| 单词 | chance |
| 释义 | chance¹ 1.(luck, coincidence)机缘；运气；幸运；巧合 It all depends on chance.一切都要靠运气。 a victim of chance and circumstance时运不济的人 It was pure chance that I arrived at that moment.我在那一刻到达纯属巧合。 2.(opportunity)机会；机遇；时机 it's the chance of a lifetime这是千载难逢的机会 to get the chance to do sth获得做某事的机会 The electoral council announced that all eligible people would get a chance to vote.选举委员会宣布所有符合条件者都有机会投票。 I'll write when I get the chance.一有机会我就会写信的。 to give sb a chance to do sth给某人做某事的机会 I felt I had to give him a chance to show whether he had reformed or not.我觉得必须给他个机会展示一下他是否已经改过自新。 to have a chance to do sth (be able to)有机会做某事 I'd like to have a chance to travel.我希望有机会去旅行。 She put the phone down before I had a chance to reply.我还没来得及回答, 她就把电话挂断了。 3.(hope, likelihood)可能性；或然性 Do you think I've got a chance?你觉得我有希望吗？ sb's chance of doing sth某人做某事的可能性 Their chances of winning are very good.他们获胜的可能性非常大。 to have a chance of doing sth可能做某事 Do you think they have a chance of beating Australia?你觉得他们有可能战胜澳大利亚队吗？ little chance of sb's doing sth某人不大会做某事 There is little chance of his coming.他几乎不可能来。 no chance!不可能！ 4.(unpredicted event)意想不到的事；偶然的事；(尤指)幸运的事 It was a chance in a million that brought us together.我们能聚到一起, 真是千载难逢的机会。 It was a lucky chance that gave me the opportunity to make amends.我有幸有机会赔了罪。 5.【足】(to score)破门机会 We created far more chances than they did in the first half.我们在上半场创造的破门机会比他们多得多。 It was a definite chance and he should have taken it.那绝对是个破门机会, 他该抓住才是。 6.【板】(to take a wicket)(尤指通过接球)使击球手出局的机会 Braddock gave a difficult chance to Muggins in the gulley.布拉多克让在防守位置的马金斯很难把他杀出局。 7.<古>(mishap)不幸事故；灾难 idiom chance² ◆by any chance(用于提问)或许, 也许 Do you by any chance have a room for tonight?你今晚有房间可以过夜吧？ You two have the same surname. Are you by any chance related?你们俩同姓, 不会是亲戚吧？ ◆by chance偶然地 He had met Mr Maude by chance.他偶然遇见了莫德先生。 Penicillin was discovered quite by chance.青霉素的发现相当偶然。 ◆the chances are (that)很可能… The chances are that she will refuse.她很可能会拒绝。 It's always possible that they will say yes, but the chances are that they won't.他们答应的可能性一直存在, 但是拒绝的可能性更大。 ◆an eye to the main chance发现为自己谋利的机会 Colin always had an eye to the main chance and thought he was a made man.科林一向都能为自己抓住机会, 觉得自己是个成功的人。 Doubtless she took the decision with an eye to the main chance.毫无疑问, 她是瞅准了其中的机会才作出这一决定。 ◆on the chance of doing sth抱着做某事的希望 To be honest, I came here mainly on the chance of seeing you.说实话, 我上这里来主要是希望能够见你一面。 ◆stand a chance有机会；有可能 Having studied hard in my science subjects, I thought I stood a good chance of gaining high grades.理科的课程我学得很努力, 得高分的可能性很大。 Paul doesn't stand a chance against Tom.保罗根本不是汤姆的对手。 They were crammed so tight that many stood no chance of escaping.他们被紧紧地挤在一起, 很多人都没有逃脱的机会。 ◆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。 (unplanned)偶然的；碰巧的；意想不到的 a chance meeting邂逅 A chance encounter with a journalist changed his life.与一位记者的偶然相遇改变了他的一生。 chance³1.(risk)冒…的险 He decided no assassin would chance a shot from amongst that crowd.他判定没有哪个刺客会冒险从那群人中间开枪。 to chance it冒险 There's a risk that I'll be caught, but I'm going to chance it.我可能会被抓住, 但我准备冒险一试。 2.(happen)碰巧；偶然发生 to chance to do sth碰巧做某事 I chanced to overhear them talking about your work.我不经意间听到他们在谈论你的工作。 It was just then that I chanced to look round.正是在那一刻, 我恰好回过头去。 What if it should chance to rain on that particular afternoon?万一那个下午碰巧下雨了怎么办？ idiom ◆chance your arm冒险一试；碰运气 Bates was chancing his arm in trying to hit the wicket from that distance.贝茨抱着侥幸的心理试图从那么远的距离击球。 She chanced her arm and achieved a lucky hit.她侥幸一试, 结果幸运地击中了。 Phrasal Verbschance on,chance upon |
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