chance
US
UK chance n: (not design)
SC 运气 yùn qì
SC 偶然 yùn qì，ǒu rán
TC 偶然
TC 偶然
We found this café by chance.
我们偶然发现了这家咖啡店。
chance n: (opportunity)
SC 机会 jī huì
TC 機會
TC 機會
SC 机遇 jī huì ，jī yù
I hope to have the chance to travel.
我希望有机会旅行。
chance n: (probability)
SC 可能性 kě néng xìng
TC 可能性
TC 可能性
The chance of rain is very slim.
下雨的可能性非常小。
chance n: (fate)
SC 命运 mìng yùn
SC 运气 mìng yùn，yùn qì
SC 机缘 mìng yùn，jī yuán
We're going to leave it to chance.
我们要将它交托给命运。
chance n: (attempt) (棒球)
SC 防守机会
He had three hits in three chances at bat today.
他在今天棒球比赛的三次防守机会中打出了三个安打。
chance adj: (accidental)
SC 偶然的 ǒu rán de
SC 碰巧的 ǒu rán de ，pèng qiǎo de
SC 意外的 ǒu rán de ，yì wài de
Their first meeting was a chance encounter.
他们第一次见面是偶遇。
chance adj: (fortuitous)
SC 幸运的 xìng yùn de
TC 幸運的
TC 幸運的
SC 幸运发生的
Seeing her favorite author at the grocery store was a chance occurrence.
在杂货店遇到她最喜欢的作者真是机缘巧合的一件幸事。
chance doing [sth], chance [sth] vtr: (risk)
SC 冒险做某事
I need to leave early. I can't chance missing the plane.
chance on [sth], chance upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep: (unexpectedly encounter [sb/sth])
SC 偶然遇到 ǒu rán yù dào
TC 偶然遇到
TC 偶然遇到
SC 偶然见到
Walking throught the woods, I chanced upon young rabbits cavorting in the tall grass.
by any chance adv: (possibly)
SC 可能 kě néng
TC 可能
TC 可能
SC 或许 kě néng ，huò xǔ
TC 或許
TC 或許
Would you by any chance be able to lend me $10?
by chance adv: (coincidentally)
SC 偶然 ǒu rán
TC 偶然
TC 偶然
SC 碰巧 ǒu rán，pèng qiǎo
I met my French teacher by chance in the supermarket.
我在超市里偶遇了我的法语老师。
chance circumstances npl: (coincidence)
SC 凑巧 còu qiǎo
It was not by seeking it, but by chance circumstances that I found what I really wanted.
chance find n: informal ([sth] discovered by accident)
SC 偶得物
SC 偶然发现的物品
chance it v expr: informal (take a chance or risk) (非正式用语)
SC 碰碰运气，冒险试一下 pèng pèng yùn qì，mào xiǎn shì yí xià
I could see no obvious other way out, so I chanced it and jumped.
Don't chance it; take sensible precautions.
chance of a lifetime, opportunity of a lifetime n: (rare opportunity)
SC 千载难逢的机会
The job offer with the television station was the chance of a lifetime.
Fat chance! interj: slang (unlikely)
SC 可能性极小
SC 基本不可能
Ha! Fat chance that he will ever pay you back.
fighting chance n: figurative (fair opportunity)
SC 经过努力有可能成功的机会
Do you think the team has a fighting chance of winning the championship title?
game of chance n: (activity: depends on luck)
SC 凭机会的比赛 píng jī huì de bǐ sài
Dice is a game of chance.
a ghost of a chance n: figurative (slight possibility)
SC 渺茫的机会 miǎo máng de jī huì
SC 一丝机会 miǎo máng de jī huì，yì sī jī huì
My husband might run for office, but he really doesn't stand a ghost of a chance.
given half a chance, given half the chance expr: figurative, informal (if allowed, able)
SC 但凡有机会
SC 只要有点儿机会
I would take that job, given half a chance.
good chance n: (high probability)
SC 高几率
happen by chance v expr: (be lucky, coincidental)
SC 碰巧发生
TC 碰巧發生
TC 碰巧發生
SC 凑巧发生
We weren't trying to get pregnant; it happened by chance.
have a chance of [sth], have a chance of doing [sth] v expr: (be able to succeed at [sth])
SC 有成功的机会 yǒu chéng gōng de jī huì
We have a chance of winning if we can carry on at this rate.
have a chance v expr: (be given the opportunity to do [sth])
SC 有机会 yǒu jī huì
TC 有機會
TC 有機會
If I have a chance I will try and win.
have a chance at [sth] v expr: (have opportunity)
SC 得到…的机会 dé dào … de jī huì
Johnson has a chance at another world title.
have a chance at doing [sth] v expr: (have opportunity to do)
SC 有机会 yǒu jī huì
TC 有機會
TC 有機會
Audrey has a chance at getting into Harvard.
have a good chance v expr: (be likely to succeed)
SC 有个好机会 yǒu gè hǎo jī huì
I have a good chance of winning the race.
have no chance v expr: (be doomed)
SC 毫无希望 háo wú xī wàng
TC 毫無希望
TC 毫無希望
She had no chance, the disease had spread too far.
have no chance v expr: (not have opportunity)
SC 没有机会 méi yǒu jī huì
TC 沒有機會
TC 沒有機會
I saw this article last week and wanted to comment, but had no chance until now.
have no chance to do [sth] v expr: (not have opportunity)
SC 没有做…的机会
The swimming pool looked nice, but we had no chance to use it.
have no chance of [sth] v expr: (be unable)
SC 根本无法
SC 根本不能
He had no chance of survival in the desert.
