chance
- n.机会;(尤指希望发生的事的)可能性;机遇;偶然，碰巧，意外;风险;冒险;时机;(抽彩售货或抽彩给奖中的)彩票，奖券
- v.冒险，拿…去冒风险;偶然发生，碰巧;对…的后果听其自然
- adj.偶然的;碰巧的;意外的
复数： chances 过去式： chanced 现在分词： chancing 过去分词： chanced 第三人称单数： chances
chancenoun
（尤指希望发生的事的）可能性
a possibility of sth happening, especially sth that you want
Is there any chance of getting tickets for tonight?
有可能弄到今晚的票吗？
She has only a slim chance of passing the exam.
她通过考试的希望很渺茫。
There's a slight chance that he'll be back in time.
他及时赶回来的可能性不大。
There is no chance that he will change his mind.
他不可能改变主意。
What chance is there of anybody being found alive?
找到生还者的希望有多大？
Nowadays a premature baby has a very good chance of survival.
如今早产儿成活的希望非常大。
The operation has a fifty-fifty chance of success.
这次手术成功的可能性是50%。
The chances are a million to one against being struck by lightning.
遭雷击的可能性是微乎其微的。
an outside chance (= a very small one)
非常小的可能性
机会；机遇；时机
a suitable time or situation when you have the opportunity to do sth
We won't get another chance of a holiday this year.
我们今年不会再有机会度假了。
Please give me a chance to explain.
请给我一个解释的机会。
It was the chance she had been waiting for.
那正是她一直等待的机会。
There will be a chance for parents to look around the school.
家长将有机会参观学校。
Jeff deceived me once already─I won't give him a second chance .
杰夫已骗过我一次，我不会再给他机会。
This is your big chance (= opportunity for success) .
这是你成功的大好机会。
Tonight is your last chance to catch the play at your local theatre.
今晚是你在本地剧院看上这出戏的最后一次机会。
风险；冒险
an unpleasant or dangerous possibility
When installing electrical equipment don't take any chances . A mistake could kill.
安装电器设备时千万不要冒险，弄错了有可能会出人命的。
偶然；碰巧；意外
the way that some things happen without any cause that you can see or understand
I met her by chance (= without planning to) at the airport.
我碰巧在机场遇见她。
Chess is not a game of chance .
国际象棋不是靠运气取胜的。
It was pure chance that we were both there.
我们俩当时都在场纯属巧合。
We'll plan everything very carefully and leave nothing to chance .
我们将非常周密地筹划一切，决不留任何纰漏。
happening in a way that was lucky, although it was not planned
赶巧约翰也去伦敦，所以我跟他一块儿去了。
As chance would have it, John was going to London too, so I went with him.
to have the possibility of succeeding or achieving sth
“你认为我们会获胜吗？”“我觉得有可能。”
‘Do you think we'll win?’ ‘I think we're in with a chance.’
He's in with a good chance of passing the exam.
他大有可能考试合格。
used especially in questions, to ask whether sth is true, possible, etc.
你爱上他了？
Are you in love with him, by any chance?
it is likely that…
你可能不用付钱。
The chances are you won't have to pay.
people say chance would be a fine thing to show that they would like to do or have the thing that sb has mentioned, but that they do not think that it is very likely
to give sb/sth some opportunity to do sth
只要一有机会，那条狗就会狠咬你一口。
That dog will give you a nasty bite, given half a chance.
there is no possibility
“你认为他会做这事吗？”“不可能。”
‘Do you think he'll do it?’ ‘No chance.’
because of the possibility of sth happening, although it is unlikely
我想你不会在家，只是碰碰运气顺路来看一下。
I didn't think you'd be at home but I just called by on the off chance.
to have the possibility of succeeding or achieving sth
司机没有来得及刹车。
The driver didn't stand a chance of stopping in time.
to decide to do sth, knowing that it might be the wrong choice
我们怀着天气可能会好的侥幸心理筹划到户外聚会。
We took a chance on the weather and planned to have the party outside.
to take a risk or to use the opportunities that you have and hope that things will happen in the way that you want
他冒险跳进水里。
He took his chances and jumped into the water.
to have no chance at all
他根本不可能通过这次考试。
He hasn't a dog's chance of passing the exam.
a small chance of being successful if a great effort is made
to have no chance at all
a reasonable chance of success
verb
冒险；拿…去冒风险
to risk sth, although you know the result may not be successful
She was chancing her luck driving without a licence.
她无照驾车，完全是在冒险。
‘Take an umbrella.’ ‘No, I'll chance it (= take the risk that it may rain) .’
“带上伞吧。”“不带，我就冒冒险吧。”
I stayed hidden; I couldn't chance coming out.
我躲了起来，不能冒险出去。
偶然发生；碰巧
to happen or to do sth by chance
If I do chance to find out where she is, I'll inform you immediately.
要是我真的碰巧发现她的行踪，会立即通知你的。
They chanced to be staying at the same hotel.
他们碰巧住在同一家旅馆。
It chanced (that) they were staying at the same hotel.
