柯林斯高階英英詞典 Aa 第一部分 (4/4)

ac|ci|dent ◆◇◇ /? ksI d?nt/ (accidents )
1 N?COUNT An accident happens when a vehicle hits a person, an object, or another vehicle, causing injury or damage. □ She was involved in a serious car accident last week. □ Six passengers were killed in the accident.
2 N?COUNT If someone has an accident , something unpleasant happens to them that was not intended, sometimes causing injury or death. □ 5,000 people die every year because of accidents in the home. □ The police say the killing of the young man was an accident.
3 N?VAR [usu by N ] If something happens by accident , it happens completely by chance. □ She discovered the problem by accident.

ac|ci|den|tal /? ksI de nt^? l/ ADJ An accidental event happens by chance or as the result of an accident, and is not deliberately intended. □ The jury returned a verdict of accidental death. □ His hand brushed against hers; it could have been either accidental or deliberate. ● ac|ci|den|tal|ly /? ksI de ntli/ ADV [ADV with v] □ A policeman accidentally killed his two best friends with a single bullet. □ A special locking system means the door cannot be opened accidentally.

a c|ci|dent and eme r|gen|cy N?COUNT The accident and emergency is the room or department in a hospital where people who have severe injuries or sudden illness are taken for emergency treatment. The abbreviation A & E is also used. [BRIT ]

a c|ci|dent prone also accident-prone ADJ If you describe someone or something as accident prone , you mean that a lot of accidents or other unpleasant things happen to them.

ac|claim /?kleI m/ (acclaims , acclaiming , acclaimed )
1 VERB [usu passive] If someone or something is acclaimed , they are praised enthusiastically. [FORMAL ] □ [be V -ed for n/v-ing] She has been acclaimed for her leading roles in both theatre and film. □ [be V -ed + as ] He was acclaimed as England's greatest modern painter. □ [be V -ed n] The group's debut album was immediately acclaimed a hip hop classic. ● ac|claimed ADJ □ She has published six highly acclaimed novels.
2 N?UNCOUNT [oft adj N ] Acclaim is public praise for someone or something. [FORMAL ] □ She has won critical acclaim for her excellent performance.

ac|cla|ma|tion /? kl?meI ?^? n/
1 N?UNCOUNT Acclamation is a noisy or enthusiastic expression of approval for someone or something. [FORMAL ] □ The news was greeted with considerable popular acclamation.
2 N?UNCOUNT If someone is chosen or elected by acclamation , they are elected without a written vote. [FORMAL ] □ At first it looked like I was going to win by acclamation.

ac|cli|ma|tize /?klaI m?taI z/ (acclimatizes , acclimatizing , acclimatized )

VERB When you acclimatize or are acclimatized to a new situation, place, or climate, you become used to it. [FORMAL ] □ [V + to ] The athletes are acclimatising to the heat by staying in Monte Carlo. □ [V pron-refl] This year he has left for St Louis early to acclimatise himself. □ [V ] They have been travelling for two days and will need some time to acclimatise. [Also V n to n] ● ac|cli|ma|ti|za|tion /?klaI m?taI zeI ?^? n, [AM ] -tI z-/ N?UNCOUNT □ [+ to ] Acclimatization to higher altitudes may take several weeks. ● ac|cli|ma|tized ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] □ [+ to ] It took her a while to get acclimatized to her new surroundings.

ac|co|lade /? k?leI d/ (accolades ) N?COUNT If someone is given an accolade , something is done or said about them which shows how much people admire them. [FORMAL ] □ The Nobel prize has become the ultimate accolade in the sciences.

ac|com|mo|date /?k? m?deI t/ (accommodates , accommodating , accommodated )
1 VERB [no cont] If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them. □ [V n] The school in Poldown was not big enough to accommodate all the children.
2 VERB To accommodate someone means to provide them with a place to live or stay. □ [V n] …a hotel built to accommodate guests for the wedding of King Alfonso. □ [be V -ed prep/adv] Students are accommodated in homes nearby.
3 VERB If something is planned or changed to accommodate a particular situation, it is planned or changed so that it takes this situation into account. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] The roads are built to accommodate gradual temperature changes.
4 VERB If you do something to accommodate someone, you do it with the main purpose of pleasing or satisfying them. □ [V n] He has never put an arm around his wife to accommodate photographers.

ac|com|mo|dat|ing /?k? m?deI tI ?/ ADJ If you describe someone as accommodating , you like the fact that they are willing to do things in order to please you or help you. [APPROVAL ]

ac|com|mo|da|tion ◆◇◇ /?k? m?deI ?^? n/ (accommodations )
1 N?UNCOUNT Accommodation is used to refer to buildings or rooms where people live or stay. [BRIT ] □ The government will provide temporary accommodation for up to three thousand people. □ Rates are higher for deluxe accommodations.

2 N?UNCOUNT Accommodation is space in buildings or vehicles that is available for certain things, people, or activities. [FORMAL ] □ The school occupies split-site accommodation on the main campus.

ac|com|pa|ni|ment /?k? mpnI m?nt/ (accompaniments )
1 N?COUNT The accompaniment to a song or tune is the music that is played at the same time as it and forms a background to it. □ He sang 'My Funny Valentine' to a piano accompaniment.
2 N?COUNT An accompaniment is something which goes with another thing. □ [+ to ] This recipe makes a good accompaniment to ice-cream. ● PHRASE If one thing happens to the accompaniment of another, they happen at the same time. □ The team came out to the accompaniment of fireworks.

ac|com|pa|nist /?k? mp?nI st/ (accompanists ) N?COUNT An accompanist is a musician, especially a pianist, who plays one part of a piece of music while someone else sings or plays the main tune.

ac|com|pa|ny ◆◇◇ /?k? mp?ni/ (accompanies , accompanying , accompanied )
1 VERB If you accompany someone, you go somewhere with them. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] Ken agreed to accompany me on a trip to Africa. □ [V -ed] The Prime Minister, accompanied by the governor, led the President up to the house.
2 VERB If one thing accompanies another, it happens or exists at the same time, or as a result of it. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] This volume of essays was designed to accompany an exhibition in Cologne.
3 VERB If you accompany a singer or a musician, you play one part of a piece of music while they sing or play the main tune. □ [V n] He sang and Alice accompanied him on the piano.

ac|com|pli /?k? mpli?/ → see fait accompli

ac|com|plice /?k? mplI s, [AM ] ?k? m-/ (accomplices ) N?COUNT [oft poss N ] Someone's accomplice is a person who helps them to commit a crime. □ The gunman escaped on a motorcycle being ridden by an accomplice.