| 单词 | chance on/upon/across somebody/something |
| 释义 | chance on/upon/across somebody/somethingchance on/upon/across somebody/something phrasal verbphr v formal CHANCE/BY CHANCEto find something or meet someone when you are not expecting to 偶然发现；偶然遇见 Henry chanced upon some valuable coins in the attic. 亨利无意中在阁楼里发现了一些珍贵的硬币。 Examples from the Corpus chance on/upon/across • And the policeman wanted to check his facts before deciding to take a chance on a long shot.• It was well taken, like the rest of his scoring chances on a wet, grey afternoon.• He would just have to take a chance on being interrupted.• Some one will probably take a chance on Bryant anyway, Twardzik said.• He had to take a chance on it.• Cauthen could have a major chance on Spritsail if that horse's poor run at Ascot last week could be ignored.• Five minutes before the break, Jan Molby's pass gave Rob Jones a chance on the edge of the penalty area.• I still had a great chance on the last two holes. → chance on/upon/across somebody/something at chance2(1) |
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