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 |
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。
chance
名词复数:chances
过去式:chanced
过去分词:chanced
现在进行时:chancing
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 |
词义辨析:
同义:
n.机会, 良机, 机遇
opportunity
opening
occasion
n.可能性, 希望
possibility
probability
prospect
likelihood
n.运气
fate
luck
fortune
lot
同义参见:
casual
in
convenience
hazard
vacancy
contingent
unexpected
happen
haphazard
time
accidental
speculate
accident
shot2
expectation
risk
become
circumstantial
adventitious
occurrence
occasional
反义参见:
necessity
chancechanceD.J.:[tʃɑ:ns]K.K.:[tʃæns]n.1.■机会; 时机2.■某事发生的可能性3.■无任何可见到的或可了解的原因而发生的情况; 碰运气的事; 运气vi.1.■偶然发生2.■冒险
chance[tʃɑ:ns; tʃæns]n.1.■机会,时机,际遇2.■机缘;运气,幸运,侥幸3.■偶发事件;意想不到的事4.■可能性,或然性5.■彩票;奖券6.■风险,冒险7.■[古语]不幸的事;灾祸8.■[美国英语]【棒球】(守场员的)防守机会(包括传杀、助杀和失误)adj.1.■偶然的;意外的;碰巧的vi.1.■偶然发生(或被发现);碰巧:I chanced on this old photograph in his drawer.我在他的抽屉里偶然发现了这张旧照片。We chanced to be out when she called.她来电话时,恰巧我们没在家。2.■万一;不巧:If it should chance to rain we'll take a taxi home.万一要下雨的话,我们就乘出租车回家。vt.1.■冒…的险:You shouldn't chance all your money at once.你不应当拿所有的钱一起去冒险。2.■听天由命;碰碰运气看:Let's chance it.让我们碰碰运气看。近义词happenrandoma dog's chance极有限的一点机会[常用于否定句]a fat chance[俚语,作反语用]很少的机会;很少可能a fifty-fifty chance[美国口语]百分之五十的机会,一半的可能性as chance would have it[口语]凑巧;偏偏;不巧a smart chance[美国口语]很大的可能性a smart chance of[美国口语]很多的,大量的as it may chance要看当时情况,不能预料by any chance碰巧;或许;万一by chance碰巧;或许,可能偶然;意外地catin-hell's chance微乎其微的机会 [多用作否定意义]chance it[口语]碰碰运气看;冒险一试chance of a lifetime千载难逢的良机chance one's arm[口语]冒险一试;豁出去干;碰碰运气even chance胜败各半;机会均等half a chance一点点机会leave nothing to chance把事情做得四平八稳long chance不太有把握的事;冒相当大的险not (even) a dog's chance[口语]毫无机会,毫无希望;无任何可能性off chance极小的可能性,不大会有的机会on the chance of (或 that)期望;怀着…的希望on the off chance of (或 that)对…怀着微小的希望;碰运气;万一outside chance极小的可能性,不大可能的机会run the chance of being…有…的可能stand a chance of有…的机会,有…的希望,有…的可能stand no (或 little) chance可能性不大,没有什么希望stand one's chance碰碰运气;好歹试一试take a chance碰碰运气;冒险;投机;利用一下机会 [亦作 take chances]take no chance不冒险,力求万全take one's chance(s)碰运气;准备冒险the main chance(对自己)最有利的机会;赚钱的机会变形vi.chancedchancing
chancechance[tʃɑ:ns]n.1.■机会, 机遇; 侥幸, 幸运, 运气; 偶然性, 偶然事件2.■[常用复](=probability)概[或然]率; (=possibility)可能性; 希望, 把握; 形势3.■[美]危险, 冒险, 赌博, 彩票4.■[美俚]时间; 大量, 许多5.■[美俚]大学校长It's the chance of a lifetime.这是一生中难得再遇到的机会。Let chance decide.凭运气决定吧。Chances[The chances] are that we will win easily.我们很可能会轻易取胜。The chances are a hundred to one against you.你只有百分之一成功的可能。The chances are against the enemy.形势对敌人不利。We will take the chances.我们要冒这个险。I stood there a pretty considerable chance.[美]我在那里站了很久。
词性变化chance[tʃɑ:ns]adj.1.■偶然的, 意外的a chance meeting偶然的相遇a chance acquaintance偶然相识的人chance[tʃɑ:ns]vi.1.■偶然发生, 碰巧, 料想不到2.■不期而遇(on, upon)I chanced to be there.我刚巧在那里。They chanced upon a policeman.他们无意中遇见了一位警察。chance[tʃɑ:ns]vt.1.■冒...的险chance it试试看, 碰碰运气看, [美俚]抓住(机会)I'll chance it.我得碰碰运气看。
继承用法chance-medleyn.1.■【律】偶然杀人; 过失[自卫]杀人[伤害]2.■偶然(行动)
参考词汇见happen;
chancenoun- a possibility of something happening
可能性
there is a chance of winning the raffle.
