chance upon

美 [tʃæns əˈpɑːn]英 [tʃɑːns əˈpɒn]
  • 偶然的机会;偶然找到,遇到
chance uponchance upon

verb

1
find unexpectedly
the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb
she struck a goldmine
The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake
Synonym: fall upon strike come upon light upon come across chance on happen upon attain discover

数据来源:WordNet

  1. However it is non official and will be known to people who chance upon it ( for now ) .

    然而,它(blog)不是官方的而且将会被碰巧遇到它的人所熟知(对现在来说)。

  2. Perhaps you might chance upon the dictionary at some old bookstall .

    或许你会在旧书摊上偶然发现这本字典。

  3. While trying to sell equipment to a new Chinese middle class concerned about the rampant contamination of China 's soil and water , Mr. Tsai by chance came upon a secondary market in America .

    虽然蔡万巧的初衷是面向中国新兴的中产阶层销售设备,因为他们对中国猖獗的土壤污染和水污染忧心忡忡,但他却在不经意中发现了美国的一个二级市场。

  4. According to Woolf , browsing through used books gives you the chance to stumble upon something that wouldn 't have risen to the attention of librarians and booksellers , who are often much more selective in curating their collections than secondhand bookstore owners . 4 .

    伍尔芙写道,翻看二手书让你有机会邂逅那些图书管理员和书商没有注意到的书,他们在选择书目时通常都比二手书店老板挑剔得多。

  5. By chance he stumbles upon a Rune and is exposed to its magical powers .

    一次偶然的机会,他发现了一个卢恩文并且暴露于它的神秘力量之下。

  6. Nothing tender , nothing sympathetic , had ever had a chance to fasten upon it & no windsown blossom , no familiar softening moss .

    任何温柔和同情,不论它象随风飘扬的花瓣,还是善于攀附的苔藓,都没有机会附着在这上面。

  7. And today when by chance I light upon them and see thy signature , I find they have lain scattered in the dust mixed with the memory of joys and sorrows of my trivial days forgotten .

    今天我偶然照见了你的签印,我发现它们和我遗忘了的日常哀乐的回忆,杂乱地散掷在尘埃里。

  8. And to_day when by chance I light upon them and see thy signature , I find they have lain scattered in the dust mixed with the memory of joys and sorrows of my trivial days forgotten .

    今天我与它们邂逅,看到了你的印记,发现它们与我那些被遗忘的平凡日子里的欢乐和忧愁的记忆混杂,散落在尘埃中。

  9. Only a wider coalition , comprising all countries affected by China 's undervalued exchange rate , stands any chance of impressing upon China the consequences of its policy and reminding it of its international responsibilities as a large , systemically important trader .

    只有结成更广泛的联盟,纳入所有受到中国汇率低估影响的国家,才有可能让中国意识到其政策后果,提醒它作为具有系统重要性的贸易大国的国际责任。