单词 | to take a chance on sth |
释义 | ◆take a chance冒险;碰运气 I took a chance and asked him directly if he was looking for an assistant.我抱着侥幸心理直接问他是否在找一名助手。 You're taking a chance if you don't cross the road at the pedestrian crossing.如果过马路不走人行横道线, 就是在拿自己的生命冒险。 Dennis was not a man to take chances.丹尼斯不是那种会去冒险的人。 We may lose a lot of support, but that's a chance we'll have to take.我们也许会失去许多支持, 但那是我们不得不冒的风险。 Jeremy refuses to take chances so he is always at the airport hours before the flight time.杰里米不愿冒险, 因此他总是在起飞之前几个小时就到达机场。 to take no chances不冒险 Sheila was taking no chances. She double-locked every door and window.希拉不想有任何风险。她把每扇门窗都上了两道锁。 to take a chance on sth/sb就…碰运气 You take a chance on the weather if you holiday in the UK.如果你去英国度假, 天气的好坏就看运气了。 He didn't seem an ideal candidate for the position, but the firm decided to take a chance on him nevertheless.他看起来不是这个职位的理想候选人, 但公司还是决定在他身上赌一把。 See chance |
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