| 单词 | coincidence |
| 释义 | coincidence coincidence /kəʊˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/ aep /koʊ-/ noun B2 [C] an occasion when two or more similar things happen at the same time, especially in a way that is unlikely and surprising: » You chose exactly the same wallpaper as us - what a coincidence!» Is it just a coincidence that the wife of the man who ran the competition won first prize?» a series of strange/amazing coincidencesThesaurus+: ↑Events and occurrences , ↑Accidents and disastersB2 [U] chance or luck: » Just by coincidence, I met my old school-mate again 50 years later.» [+ that] It was pure/sheer coincidence that I remembered his phone number.» By some strange coincidence, he was passing the house just when it happened.Thesaurus+: ↑Chance and randomness• • • Extra Examples:» We hadn't planned to be in France at the same time as Ann and Charles - it was just a happy coincidence.» Meeting you here in Rome is a remarkable coincidence.» By some extraordinary coincidence, I sat down right opposite your mother in the train.» Do you think it was just a coincidence that she chose her own granddaughter's picture for first prize?» There were a whole series of spooky coincidences - for example we both married men with the same name and on the same day. |
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