碰巧他们住在同一家旅馆。
to take a risk although you will probably fail
偶然发现；碰巧遇到
to find or meet sb/sth unexpectedly or by chance
One day he chanced upon Emma's diary and began reading it.
有一天他偶然发现了埃玛的日记，便开始读了起来。
These are all words for things that happen or the force that causes them to happen.以上各词均指机遇、命运、运气。
the force that causes good or bad things to happen to people指机遇、命运、运气：
This ring has always brought me good luck.
这戒指总是给我带来好运。
the way that some things happen without any cause that you can see or understand指偶然、碰巧、意外：
The results could simply be due to chance.
这结果可能纯属意外。
the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way指出人意料的巧合、巧事：
They met through a series of strange coincidences.
他们因一连串奇妙的巧合而相遇。
something that happens unexpectedly and is not planned in advance指意外、偶然的事：
Their early arrival was just an accident.
他们早到仅仅是偶然而已。
( rather formal ) luck or chance, especially in the way it affects people's lives尤指影响人生的机会、运气：
For once, fortune was on our side: the sun shone that day.
只有那次我们运气好，那一天阳光普照。
the power that is believed to control everything that happens and that cannot be stopped or changed指命运、天数、定数、天意：
Fate decreed that she would never reach America.
命中注定她永远到不了美国。
the power that is believed to control events指主宰事物的力量、命运之神：
I believe there's some force guiding us─call it God, destiny or fate.
我总认为有某种力量在指引着我们——叫它上帝也罢，天意也罢，还是命运也罢。
( formal ) God, or a force that some people believe controls our lives and the things that happen to us, usually in a way that protects us指上帝、苍天、天佑：
He trusted in divine providence.
他相信上苍。
Providence is usually seen as being kind: even when it sends suffering, this is accepted as being part of God's plan. Fate can be kind, but this is an unexpected gift; just as often, fate is cruel and makes people feel helpless. Destiny is more likely to give people a sense of power: people who have a strong sense of destiny usually believe that they are meant to be great or do great things. |
chance
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N-VAR 可能(性);机会
If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen.Do you think they have a chance of beating Australia?...
你认为他们有可能击败澳大利亚吗？
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N-COUNT 机会;机遇
If you have a chance to do something, you have the opportunity to do it.The electoral council announced that all eligible people would get a chance to vote...
选举委员会宣布，所有有资格者都将获得投票的机会。
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ADJ 偶然的;意外的;凑巧的
A chance meeting or event is one that is not planned or expected....a chance meeting.
偶遇
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VERB 碰巧(做);偶然发现
If you chance to do something or chance on something, you do it or find it although you had not planned or tried to.A man I chanced to meet proved to be a most unusual character...
我邂逅了一个人，后来发现他是个极为与众不同的家伙。
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VERB 冒…的险
If you chance something, you do it even though there is a risk that you may not succeed or that something bad may happen.Andy knew the risks. I cannot believe he would have chanced it...
安迪知道有风险，我不敢相信他竟然甘冒其险。
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PHRASE 偶然;碰巧
Something that happens by chance was not planned by anyone.He had met Mr Maude by chance.
他曾邂逅过莫德先生。
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PHRASE (用以询问某事是否属实)会不会，可能
You can use by any chance when you are asking questions in order to find out whether something that you think might be true is actually true.Are they by any chance related?
他们有可能是亲戚吗？
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PHRASE 有可能;有机会
If you say that someone stands a chance of achieving something, you mean that they are likely to achieve it. If you say that someone doesn't stand a chance of achieving something, you mean that they cannot possibly achieve it.Being very good at science subjects, I stood a good chance of gaining high grades...
我理科很棒，所以很有机会拿高分。
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PHRASE 冒险;碰运气
When you take a chance, you try to do something although there is a large risk of danger or failure.You take a chance on the weather if you holiday in the UK...
在英国度假，只有赌天气了。
noun
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- a risk involving danger
- you take a chance when you let her drive
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- a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur;a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
- the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5
- Synonym: probability
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- an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
- bad luck caused his downfall
- we ran into each other by pure chance
- Synonym: luck fortune hazard
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- the possibility of future success
- his prospects as a writer are excellent
- Synonym: prospect
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- a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
- the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington
- now is your chance
- Synonym: opportunity
verb
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- come upon, as if by accident;meet with
- We find this idea in Plato
- I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here
- She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day
- Synonym: find happen bump encounter
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- take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
- When you buy these stocks you are gambling
- Synonym: gamble risk hazard take chances adventure run a risk take a chance
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- be the case by chance
- I chanced to meet my old friend in the street
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The operation has a fifty-fifty chance of success .
这次手术成功的可能性是50%。
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There now seems little chance of rapprochement between the warring factions .
目前，敌对双方和解的可能性似乎很渺茫。
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It was a chance meeting that would change my life .
那次偶然的会面改变了我的一生。
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You will each be given the chance to state your case .
你们每人都有机会陈述理由。
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The results could simply be due to chance .
这结果可能纯属意外。
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There is no chance that he will change his mind .
