on the off chance

HOPEif you do something on the off chance, you do it hoping for a particular result, although you know it is not likely 希望〔某事〕会发生，对…抱有一线希望

I didn’t really expect her to be at home. I just called on the off chance.

我没期望她会在家，我只是打个电话试试。

→ off-chance

Examples from the Corpus

on the off chance• Much effort went into tracing remote family connections abroad on the off chance of identifying a benefactor.• I keep all of my old clothes on the off chance that they might come back into fashion.• I asked him on the off chance.• She thought of ringing him on the off chance of catching him at the flat, but shelved the possibility as unlikely.

→ on the off chance at chance1(7)

单词	on the off chance
释义	on the off chance on the off chance HOPEif you do something on the off chance, you do it hoping for a particular result, although you know it is not likely 希望〔某事〕会发生，对…抱有一线希望 I didn’t really expect her to be at home. I just called on the off chance. 我没期望她会在家，我只是打个电话试试。 → off-chance Examples from the Corpus on the off chance• Much effort went into tracing remote family connections abroad on the off chance of identifying a benefactor.• I keep all of my old clothes on the off chance that they might come back into fashion.• I asked him on the off chance.• She thought of ringing him on the off chance of catching him at the flat, but shelved the possibility as unlikely. → on the off chance at chance1(7)
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