(a) fat chance

1. (作反语用)很少可能

Were you scared? Fat chance.

你当时受惊了吗? 才不呢。

off chance

1. 不容易有的机会; 极小之可能性

There is an off chance of finding her at home.

很少有希望在她家里找到她。

by any chance

1. 万一; 也许

If by any chance somebody calls me, ask him to leave a message.

万一有人给我来电, 请他留话。

by chance

1. 偶然

I met Tom by chance yesterday.

昨天我偶然遇见汤姆。

chance it

1. 冒险; 碰碰运气

I don't know if we can succeed or not, but let's chance it.

我不知道我们是否能成功, 不过我们试试看吧。

chance on/upon

1. 巧遇

We chanced upon him in the park the day before yesterday.

我们前天在公园里碰巧遇到他。

chances are (that)

1. 可能

Chances are she's already heard the news.

可能她已经知道这消息了。

not (even) a dog's chance

1. 一点机会也没有

He doesn't stand a dog's chance of buying a house this year because the bank has refused to lend him any money.

今年他肯定不能买房子, 因为银行已拒绝给他贷款。

on the chance of

1. 怀着……的希望

I'll call at her office on the chance of seeing her before she leaves.

我要到她办公室去拜访, 希望能在她离开前见到她。

on the chance that

1. 希望

He waited on the chance that she might want to say more.

他等着, 希望她还有话要说。

on the off chance

1. 对……抱微小的希望

I was lucky to find her at the airfield. I only went on the off chance.

我在机场找到她真是运气。我只是抱着万分之一的希望去的。

stand a good chance

1. 很有可能

I think he stands a good chance of succeeding in the experiment.

我认为他很有可能取得实验的成功。

stand little chance

1. 不大可能

Unqualified teachers stand little chance of being employed.

不合格的教师不大有受雇的可能。

stand no chance

1. 没有可能

This team stands no chance of winning the match.

这个队不可能在比赛中获胜。

take a chance

1. 冒险

We will take a chance with the weather and go for a picnic.

我们将怀着天气可能会好的侥幸心情去野餐。

take one's chance(s)

1. 碰运气; 准备冒险

The soldiers knew that they must take their chances in the battle.

士兵们知道他们得在战斗中准备冒生命危险。

the main chance

1. 最好的机会

I think I must do it; this may be my main chance.

我认为我非做不可, 这可能是我的大好机会。