have no chance of doing [sth] v expr: (be unable)
SC 根本没有机会
SC 根本无法
SC 根本不能
The patient has no chance of surviving without the treatment.
jump at the chance v expr: informal, figurative (accept opportunity)
SC 欣然接受机会
SC 热切地抓住机会
When my grandmother offered to take me to England, I jumped at the chance.
jump at the chance to do [sth] v expr: informal, figurative (accept opportunity to do)
SC 热切地抓住做某事的机会
I would jump at the chance to meet my sporting hero.
last chance n: (final opportunity)
SC 最后机会，最后的机会
leap at the chance, leap at the opportunity v expr: figurative (seize the opportunity)
SC 抓住机会
When he asked me if I'd like to go on holiday to Hawaii with him, I leapt at the chance.
leap at the chance to do [sth], leap at the opportunity to do [sth] v expr: figurative (seize an opportunity)
SC 抓住机会
She leapt at the chance to perform with her favourite singer.
little chance n: (hardly any possibility)
SC 几乎没有可能性 jī hū méi yǒu kě néng xìng
There's little chance of our old car making such a long journey.
The doctors said he was in a coma and had little chance of recovery.
little chance n: (hardly any opportunity)
SC 几乎没有机会 jī hū méi yǒu jī huì
mere chance n: (coincidence alone)
SC 纯属偶然 chún shǔ ǒu rán
TC 純屬偶然
TC 純屬偶然
SC 纯属巧合 chún shǔ ǒu rán，chún shǔ qiǎo hé
He didn't win by mere chance; he was the best-trained and strongest of the racers.
miss the chance v expr: (not take or get the opportunity)
SC 错过机会 cuò guò jī huì
TC 錯過機會
TC 錯過機會
I missed the chance to hear that band when they last performed here, but I will catch them next time.
no chance n: (absence of opportunity)
SC 没机会 méi jī huì
TC 沒機會
TC 沒機會
SC 机会渺茫 méi jī huì，jī huì miǎo máng
You have no chance of getting tickets for the game this late.
no chance interj: informal (that is extremely unlikely) (非正式用语)
SC 不可能，行不通 bù kě néng ，xíng bù tōng
You want to borrow dad's car? No chance!
not a chance n: (no possibility)
SC 不可能 bù kě néng
There is not a chance he would ever win a foot race.
not a chance, no chance interj: (impossible)
SC 不可能 bù kě néng
SC 绝不可能
"Do you think Phil will lend us the money?" "Not a chance!"
not have a chance v expr: (be doomed)
SC 毫无机会 háo wú jī huì
TC 毫無機會
TC 毫無機會
SC 注定 háo wú jī huì ，zhù dìng
TC 注定
TC 注定
not have a chance v expr: (not have opportunity)
SC 没有机会 méi yǒu jī huì
TC 沒有機會
TC 沒有機會
I have not had a chance to check my emails yet.
not stand a chance v expr: informal (be doomed)
SC 没有希望
SC 没有可能
The car hit Bridget at 70 mph. She didn't stand a chance.
on the chance, on the chance that expr: (just in case)
SC 万一 wàn yī
TC 萬一
TC 萬一
SC 碰巧 wàn yī ，pèng qiǎo
on the off chance expr: informal (just in case)
SC 万一, 碰碰运气
on the off chance, on the off chance that expr: informal (with clause: in case) (非正式用语)
SC 抱微弱希望 bào wēi ruò xī wàng
SC 万一 bào wēi ruò xī wàng，wàn yī
TC 萬一
TC 萬一
On the off chance that it rains, we will postpone the competition until tomorrow.
second chance n: (further opportunity)
SC 第二次机会 dì èr cì jī huì
Any student who fails the test has a second chance to do it again a few weeks later.
slim chance n: (little possibility)
SC 极小的概率，渺茫的机会 miǎo máng de jī huì
small chance n: (little probability)
SC 渺小的机会 miǎo xiǎo de jī huì
SC 很小的几率 miǎo xiǎo de jī huì，hěn xiǎo de jī lǜ
Maybe you'll win in lottery - it's really a small chance, but it's still a chance.
sporting chance n: (fair opportunity)
SC 公平的机会 gōng píng de jī huì
SC 胜负各半的机会 gōng píng de jī huì，shèng fù gè bàn de jī huì
SC 成败参半的机会 gōng píng de jī huì，chéng bài cān bàn de jī huì
I'm a firm believer in giving everyone a sporting chance.
One team was so good that the other didn't even have a sporting chance.
stand a chance v expr: informal (have a possibility)
SC 有机会 yǒu jī huì
TC 有機會
TC 有機會
SC 有可能 yǒu jī huì ，yǒu kě néng
I tried everything I could but never really stood a chance.
stand a chance of doing [sth] v expr: informal (have a possibility)
SC 有可能 yǒu kě néng
SC 有机会 yǒu kě néng ，yǒu jī huì
TC 有機會
TC 有機會
The team realistically never stood a chance of beating Real Madrid.
take a chance v expr: (act on a possibility)
SC 尝试 cháng shì
TC 嘗試
TC 嘗試
Yes, it's possible I won't win, but I'll take a chance.
是的，我或许会失败，不过我还是会尝试一下。
take a chance v expr: (gamble, risk [sth])
SC 冒险 mào xiǎn
TC 冒險
TC 冒險
SC 碰运气 mào xiǎn，pèng yùn qì
TC 碰運氣
TC 碰運氣
She took a chance on him, promoting him despite his lack of experience.
尽管他缺乏经验，她还是冒险提拔了他。
there is an off chance, there is an off chance that expr: (there is a slight possibility that)
SC 机会很小