememberHe recalled a similar ~ 14 months earlier. | forget | describe, recount, relateShe described the ~ as outrageous. | They all laughed as he recounted the amusing ~. | discuss, talk about | cite | explain | downplay (esp. AmE), play down (esp. BrE)
the government's desire to play down the ~ | reportThe pedestrian who had nearly been run over reported the ~ to the police. | investigate | be hurt in, be injured in, be killed in | survive | pass off without (BrE), pass without, proceed without (esp. AmE)
The demonstration passed without ~.
• INCIDENT + VERBhappen, occur, take place | arise, arise from sth, arise out of sth~s arising out of an industrial dispute | involve sb/stha minor ~ involving a bus | cause sth, lead to sth, prompt sth, result in sth, spark sthThe ~ sparked a riot which lasted three days. | demonstrate sth, illustrate sth, prove sth, show sthSaturday's ~ illustrates the fragility of the peace in the country.
• INCIDENT + NOUNroom (BrE)
An ~ room was set up at a police station near the site of the crash.
• PREPOSITION~with (often humorous)
His back still hurts from an ~ with a vacuum cleaner. | following an/the~He was asked to leave the club following an ~ with a knife. | in an/the~Three soldiers were wounded in the ~. | over an/the~She was never disciplined over the ~. | without~The patrol had covered 200 miles without ~.