有赢得抽奖的可能性。
[mass noun]there is little chance of his finding a job.
他找到工作的可能性极小。
■(chances)the probability of something happening, often with a desirable outcome
(常指获得称心结果的)可能性
he played down his chances of becoming chairman.
他对自己担当主席的可能性轻描淡写。
■[in sing.]an opportunity to do or achieve something
机会
I gave her a chance to answer.
我给了她作答的机会。
- [mass noun]the occurrence and development of events in the absence of any obvious design or cause
偶然,巧合
he met his brother by chance.
他巧遇自己的兄弟。
[count noun]what a lucky chance you are here.
你在这里,这是多么幸运的巧合啊。
■the unplanned and unpredictable course of events regarded as a power
机缘,天意
chance was offering me success.
天意让我成功。
verb- [no obj., with infinitive]do something by accident or without design
偶然;碰巧
he was very effusive if they chanced to meet.
他们若是巧遇,他总会表现得热情过头。
■(chance upon/on/across)find or see by accident
碰巧发现,偶然看见
he chanced upon an interesting advertisement.
他偶然看见一则有趣的广告。
- [with obj.](informal)do (something) despite its being dangerous or of uncertain outcome
(非正式)冒险做(某事)
they chanced a late holiday.
他们冒险度了个晚假。
常用词组as chance would have it- as it happened
凑巧,偏偏
by any chance- possibly (used in tentative enquiries or suggestions)
万一,也许(用于试探性的询问或提议)
were you looking for me by any chance?.
你有可能是在找我吗?。
chance one's arm (或 luck)- (Brit. informal)undertake something although it may be dangerous or unsuccessful
(英,非正式)冒险一试
chance would be a fine thing- (informal)expressing a speaker's belief that something is desirable but the opportunity is unlikely to arise
(非正式)成功固然好,只惜良机少
no chance- (informal)there is no possibility of that
(非正式)绝无可能
on the (off) chance- just in case
万一
stand a chance- [usu. with negative]have a prospect of success or survival
有(成功或生存的)希望
his rivals don't stand a chance.
他的对手毫无成功的希望。
take a chance (或 chances)- behave in a way that leaves one vulnerable to danger or failure
冒险
■(take a chance on)put one's trust in (something or someone) knowing that it may not be safe or certain
冒险信任(某人或某事)
take one's chance- do something risky with the hope of success
(为了成功而)冒险,碰运气
语源- Middle English: from Old French cheance, from cheoir 'fall, befall', based on Latin cadere
chance
名词 chance:
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
同义词:opportunity
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
同义词:luck, fortune, hazard
a risk involving danger
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
同义词:probability
the possibility of future success
同义词:prospect
动词 chance:
be the case by chance
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
同义词:gamble, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
同义词:find, happen, bump, encounter
形容词 chance:
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
同义词:accidental, casual
chance
■News executives gave Black the first chance to negotiate new deals with the unions and paper's creditors, but other interested buyers are waiting in the wings.
《每日新闻》的高级负责人士首先给布莱克机会与各工会及该报的债权人谈判以便达在新协议,可是其他有兴趣的买主正在一旁等候。
■If by any chance we could reach there before you, we would wait for you.
万一我们比你先到达那儿,我们会等你的。
■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。
■Somehow the right chance never seemed to present itself.
不知怎么搞的,似乎始终没有出现适当的机会。
■Don't chance sailing in a storm.
不要冒险在风暴中航行。
■Don't pass up this chance to win a million dollars.
不要放过这赢取一百万元的机会。
■Don't trust to chance.
不要碰运气。
■The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.
两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。
■Everybody had an equal chance.
人人机会均等。
■There's an outside chance he may come today.
今天他不大可能会来。
■He'll talk your head off if you give him a chance.
他一有机会就会对你说个没完。
■There is not the smallest chance of his escape.
他一点逃走的机会也没有。
■He has been burning for a chance to visit Beijing.
他一直渴望着有机会参观北京。
■He rambled on and on without giving anyone else a chance to speak.
他不停地讲着,也不给别人一点讲话的机会。
■He never misses a chance to see a movie.
他从不错过看电影的机会。
■He has more chance than ever.
他从来没有这样的大好机会。
■They gave away their last chance of winning the match.
他们坐失赢得比赛的最後机会。
■They long for a chance to visit Shanghai.
他们渴望有机会访问上海。
■He had a slip of tongue by chance.
他偶然说走嘴。
■He took a sporting chance in jumping across the ditch.
他冒险跳越此沟。
■He doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of getting that job.
他压根就没有任何机会能得到那个工作。
■He watched for his chance to propose to her.
他在等待时机向她求婚。
■A fat chance he has of winning the title!
他夺得冠军的希望极渺茫!
■He recognized the offer of a job in the factory as a chance to be grabbed at without hesitation.
他意识到为他提供的这个工厂职务是个应该毫不犹豫马上抓住的良机。
■He has frittered away every chance he ever got.
他把到手的每个机会都糟塌掉了。
■He seized every chance to break out of the Nazi concentration camp.
