v.  同时发生〔尤指巧合〕

v. 〔两人的想法、观点等〕相符，一致

v.  相交，重叠

• coincidence  

  n.  巧合，巧事；同时发生

  n. 〔思想、观点等的〕一致，相符

• by coincidence  碰巧

• sheer/pure coincidence  纯属巧合

• not a coincidence/more than coincidence  并非巧合

• When you have done this, try to organize your life so that the time set aside for learning coincides with the time when your memory is at its best. 碰巧在同一时间

• Meanwhile, growing income inequality has coincided with the increasing importance of a college degree for earning a middle-class wage. 在收入不平等加剧的同时

• When our vacations coincided, we often holidayed together. 我们的假期要是凑巧赶在一起，我们常常会一同去度假。

• The kids' views on life don't always coincide, but they're not afraid of voicing their opinions. 孩子们的生活观未必总是一致，但是他们不怕表达自己的观点。

• The journey coincides in part with the Pennine Way. 此次旅程一部分路段要经过奔宁山脉步道。

• By coincidence, John and I both ended up at Yale. 巧得很，我和约翰最后都进了耶鲁大学。

• I think it is more than coincidence that all the complaints have come from the same group of people. 所有投诉都来自同一群人，我想这就不是巧合了。

• What a coincidence! I wasn't expecting to see you here. 真巧！我没料到会在这里见到你。

BrE /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/   

NAmE /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/