1 N-VAR [NOUN that] 可能(性);机会 If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen. 可能(性);机会
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Do you think they have a chance of beating Australia?. [+ of]
你认为他们有可能击败澳大利亚吗？
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This partnership has a good chance of success. [+ of]
这个组合获胜的希望很大。
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The specialist who carried out the brain scan thought Tim's chances of survival were still slim. [+ of]
给蒂姆做脑部扫描的专科医生认为他活下来的可能性仍旧渺茫。
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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。
SYN probability, odds, possibility, prospect
2 N-COUNT [usually NOUN to-infinitive] 机会;机遇 If you have a chance to do something, you have the opportunity to do it. 机会;机遇 [Also + for]
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The electoral council announced that all eligible people would get a chance to vote.
选举委员会宣布，所有有资格者都将获得投票的机会。
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Most refugee doctors never get the chance to practice medicine in British hospitals.
多数去避难的医生永远没有机会在英国医院行医。
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I felt I had to give him a chance.
我觉得自己必须给他个机会。
SYN opportunity, opening, occasion, time
3 ADJ [ADJ n] 偶然的;意外的;凑巧的 A chance meeting or event is one that is not planned or expected. 偶然的;意外的;凑巧的
4 VERB 碰巧(做);偶然发现 If you chance to do something or chance on something, you do it or find it although you had not planned or tried to. 碰巧(做);偶然发现 [formal]
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A man I chanced to meet proved to be a most unusual character. [VERB to-infinitive]
我邂逅了一个人，后来发现他是个极为与众不同的家伙。
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It was just then that I chanced to look round. [VERB to-infinitive]
就在那时，我恰好环顾了下四周。
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...Christopher Columbus, who chanced upon the Dominican Republic nearly 500 years ago. [V + upon/on/across]
克里斯托弗·哥伦布，在近500年前偶然发现多米尼加共和国的人
SYN happen
5 VERB 冒…的险 If you chance something, you do it even though there is a risk that you may not succeed or that something bad may happen. 冒…的险
SYN risk, try, stake, venture
7 PHRASE 偶然;碰巧 Something that happens by chance was not planned by anyone. 偶然;碰巧
8 PHRASE (用以询问某事是否属实)会不会，可能 You can use by any chance when you are asking questions in order to find out whether something that you think might be true is actually true. (用以询问某事是否属实)会不会，可能
9 PHRASE 有可能;有机会 If you say that someone stands a chance of achieving something, you mean that they are likely to achieve it. If you say that someone doesn't stand a chance of achieving something, you mean that they cannot possibly achieve it. 有可能;有机会
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Being very good at science subjects, I stood a good chance of gaining high grades. [+ of]
我理科很棒，所以很有机会拿高分。
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Neither is seen as standing any chance of snatching the leadership from him. [+ of]
两人都不被认为有任何可能从他手中夺得领导权。
10 PHRASE 冒险;碰运气 When you take a chance, you try to do something although there is a large risk of danger or failure. 冒险;碰运气
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You take a chance on the weather if you holiday in the UK.
在英国度假，只有赌天气了。
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From then on, they were taking no chances.
从那时起，他们就不再冒险了。
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Dennis was not a man to take chances.
丹尼斯不是个敢冒风险的人。
| Word Partnership | Use chance with: |
| N. | chance of success, chance of survival, chance of winning 1 chance encounter, chance meeting 3 |
| ADJ. | fair chance, good chance, slight chance 1 2 |
| VERB. | give someone/something a chance, have a chance, miss a chance 1 2 get a chance 2 |
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