► 名詞
事故 [(1)じこ] meaning: accident rank: 1
☆ この交差点はよく事故が起こる ⇨ Accidents frequently happen in this intersection (☛ An accident with damage and/or injury)
More examples:
- 事故から48時間が経ち、未だ生存している者はいないと思われる ⇨ 48 hours have passed since the accident, and nobody is believed to be surviving
- 事故があった模様です ⇨ It seems there was an accident
- 技術者達は事故の原因の解明を急いでいる ⇨ The engineers are working hard to determine the cause of the accident
- テレビで事故現場の模様が放送された ⇨ The scene of the accident was broadcast on TV
- 機械の故障が事故の原因とは考えにくい ⇨ It is hard to believe the failure of the machinery was the cause of the accident
- 事故で封鎖された道路を迂回した ⇨ We took a detour around the road closed due to an accident
- たまたま通り合わせて事故を目撃した ⇨ I was just passing by and witnessed the accident
- 彼の無理な車線変更が事故を誘発した ⇨ His dangerous lane changes indirectly caused the accident
- 高齢者の転倒事故 ⇨ Falling accidents for the elderly
- 事故の直前まで全く異常は無かった ⇨ There was nothing abnormal until the moment before the accident
- 彼女は登山家の息子が事故にあわないかと気が気でない ⇨ She is very worried that her climber son might have an accident
- 彼は事故の後リハビリをしている ⇨ He’s doing rehab after the accident
- 不幸な事故 ⇨ An unfortunate accident
- 事故の原因について思い当たる節が全く無い ⇨ I can’t think of anything when it comes to the cause of the accident
- 事故でお祭り気分が吹き飛んだ ⇨ The festive mood got blown away, wiped off, by the accident