1、accident

交通事故；车祸

She was involved in a serious car accident last week.

上星期她卷入了一场严重的车祸。

Six passengers were killed in the accident.

六名乘客在车祸中丧生。

意外；偶然

She discovered the problem by accident.

她碰巧发现了这个问题。

Almost like an accident of nature, this family has produced more talent than seems possible.

就像是天缘巧合，这个家族不可思议地人才辈出。

并非偶然;事出有因

It's no accident that the boom in police series on TV coincided with the decline of the Western.

警匪剧在电视上盛行之时恰好是西部片衰退之际，这并非偶然。

2、redeem

挽回（声誉）；补偿，弥补（过错）

He had realized the mistake he had made and wanted to redeem himself.

他已经认识到了自己的错误，想要进行弥补。

The sole redeeming feature of your behaviour is that you're not denying it.

你的行为中唯一可取之处就是你没有否认错误。

挽回;弥补;补救

Work is the way that people seek to redeem their lives from futility.

工作可以避免人们虚度生命。

a long face with too prominent features that were redeemed by a fine pair of brown eyes.

脸部较长，五官很突出，还好一双棕色的眼睛长得恰到好处