中文翻译与英英解释 | n.
1.偶然；运气，命运；偶然事件；意外事件 (opp. necessity)。
2.机会，良机；幸运，侥幸；机缘。
3.〔常 pl. 〕概率，机率，或然率，可能性，或然性，把握，希望；形势。
4.〔美国〕危险，冒险；赌博；彩票。
5.〔美俚〕大学校长。
6.〔美俚〕时间；大量，许多。
短语和例子
a game of chance 碰运气的游戏；没有把握的行动；碰运气的(偶然的)事情。 If chance will have me king. 万一我做国王。 I will give you a chance. 我姑且给你一个改过的机会〔下次不再宽恕了〕。 The chances are against it. 形势不利。 I stood there a pretty considerable chance. 〔美国〕我在那儿站了很久。 a smart [powerful] chance of apples 〔美国〕许许多多苹果。 a dog's chance 极微小的一点儿机会。 a fat chance 机会“多得很”〔反语〕。 an off chance 万一的希望，很小的可能。 by any chance 万一，碰巧。 by chance 偶然，意外地( by the merest chance完完全全是偶然的，极意外地)。 by some chance 不知道为什么。 even chance 胜败各半，成败相等。 fighting chance 虽有可能性但很难得到的机会。 have no chance whatever 谈不上；没有任何希望。 leave things to chance 听天由命，听其自然。 lose no chance for 不放松，抓紧。 on the chance of 指望，期待 (I came on the chance of finding you. 我来是想碰到你)。 on the off chance 适值千载难逢的机会，侥幸。 run a chance of failure 〔美国〕有失败的危险。 stand a good [fair] chance of 有相当把握，大有希望。 stand no chance against 对…不操胜算[无把握]。 stand one's chance 听天由命。 take a (long) chance ＝ take (long) chance 冒险一试。 take one's [the] chance 好歹试试看。 the main chance 最有利的机会，绝好机会；赚钱机会( have an eye to the main chance 追求个人利益，唯利是图，竭力钻营)。
adj.
偶然的，意外的。 a chance meeting 邂逅。 a chance child 私生儿。
vi.
偶然发生，料不到会，偶然得到。 I chanced to meet him. 偶然碰到了他。 He chanced to be present. 他碰巧在场〔此义现在一般用 happen〕。
vt.
冒…的险；〔口语〕〔常作chance it〕试试看，碰碰看；〔美俚〕抓住(机会)。 I will chance it. 好歹试试看，碰碰运气看。 and chance it 〔俚语〕无论怎样，好歹。 as it may chance 按当时形势。 chance on [upon] 偶然发现，碰巧看见。 chance one's arm 〔口语〕冒险一试；抓牢机会。 chance the consequence 成败由天。
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| occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence"
同义词：casual,
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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"
同义词：find, happen, bump, encounter,
| | take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
同义词：gamble, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance,
| | be the case by chance; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street"
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| a risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive"
| | 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"
同义词：probability,
| | 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"
同义词：luck, fortune, hazard,
| | the possibility of future success; "his prospects as a writer are excellent"
同义词：prospect,
| | a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"
同义词：opportunity,
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例句与用法 | 1. | His slowness lost him the chance .
他太迟钝了，以致失掉了那个机会。
| | 2. | There is a reasonable chance that he will come .
他还是有可能来的。
| | 3. | You should never take chances when driving a car .
开车时决不应冒险。
| | 4. | You see you destroy one of his chances .
你要明白，你毁了他的前程。
| | 5. | He is too smart not to jump at the chance .
聪明人不会错过这个机会的。
| | 6. | I did n't give him a chance to say a word .
我没有给他说话的机会。
| | 7. | He never shows himself in that chance way .
他不会这样随便出来的。
| | 8. | He has missed a chance of promotion again .
他又一次失掉了晋升的机会。
| | 9. | The plaintiff sees no chance of success .
原告认为没有胜诉的机会。
| | 10. | There is a chance to dispose of another 100 tons .
还有可能再卖100吨。
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