collide with

IPA/kəlˈaɪd wɪð/
IPA/kəlˈaɪd wɪð/

collide with — phrasal verb

  • collide withbase form
  • collides with3rd person singular
  • colliding with-ing form
  • collided withpast simple

1. to crash into a person or object while in motion, usually with enough force to c

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釋義

to crash into a person or object while in motion, usually with enough force to cause harm or damage

例句

A delivery van skidded on the wet road and collided with a parked car.

collided with + [vehicle/object], passive event

Eve collided with another runner who suddenly stepped into her lane on the track.

person collides with person while moving

同義詞
  • crash into

    more emotional/dramatic; common in news reports

  • smash into

    implies greater speed and destruction

  • hit

    more general; can describe any degree of contact, not necessarily while moving

文法句型

[subject] + collide with + [person/vehicle/object]

[two subjects] + collide (with each other)

用法筆記

The subject and the object of 'collide with' are usually both moving, but the object can also be stationary (e.g. a wall, a parked car). The verb 'collide' on its own can describe two things hitting each other: 'The two cars collided.'

常見錯誤

❌The car collided to a tree.
✅The car collided with a tree.
💡after 'collide', use 'with', not 'to'.
❌He collided me in the hallway.
✅He collided with me in the hallway.
💡'collide' is intransitive; you must say 'collide with someone'.