Смысл: accident

accident[ʹæksıd(ə)nt]
n
<Í> 1. несчастный случай; катастрофа; авария
railway [motor /motoring/] accident - железнодорожная [автомобильная] катастрофа
fatal accident - несчастный случай со смертельным исходом
industrial accident - несчастный случай на производстве
accident frequency rate - амер. коэффициент промышленного травматизма
accident hospital - травматологическая больница
accident insurance - страхование от несчастных случаев
accident prevention - а) техника безопасности; б) предупреждение несчастных случаев
accident preventatives - техника /средства/ безопасности
to have /to meet with/ an accident - попасть в катастрофу, особ. дорожно-транспортное происшествие; потерпеть аварию /крушение/
two get back without accident - вернуться благополучно
2. случай, случайность
pure /mere/ accident - чистая случайность
accident measures - воен. меры предупреждения случайностей
by accident - случайно, нечаянно
we met by accident rather than by design - мы встретились скорее случайно, чем преднамеренно
nothing was left to accident - всё было предусмотрено, случайностям места не осталось
3. лог. случайное свойство; побочное обстоятельство
4. геогр. складка, неровность местности, рельефа
5. филос. акциденция, несущественное или неглавное качество предмета
♢ accidents will happen in the best regulated families - всякое бывает; ≅ скандал в благородном семействе

dent Идиома

make a dent in

make progress We worked hard all day but we didn

accidentally-on-purpose

seemingly accidental but with veiled malice or harm

dead presidents

currency; money

by accident

by chance；accidentally；unexpectedly 偶然地；意外地
Columbus discovered America by accident．哥伦布偶然发现了新大陆。
I met her by accident in the street．我在街上偶然碰到了她。

confident of

feeling or showing confidence；certain感觉有信心的；有把握的
He feels confident of passing the examination．他自信能考及格。
I am confident of success．我自信能成功。

dependent on

depending on；relying on 依赖；依靠
Promotion is dependent upon your record of success．晋级的依据是你的业绩。
I am not dependent on my parents for money．我在经济上不依靠父母。

dependent on/upon

dependent upon

independent of

not relying on others独立于
He wants to be independent of his parents．他想离开父母独立。

set a precedent

Idiom(s): set a precedent

Theme: RULES

to establish a pattern; to set a policy that must be followed in future cases.
• I'll do what you ask this time, but it doesn't set a precedent.
• We've already set a precedent in matters such as these.

have an accident

Idiom(s): have an accident

Theme: BATHROOM

to lose control of the bowels or the bladder. (Euphemistic. Usually said of a young child.)
• "Oh, Ann," cried Mother. "It looks like you've had an accident!"
• Mother asked Billy to go to the bathroom before they left so that he wouldn't have an accident in the car.

Accidents will happen.

Some unfortunate events must be accepted as inevitable.

Accident waiting to happen

If something is an accident waiting to happen, there's definitely going to be an accident or it's bound to go wrong. ('Disaster waiting to happen' is also used.)

make a dent in|dent|make

v. phr., informal To make less by a very small amount; reduce slightly.

Usually used in the negative or with such qualifying words as "hardly" or "barely". John shoveled and shoveled, but he didn't seem to make a dent in the pile of sand. Mary studied all afternoon and only made a dent in her homework.

accidentally on purpose

accidentally on purpose
see on purpose, def. 2.

dent

dent
see make a dent in.

independent

independent
independent of
apart from; regardless of

occident

occident
the Occident
the part of the world west of Asia, esp. Europe and the Americas

precedent

precedent
see set a precedent.