chance

[tʃɑ:ns]

n.可能性, 机会, 偶然性
v.偶然发生, 碰巧, 冒 ... (的险)

例句与用法：

It was the chance she had been waiting for.

这就是她一直等待的机会。

She's keen and I'm sure she'll succeed given half a chance.

她聪明机智，只要有点儿机会我肯定她会成功。

Please give me a chance to explain.

请给我个机会让我解释一下。

We may lose a lot of support, but that's a chance we'll have to take.

我们或许会失去很多支持，但这个风险我们必须冒一冒。

I never miss a chance of playing football.

我从不错过踢足球的机会。

A chance meeting brought the two old friends together again.

偶然的相遇使两位老朋友重新聚首。

词形变化：

动词过去式: chanced | 动词过去分词: chanced | 动词现在分词: chancing | 动词第三人称单数: chances |

详细释义：

n.

1. 偶然; 运气; 侥幸[U]

Chance led to the finding of the diamond mine.

这座钻石矿完全是偶然发现的。

2. 可能性, 希望[C][U][(+of)][+(that)]

We have a good chance of winning the game.

我们很可能赢得这场比赛。

3. 机会, 良机, 际遇[C][(+of)][+to-v]

I don't get many chances to talk to her recently.

近来我不太有机会与她交谈。

4. 冒险[C][(+of)]

He took a big chance when he made the investment.

当时他投资时是冒了大风险的。

vt.

冒……的险; 赌(钱)[W][+v-ing]

Don't chance sailing in a storm.

不要冒险在风暴中航行。

vi.

碰巧; 偶然被发现(或找到)[W][+to-v]

I chanced to meet an old friend in the park today.

今天我在公园碰巧遇见一位老朋友。

a.

偶然的; 碰巧的; 意想不到的[Z][B]

a chance visit

意料不到的访问

a chance discovery

偶然的发现

短语词组：

(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。