chance
n. 可能性; 機會; 風險; 意外
adj. 偶然的,意外的
v. 偶然發生; 冒險
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?...
你認為他們有可能擊敗澳大利亞嗎?
This partnership has a good chance of success...
這個組合獲勝的希望很大。
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...
選舉委員會宣佈,所有有資格者都將獲得投票的機會。
Most refugee doctors never get the chance to practice medicine in British hospitals...
多數去避難的醫生永遠沒有機會在英國醫院行醫。
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...
我邂逅了一個人,後來發現他是個極為與眾不同的傢伙。
It was just then that I chanced to look round.
就在那時,我恰好環顧了下四周。
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...
安迪知道有風險,我不敢相信他竟然甘冒其險。
He decided no assassin would chance a shot from amongst that crowd.
他認定,沒有刺客會冒險混在人群裡開槍。
Something that happens by chance was not planned by anyone.
He had met Mr Maude by chance.
他曾邂逅過莫德先生。
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?
他們有可能是親戚嗎?
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,所以很有機會拿高分。
Neither is seen as standing any chance of snatching the leadership from him.
兩人都不被認為有任何可能從他手中奪得領導權。
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...
在英國度假,只有賭天氣了。
From then on, they were taking no chances...
從那時起,他們就不再冒險了。
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
這些名詞均含"機會"之意。
happen, occur, chance, take place
這些詞語都可表示"發生"之意。
venture, chance, dare, hazard, risk
這些動詞均含有"敢於冒險"之意。
chance on 或 chance upon
偶然找到,偶然遇到;偶然碰到
as chance would have it
湊巧,偏偏
by any chance
萬一,也許(用於試探性的詢問或提議)
chance one's arm (或 luck)
(英,非正式)冒險一試
chance would be a fine thing
(非正式)成功固然好,只惜良機少
no chance
(非正式)絕無可能
on the (off) chance
萬一
stand a chance
有(成功或生存的)希望
take a chance (或 chances)
冒險
take one's chance
(為了成功而)冒險,碰運氣
by chance
意外地;偶然地
或許;可能
on the off chance
萬一發生:抱著微小的希望或可能性
He likes to leave things to chance.
他喜歡聽天由命.
Father will not chance driving on the icy roads.
父親不願意冒險在結冰的道路上開車.
I should apply for the post if I were you, I think you stand a good chance.
如果我是你的話, 我一定去申請這個職位.我認為你大有希望.
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.
毫無疑問,打從婚禮的訊息宣佈之日起,他就期望這一天的到來, 認為這是嶄露頭角和增大社會關係的極寶貴的機會.
n. 可能性,希望
prospectlikelihoodpossibilityprobability
n. 機會,良機,機遇
n. 運氣
其他釋義
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