| 单词 | coincidence |
| 释义 | co·in·ci·dence /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns $ koʊ-/ ●●○ noun 1 [countable, uncountable]TIME/AT THE SAME TIME when two things happen at the same time, in the same place, or to the same people in a way that seems surprising or unusual 巧合，巧事；同时发生 → coincide, coincidental ‘I’m going to Appleby tomorrow.’ ‘What a coincidence! I’m going there too.’ “明天我要去阿普尔比。”“太巧了！我也要去那里。”by coincidence By coincidence, John and I both ended up at Yale. 巧得很，我和约翰最后都进了耶鲁大学。sheer/pure coincidence (=completely by chance) 纯属巧合 It was sheer coincidence that we were staying in the same hotel. 真是太巧了，我们就住在同一家宾馆。not a coincidence/more than coincidence (=not chance, but deliberate) 并非巧合 I think it is more than coincidence that all the complaints have come from the same group of people. 所有投诉都来自同一群人，我想这就不是巧合了。2 [singular] formalSAME when two ideas, opinions etc are the same 〔思想、观点等的〕一致，相符coincidence of a coincidence of interest between the mining companies and certain politicians 采矿公司和某些政客在利益上的一致n COLLOCATIONSadjectivessheer/pure coincidence (=complete chance)It was pure coincidence that we were on the same plane.mere coincidence (=only chance and nothing else)Is it mere coincidence that they always seem to employ men?a happy/lucky/fortunate coincidenceIt was just a happy coincidence that he was there too.an unfortunate coincidenceBy a very unfortunate coincidence, she didn’t get either of his emails.a strange/curious coincidenceWhat a strange coincidence that you were both living in Bangkok at the same time.a remarkable/amazing/extraordinary coincidenceWhat an extraordinary coincidence meeting you here!phrasesit is a coincidence thatIt was a remarkable coincidence that two people with the same name were staying at the hotel.it is not a/no coincidence that (=it is deliberate)It is no coincidence that the Government made the announcement today. be more than (a) coincidence (=there is some other explanation)When I saw him a third time, I realized it was more than just coincidence.a string/series/set of coincidencesThe accident happened because of a string of unfortunate coincidences.Examples from the Corpuscoincidence• It was just a coincidence that we were in Paris at the same time.• What was the probability - the unvarnished statistical likelihood - of such a coincidence?• It was a coincidence that three earthquakes happened across the world in one week.• Hi Phil. What a coincidence -- we were just talking about you.• My mother is called Anna, and by coincidence my wife's mother is called Anna too.• We were all linked in a vast and rhythmic coincidence, a daisy chain of rumor, suspicion and secret wish.• By a strange coincidence the king was assassinated on the very spot where his grandfather had been killed.• After all, the coincidence could not be expected to occur so neatly every 150 million years.• It is regarded as a purely natural phenomenon which, by an unusual coincidence, occurs in the walls of their convent.What a coincidence• "Ruby's dad gave her the exact same thing that she gave us for our wedding." "You're kidding! What a coincidence."coincidence of• There is a coincidence of opinion among the board members.co·in·ci·dence noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable things Corpus two at time, same when the happen |
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