PHRASE 心存侥幸地；怀着渺茫希望地 If you do something on the off-chance, you do it because you hope that it will succeed, although you think that this is unlikely. 心存侥幸地；怀着渺茫希望地 [Also + of]
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He had taken a flight to Paris on the off-chance that he might be able to meet Francesca. [PHRASE that]
他搭飞机去了巴黎，心想着或许能遇到弗朗西丝卡。
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...an American visitor who had turned up on the off-chance of catching a glimpse of the princess.
为有幸一睹王妃风采而前来的美国游客
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