chance
n. 可能性; 机会; 风险; 意外
adj. 偶然的,意外的
v. 偶然发生; 冒险
If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen.
Do you think they have a chance of beating Australia?...
你认为他们有可能击败澳大利亚吗?
This partnership has a good chance of success...
这个组合获胜的希望很大。
If you have a chance to do something, you have the opportunity to do it.
The electoral council announced that all eligible people would get a chance to vote...
选举委员会宣布,所有有资格者都将获得投票的机会。
Most refugee doctors never get the chance to practice medicine in British hospitals...
多数去避难的医生永远没有机会在英国医院行医。
A chance meeting or event is one that is not planned or expected.
...a chance meeting.
偶遇
If you chance to do something or chance on something, you do it or find it although you had not planned or tried to.
A man I chanced to meet proved to be a most unusual character...
我邂逅了一个人,后来发现他是个极为与众不同的家伙。
It was just then that I chanced to look round.
就在那时,我恰好环顾了下四周。
If you chance something, you do it even though there is a risk that you may not succeed or that something bad may happen.
Andy knew the risks. I cannot believe he would have chanced it...
安迪知道有风险,我不敢相信他竟然甘冒其险。
He decided no assassin would chance a shot from amongst that crowd.
他认定,没有刺客会冒险混在人群里开枪。
Something that happens by chance was not planned by anyone.
He had met Mr Maude by chance.
他曾邂逅过莫德先生。
You can use by any chance when you are asking questions in order to find out whether something that you think might be true is actually true.
Are they by any chance related?
他们有可能是亲戚吗?
If you say that someone stands a chance of achieving something, you mean that they are likely to achieve it. If you say that someone doesn't stand a chance of achieving something, you mean that they cannot possibly achieve it.
Being very good at science subjects, I stood a good chance of gaining high grades...
我理科很棒,所以很有机会拿高分。
Neither is seen as standing any chance of snatching the leadership from him.
两人都不被认为有任何可能从他手中夺得领导权。
When you take a chance, you try to do something although there is a large risk of danger or failure.
You take a chance on the weather if you holiday in the UK...
在英国度假,只有赌天气了。
From then on, they were taking no chances...
从那时起,他们就不再冒险了。
1. a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances;
2. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another;
3. a risk involving danger;
4. a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur;
1. be the case by chance;
2. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome;
3. come upon, as if by accident; meet with;
1. occurring or appearing or singled out by chance;
chance, opportunity, occasion
这些名词均含"机会"之意。
happen, occur, chance, take place
这些词语都可表示"发生"之意。
venture, chance, dare, hazard, risk
这些动词均含有"敢于冒险"之意。
chance on 或 chance upon
偶然找到,偶然遇到;偶然碰到
as chance would have it
凑巧,偏偏
by any chance
万一,也许(用于试探性的询问或提议)
chance one's arm (或 luck)
(英,非正式)冒险一试
chance would be a fine thing
(非正式)成功固然好,只惜良机少
no chance
(非正式)绝无可能
on the (off) chance
万一
stand a chance
有(成功或生存的)希望
take a chance (或 chances)
冒险
take one's chance
(为了成功而)冒险,碰运气
by chance
意外地;偶然地
或许;可能
on the off chance
万一发生:抱着微小的希望或可能性
He likes to leave things to chance.
他喜欢听天由命.
Father will not chance driving on the icy roads.
父亲不愿意冒险在结冰的道路上开车.
I should apply for the post if I were you, I think you stand a good chance.
如果我是你的话, 我一定去申请这个职位.我认为你大有希望.
We stand a fair chance of success.
事情有八成啦.
No doubt he'd been looking forward to the wedding ever since it was announced, as an invaluable chance to cut a figure and do some good public relations work.
毫无疑问,打从婚礼的消息宣布之日起,他就期望这一天的到来, 认为这是崭露头角和增大社会关系的极宝贵的机会.
n. 可能性,希望
prospectlikelihoodpossibilityprobability
n. 机会,良机,机遇
n. 运气
其他释义
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