他抓住一切机会从纳粹集中营跑出来。
■He seized the chance of a trip to Singapore.
他抓住那次去新加坡旅行的机会。
■He has given away a good chance of winning the match.
他放过了一个赢得这场比赛的好机会。
■He was candidate for the Presidency, but he threw in his hand when he realized he had no chance of success.
他本来是总统候选人,但当他发现自己没有希望获得成功时,便退出了竞选。
■He came on the off chance of finding me at home.
他来找我时是想到我或许有可能正在家中。
■He gave me no chance to reply to his question.
他没有给我回答他问题的机会。
■His appearance works against his chance of success as a politician.
他的出现对他作为一个政治家成功的可能性有所削弱。
■His efforts had no smallest chance of success.
他的努力毫无成功的希望。
■His opponent did not stand a chance.
他的对手毫无取胜的机会。
■He believes his experiment has a sporting chance of success.
他相信他的实验有几分成功的机会。
■He waited on the chance that she might want to say more.
他等著,希望她还有话要说。
■He has only a frail chance of winning the prize.
他获奖的可能极小。
■He was tackled before he had a chance to shoot.
他还来不及射门即遭阻截。
■He hasn't a dog's chance of passing the exam.
他这次考试毫无及格的可能。
■He leaped at the chance.
他迫不及待地抓住了那个机会。
■Being ambitious, he always had an eye to the main chance.
他野心勃勃,时刻盯着发财的机会。
■He threw away the chance of a good job.
他错过了得到一份好工作的机会。
■He wanted to be a success so badly that he sold out when the chance came along.
他非常渴望有新成就,以致时机一到,他就背弃了自己。
■Any businessman has to keep his eyes open for a chance of madding a profit.
任何一个生意人总会留心注意赚钱的机会。
■You are not going to let a wonderful chance like that slip through your fingers, are you?
你不会错过那样的好机会,对吗?
■You have had every chance to reform.
你是一直有改过自新的机会的。
■Won't you take a chance on the prize?
你有意争取奖品吗?
■You haven't an earthly chance.
你根本没有机会。
■You haven't an earthly chance to win the prize.
你根本没机会得奖。
■Any chance of a lower price from you?
你能不能要价低一点?
(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。
习惯用语a dog's chance1.■极微小的一点儿机会a fat chance1.■[口]良机2.■[讽]很少希望, 可能性很小a fifty-fifty chance1.■一半的可能性a smart chance1.■[美俚]很大的可能性a smart chance of1.■大量的, 很多的as chance would have it1.■[口]凑巧; 偏偏; 不巧as it may chance1.■要看当时的情况, 不能预料by any chance1.■万一, 碰巧, 或许by chance1.■偶然, 意外地by some chance1.■不知为啥, 不知道为什么Cat-in-hell's chance1.■微乎其微的机会fighting chance1.■需要奋斗的机会, 经过努力才能成功的机会give sb. a chance1.■给某人一次机会2.■[口]讲点道理吧, 不要太苛求啦give sb. the chance1.■给(某人)以机会[条件]give sb. the chance1.■给(某人)以机会[条件]half a chance1.■一点点机会have as much chance as a snowflake in hell1.■[澳]毫无希望have no chance whatever1.■没有任何希望leave nothing to chance1.■把事情做得四平八稳, 不留漏洞leave things to chance1.■听天由命, 听其自然let the chance slip1.■错过机会long chance1.■冒相当大的险, 没有多大把握的事情lose no chance for1.■不放松, 抓住时机not a cat's chance1.■[口]毫无机会, 全无希望, 没有任何可能not ( a cat's a dog's chance1.■[口]毫无机会, 全无希望, 没有任何可能not even a cat's chance1.■[口]毫无机会, 全无希望, 没有任何可能not even a cat's a dog's chance1.■[口]毫无机会, 全无希望, 没有任何可能off chance1.■不大会有的机会, 极小的可能性on the chance of1.■指望, 期待, 心想也许会on the chance that1.■指望, 期待, 心想也许会on the off chance1.■抱着万一希望; 只是碰碰运气outside chance1.■极少的可能性, 不大可能的机会run the chance of being ...1.■有...的可能sporting chance1.■[口]胜负均等的机会, 公平的机会stand a chance of1.■有...的希望stand no chance of1.■没有...的希望stand one's chance1.■碰碰运气, 好歹试试看take a chance1.■冒一冒险, 碰碰运气, 利用一下机会take one's chance1.■冒一冒险, 碰碰运气, 利用一下机会take chances1.■冒一冒险, 碰碰运气, 利用一下机会take no chances1.■不冒险, 力求万全the main chance1.■最有利的机会, 赚钱机会, 发财机会chance it1.■[口]冒险一试, 碰运气chance one's arm1.■[口]冒险一试, 碰运气chance one's luck1.■[口]冒险一试, 碰运气chance of a lifetime1.■千载难逢的良机, 一生中唯一的机会chance on1.■偶然遇见, 不期而遇chance upon1.■偶然遇见, 不期而遇