chance
单词辨析：
指能够做某事或容易做成某事的机会，作此义解时常可与 chance 换用；也可指得到工作或提升的机会。
They had no opportunity/chance to escape.
他们没有逃跑的机会。
He has got the opportunity/chance to visit Paris.
他获得了访问巴黎的机会。
There were more opportunities for graduates last year.
对去年的毕业生而言，就业机会要多一些。
指做想做之事的适当时机，侧重指偶然或意外的机会。
It was his only chance of escape.
这是他唯一的逃脱机会。
I never miss a chance to play football.
我从不错过任何踢足球的机会。
He will be a candidate in next week's election, and this is his big chance.
他将是下周竞选的候选人，这是他成功的大好机会。
指合适的机会或有利的时机，通常用单数，常后接介词 for。
This is an occasion for the whole country to celebrate.
这是个举国欢庆的时刻。
It was the occasion for expressing friendship by the two presidents.
这是两位总统表达友谊的时机。
指能够用来做某事的一段时间，多用于口语。
Now is the right time for us to move to New York.
现在正是我们搬到纽约去的好时机。
I'll visit her if I have time.
如果有时间我会去拜访她。
This is no time to switch jobs.
现在不是换工作的时候。
指冒风险试一试，或是去可能会有危险的地方，或是做有风险的事。
He never ventured out at night when he was a child.
他还是小孩子的时候，从不敢在晚上外出。
Someone was knocking, and she paused before venturing downstairs to the door.
有人在敲门，她犹豫了一下，然后大着胆子下楼，走向门口。
It's very bold of you to venture to do so.
你冒险这样做很大胆。
指做自己觉得可能有风险的事情。
The runaway slave decided to stay in the cave because he couldn't chance being found.
那个逃跑的奴隶决定留在山洞里，因为他不敢冒险被人发现。
He was not sure if another route could save him more time, but he decided to chance it.
他不知道另一条路线是不是能节省更多的时间，但是他决定冒一下险。
指为获得某物而冒失去钱财等的风险，也指冒险猜测、建议等。
Careless drivers hazard passengers' lives as well as their own.
粗心大意的驾驶者拿乘客和自己的生命冒险。
I wouldn't like to hazard a guess.
我不想冒险猜测。
指使遭受失去、毁坏、伤害等风险或承担此类风险去做某事，也指做有危险或不好结果的事。
Don't you think that smokers are actually risking their own health?
难道你不认为吸烟者其实是在拿自己的健康去冒险吗？
That politician has prepared to risk everything to avoid divorce.
那名政客准备不惜一切来避免离婚。
If they cannot get that loan, they may risk losing the company.
如果不能得到那笔贷款，他们就有可能失去公司。
You could make up a reason for being late, but I wouldn't risk it.
你可以编个迟到的理由，但我不想冒这个险。
相关例句：
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？
It was just then that I chanced to look round.
就在那时，我恰好环顾了下四周。
Here is a chance for you.
你的机会来了。
He had a chance to render some service to his country
他有了一个为国服务的机会。
There was really very little chance that Ben would ever have led a normal life.
本过上正常人的生活的机会真的非常小。
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。