他不可能改变主意。
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Come off it ! We don 't have a chance .
别胡扯了！我们没机会。
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Their background gives them little chance of achieving at school .
他们的家庭背景使他们很难有机会在学校学有所成。
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We won 't get another chance of a holiday this year .
我们今年不会再有机会度假了。
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Are you in love with him , by any chance ?
你爱上他了？
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There will be a chance for parents to look around the school .
家长将有机会参观学校。
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The reforms should give a better chance to the less able children .
这些改革将会给予能力较低的儿童更好的机会。
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' Give me one more chance , ' he begged .
“再给我一次机会吧。”他恳求道。
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The programme affords young people the chance to gain work experience .
这项计划给年轻人提供了获得工作经验的机会。
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There is still a remote chance that they will find her alive .
他们仍然有一线希望能把她活着找到。
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We 'll plan everything very carefully and leave nothing to chance .
我们将非常周密地筹划一切，决不留任何纰漏。
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We have a real chance of success .
我们确实有获得成功的机会。
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The driver didn 't stand a chance of stopping in time .
司机没有来得及刹车。
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He was given the chance to answer back in a radio interview .
在一次广播访谈中他得到了辩白的机会。
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That one mistake ruined his chances of getting the job .
正是这个错误断送了他得到那份工作的机会。
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He 's in with a good chance of passing the exam .
他大有可能考试合格。
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Just give me a chance and I 'll prove it to you .
只要给我个机会，我会证明给你看。
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Nowadays a premature baby has a very good chance of survival .
如今早产儿成活的希望非常大。
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My election chances are not as important as the good name of the party .
党的声誉比我当选的机遇更重要。
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The universities have expanded , thus allowing many more people the chance of higher education .
大学扩招了，这样就使更多人能有机会接受高等教育。
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He took his chances and jumped into the water .
他冒险跳进水里。
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Please give me a chance to explain .
请给我一个解释的机会。
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Don 't let the chance to work abroad slip through your fingers .
这个出国工作的机会你可不要错过。
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If I had the chance to go there , I 'd go like a shot .
要是我有机会去那儿，我会毫不犹豫就去的。
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I called in at the office on the off chance that you would still be there .
我打电话给办公室，想看看你是否可能还在那里。
指能够做某事或容易做成某事的机会，作此义解时常可与 chance 换用；也可指得到工作或提升的机会。
They had no opportunity/chance to escape.
他们没有逃跑的机会。
He has got the opportunity/chance to visit Paris.
他获得了访问巴黎的机会。
There were more opportunities for graduates last year.
对去年的毕业生而言，就业机会要多一些。
指做想做之事的适当时机，侧重指偶然或意外的机会。
It was his only chance of escape.
这是他唯一的逃脱机会。
I never miss a chance to play football.
我从不错过任何踢足球的机会。
He will be a candidate in next week's election, and this is his big chance.
他将是下周竞选的候选人，这是他成功的大好机会。
指合适的机会或有利的时机，通常用单数，常后接介词 for。
This is an occasion for the whole country to celebrate.
这是个举国欢庆的时刻。
It was the occasion for expressing friendship by the two presidents.
这是两位总统表达友谊的时机。
指能够用来做某事的一段时间，多用于口语。
Now is the right time for us to move to New York.
现在正是我们搬到纽约去的好时机。
I'll visit her if I have time.
如果有时间我会去拜访她。
This is no time to switch jobs.
现在不是换工作的时候。
指冒风险试一试，或是去可能会有危险的地方，或是做有风险的事。
He never ventured out at night when he was a child.
他还是小孩子的时候，从不敢在晚上外出。
Someone was knocking, and she paused before venturing downstairs to the door.
有人在敲门，她犹豫了一下，然后大着胆子下楼，走向门口。
It's very bold of you to venture to do so.
你冒险这样做很大胆。
指做自己觉得可能有风险的事情。
The runaway slave decided to stay in the cave because he couldn't chance being found.
那个逃跑的奴隶决定留在山洞里，因为他不敢冒险被人发现。
He was not sure if another route could save him more time, but he decided to chance it.
他不知道另一条路线是不是能节省更多的时间，但是他决定冒一下险。
指为获得某物而冒失去钱财等的风险，也指冒险猜测、建议等。
Careless drivers hazard passengers' lives as well as their own.
粗心大意的驾驶者拿乘客和自己的生命冒险。
I wouldn't like to hazard a guess.
我不想冒险猜测。
指使遭受失去、毁坏、伤害等风险或承担此类风险去做某事，也指做有危险或不好结果的事。
Don't you think that smokers are actually risking their own health?
难道你不认为吸烟者其实是在拿自己的健康去冒险吗？
That politician has prepared to risk everything to avoid divorce.
那名政客准备不惜一切来避免离婚。
If they cannot get that loan, they may risk losing the company.
如果不能得到那笔贷款，他们就有可能失去公司。
You could make up a reason for being late, but I wouldn't risk it.
你可以编个迟到的理由，但我不想冒这个险。
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